Another busy day in Kona is almost over and before we check out the Parade of Nations we bring you another set of images from the 2012 Ironman World Championships.


All images © Herbert Krabel / slowtwitch.com

The perfect peanut gallery in Kona is right next to the pier.

Early in the morning we saw Frederik Van Lierde head out on a motor pacing session.

The PowerBar bag drop tents are very busy during race week.

The Chocolate Milk booth next door is very welcome indeed.

Marko Albert with Guy Crawford after a morning swim.

Aquasphere will only have a limited number of these custom colored goggles available in the expo. 200 is the magic number.

This morning a turtle was right at the swim entrance but not everybody noticed.

A very upbeat Scott Rigsby before his morning swim.

Rasmus Henning is always very busy in Kona as he is high in demand.

Not everything is about triathlon here.

BJ Christensen is a very fast age grouper.

We bumped into Luke McKenzie at Lava Java.

Cyril Viennot and Marino Vanhoenacker are having a chat.

SRAM introduced the Yaw R2C shifters in Kona that match up nicely with the new SRAM Red group.

Around 10:30 in the morning the Coffees of Hawaii boat finally came in.

Wherever you are in Kona you see runners and cyclists.

Around noon we also saw Macca motor pacing on the Queen K with a Uplace pro right on him.

Quite a few Pros escape the hustle and bustle in Kona for the quiet Mauna Lani Bay Resort about 40 minutes from town and it is not hard to imagine why.

Meanwhile a bit closer to town the Kona Aquatic Center offers a nice alternative to open water swimming.

Dave Scott came to the Kona Aquatic Center straight from the airport.