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Another day, a busy expo and like clockwork - a cruise ship found its way to Kona like every year during the race week.
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Dave Scott is a legend and I always feel I ought to bow to him.
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Jodie Swallow has a chat with slowtwitcher Brad Williams who was sporting a prototype Kiwami kit.
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The pier was very busy this morning even after 8am.
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I noticed plain Ironman cups at the refueling station, and I seem to recall they were yellow Powerbar ones the last days.
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It is not only triathletes who swim at the pier in the morning.
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This surfer is not waiting for a wave, he is waiting for crowds from the cruise ship who want to have a pic taken with a surfer guy.
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TorHans brought the close to final version of this 22oz AeroZ to Kona. Soon available in black or white.
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Mirinda Carfrae, Tim Reed and Kelly Williamson signed autographs at the Daylight Mind Cafe.
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That allowed us to have a look at Kelly Williamson's Felt IA.
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CompressSport sells special Kona kits, and each item comes in these commemorative 1 liter bottles.
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Bonk Breaker has been busy in Kona too and they have a very breezy booth near the water. The Cookies & Cream bar is new and popular for them.
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Cor Story from Hamilton, New Zealand had his running shoes Boa altered in the Boa experience booth in the expo. A fantastic service by the Boa crew.
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Kristin Möller is flying under the radar here in Kona, and she is likely ok with it.
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Crowie was signing autographs in the Sunglass Hut and there was huge line outside to see the 3 time Ironman World Champion.
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This is Sugoi's very sharp brand ambassador kit and you will likely see a few folks with it .
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Mary Beth Ellis might have been drinking a lemonade here or a .........
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The Skechers GoRun 4 and GoRun Ride 4 have a drainage hole at the bottom and a heel loop - making them triathlon friendly.
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Chrissy Wellington gave words of advice to age groupers and promised them to cheer them on with full passion.
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The annual Slowtwitch Kona gathering was a big success. But we will have more in another gallery.