For many triathletes, this weekend holds almost as much spectacle as the Olympic Triathlon races held just two short months ago in London. The Kona based Ironman World Championships is watched by not only by those in the sport, but also of course the handful of folks who stumble onto the recorded version in December on a lazy Saturday afternoon.
As such, it’s only appropriate to give something away to mark the festivus that the weekend ahead of us is. Plus, it’s been too long since the last giveaway (as epic as it was!). It makes sense to giveaway away a triathlon product – hence, I’m going with the Garmin FR910XT. The FR910XT covers you across all triathlon sports segments from pool toys to tricycles to one-legged races.
The best thing though is you’ve got nothing more to do than leave a single comment below (multiple comments don’t count around these parts!).
As far as entry goes, we’ll keep it easy this time. All you need to do is enter in your favorite Kona-related memory (be it watching the race, participating in it, a TV segment, or even just a random beach related thing in Kona). Failing any Kona related memories, just give me something Hawaii related. Anything at all really (mmm…chocolate covered macadamia nuts…). I’m not picky.
The entry period will run until Saturday, October 13th, 2012 at 11:59PM Hawaii Time (official end of the race), at which point I’ll close the entry period and randomly select a winner. Like the all my giveaways there are no restrictions on where the goods go to – so no matter where in the world you are, I’ll send it to ya. The winner will get a brand new Garmin Forerunner FR910XT (with HR strap) – shipped anywhere in the world.
This giveaway is sponsored by Clever Training, which I recently announced a partnership with. As you probably remember, by picking up sports technology gadgets from Clever Training you support the site. And on top of that, all DC Rainmaker readers get an exclusive 10% off all products they sell (basically every sports tech company) using coupon code DCR10BTF (along with the link above).
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(Note: If you’re deployed US Active Duty military and are unable to complete the entry method above, simply shoot me an e-mail and I’ll get ya entered in. For those curious on how the giveaways work, here’s the deets.)
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They should run in Hawaiian shirts !!
I was running in Kona and realized that the road I was on was one that I had seen on TV during the marathon.
Kona Underpants Run
Meeting the oldest competitor…what an inspiration!
Swimming with the turtles.
The beautiful blue sea!
Macca’s second championship!
Gotta go with the underpants run on this one
Talking to my boss about when he competed at Kona.
Tracking friends online as they raced Kona!
Flying kinda -over- Hawaii this weekend. Does that count? My only real Kona memory is introducing myself to a fellow rider I didn’t recognise on a group ride a while back, and ask him his name, and if he races (because he seems pretty quick on the bike), and he introduces himself as Joe, and says, yep, he came top 20 in his last race. That’s pretty good, I said, until a minute later, someone else tells me that little race just happened to be Kona… and that it was Joe Gambles I was talking to…
Yellow
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Seeing the helicopters approach over pros returning from Hawi. That’s when I really appreciated I was in the same race
Pineapples and hula skirts! Clearly never visited : )
Favorite Kona memory: Watching the ironman live stream for three+ hours last year waiting for all of my friends to cross the finish line.
Macca vs Raelert…
Pineapples and hula skirts! Clearly never visited : )
I once knew a lady who took 18th in her age group at Kona.
Living vicariously through my friends by listening to them talking about their Kona experiences!
I got in to tri after watching the IM WC. So stoked for Saturday.
Watching Chrissie Wellington smash the race over and over again 🙂
Watching the inspirational personal stories during the recorded airing!
Seeing the eventual winner reduced to walking and then doubled over hands on knees last year. Twice! Epic and perversely made me want to try
Go Rinnie!
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Watching documentaries hoping to one day qualify to compete myself!
Lets try this again….
Luke McKenzie’s bike:
link to slowtwitch.com
The Bike-Porn comment completely sums this up!
Sign me up to win for a late birthday present!
Watching Kona as a kid originally sparked my interest in triathlon!
Faris al-Sultan waving the bavarian flag
Watching Macca and Chrissie
Plumeria shirts. and more Plumerias.
Got married in Kona! Paid for entire trip using miles and points. This was back when I only ran when being chased and only rode a bike when the car was broken down. Wish I knew then what I know now.
My only Kona memory is watching a guy at a triathlon expo demo the Kona course on the Computrainer. Not the most impressive memory.
Tracking good buddies racing Kona IM!
watching the midnight finishers on all the reruns.
Doing the race in 2011. Hope I do we’ll tomorrow.
Not many people know that, but next to the Ironman – Big Island gives home to one of the best coffee-beans: link to en.wikipedia.org greate stuff! both, Ironman and Hawaiian coffee 😉
Watching Chrissie Wellington power through the pain of injuries to win.
black sand beach!
I remember being a young person (in Hawaii) and my parents telling me about the Iron Man championship and what it entailed for the first time. I was rather unimpressed at 6 years old.
I hope to go to Hawaii one of these days.
Staring out at the Pacific from my second story balcony watching kitesurfers cutting through the choppy waters of the late afternoon trade winds with someone playing bagpipes in the background…very surreal.
following the festivities next year (knowing that I only missed it by 59 sec.) is motivating for next season 🙂
Hi,
Hawaii for me is palmtrees and sandy beaches…mmmmm…summer…
//Peter
We stayed in Kona when my husband proposed.
I proposed in Kona – 10 years ago!
I’ve never heard of Kona… So I am not qualified here.
Love your awesome work.
Time to train seriously …even under the rain !!!
Is Chrisie defending this year?
Never been to Kona (yet), but Maui 5x. Love running the beaches through Wailea and Kihei!
Pierre Protz: Best Kona moment. Peter Reid and Lori Bowden winning Kona Ironman in 98 and 99 respectively. What makes this so good? Their Canadian.
Shaved ice after a day at the beach!
I loved watching the race’s live stream when Macca won.
Watching a good friend finish in 2010 and the sheer joy of completing that epic event.
Iron War! Kona ’89. Heading to Hawaii for the first time in 2 weeks to make some memories of my own at Xterra.
The crazy winds in the bike at Hawaii 70.3 this year.
When Crowie broke the course record last year.
Hearing about a Navy Seal buddy of my basically walking into a Kona entry and doing pretty well.
Read Iron War–an excellent account of the Scott-Allen race in ’89.
Chrissie Wellington – any time she races. AMAZING!
Black sand beach.
Kona = Keeping us old folks motivated to race with the youngsters!
Watching the race with envy!
My favorite Kona memory is standing on the Queen Lili highway while on vacation in the middle of the lava fields and feeling the sun and wind beet on me. Couldn’t imagine doing an IM in those conditions.
Welschy for the win started a lifelong passion.
Best Kona memory for me was the first time I tuned in and saw my first Ironman Championship. It was amazing – brought me to the sport I love!
This watch is too big for my wrist but I still want to take my chances.
No contest.
Ironwar.
The phenomenal Dave Scott vs Mark Allen. The greatest race of all time. Just mind blowing.
Triathlon’s answer to Sugar Ray-Duran or Ali-Frasier.
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Best Kona memory: getting lost on a training run at the Mauna Lani resort. I missed my turn on the beach and ended up in Puako 2.5 mi. North on the Queen K with an empty water bottle. Luckily the nice folks at the fire house didn’t mind me filling up from their spigot which was enough to get me back home after the 5 mile detour.
Jason
I tried to watch the recap with my mom once… Instead of feeling inspired by the older participants, she got really pissed that someone would do something so “age inappropriate” and walked out…
I remember watching the live stream while trying to work last year. It was a surprisingly unproductive day.
Best Kona memory hasn’t come yet. I’ll get there though.
Last year was watching the race online, and in other screen the timings. À friend of mine was competing, this was the way to keep up to date, as hè came never on THE live streaming.
Tracking local athletes online as they raced Kona!
maca’s 2nd win.
I stayed in Kona a few years ago on a family holiday.
Best memories – coming through the airport with my bike bag and being asked if I was there for the ironman (I wasn’t)
-jumping in at White Sands Beach for some bodysurfing.
Worst memories – being unable to fit my bike bag in the rented car at the airport and having to tie it onto the car’s roof
-getting dumped at White Sands Beach and tearing my infraspinatus.
Hawaii makes training enjoyable for me all year around
At least, it would be good to let the watch live in France ! 😉
I visited Hawaii when I was 11. I’d like to go back with my wife.
My best Kona memory is still to come… I’ll enjoy the show on my computer one more time this year. I hope I will see that magical island before my death !
Watching the live last year with all the telemetry on my laptop was a sports geek paradise
Mountain biking down Haleakala
Never been, but gonna be updating results all night. Go Rasmus in your last race.
Seeing John Blazeman ROLL….May he rest in peace.
Last year it was spectacular watching Latvian Rinalds Sluckis to perform in Kona for the first time and reaching a decent position among the age groupers.
Queen K highway… watching the bikes on tv and somehow feeling the heat
Last year, Crowie cramping up and sticking it out to break the course record.
Magnum and Higgins
Googling Kona, and finding out that there is a new awesome crowdsourced site for finding photos from endurance events via this site!
Watch Mr.Alexander win the event.
I read about Jonas Colting, Swedish super-triathlete, about not finishing last year’s race. Too bad he will not compete this year, would have been a good comeback I think.
Doing sport on Hawaii, that’s what I’m dreaming of…far away in europe. Have fun there…
Imagine an Ironman in Kona with all the athletes wearing a wreath of flowers draped around the neck!!
always love seeing people right in front of the sweeper, coming in at midnight
The dream of some time doing the Kona Ironman!
Watching the 2011 champs inspired me to do my first ironman, completed it in 2012