Kona 09 Race Day Part 1 - Swim
Submitted by: Timothy Carlson
Added: Mon Oct 12 2009
Tension, impatience, relief and sheer exuberance fill the air when the waiting is done and it's time to slip in to the waters of Kailua Bay and await the cannon's blast. For triathletes, the dawn of Ironman Hawaii is birthday, Christmas Day, graduation day, wedding day all wrapped into one big aerobic test of physical readiness and personal character. Awaiting the start, some cope by meditation, others make a few jokes, others retreat into a wall of silent focus before they go out into the blue sea and bright yellow sun to confront the inevitable dark places within themselves that scream "Quit!"
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