Kona Impressions from my lens

Sebastian Kienle on the HighWay

Ronnie Schildknecht on his bike

Andi Boecherer riding into T2 in Kona

Sebastian Kienle on the run

Andi Boecherer fighting

Working Hours Mean Working Hours

When many Americans think of Germany, images of WWII soldiers and Hitler often come to mind. But what many people don’t realize is that Germany is the industrial powerhouse of Europe, and is a leading manufacturer of goods for export to developing Asian nations. We don’t hear about the superiority of German engineering in Volkswagen commercials for nothing!

The economic engine of the EU, Germany single-handedly saved the Eurozone from collapse in 2012. At the same time, German workers enjoy unparalleled worker protections and shorter working hours than most of their global counterparts. How can a country that works an average of 35 hours per week (with an average 24 paid vacation days to boot) maintain such a high level of productivity? 

Working Hours Mean Working Hours

--- Kjell

Cooking

It is so much fun to cook with fresh foods. Luckily I have them here in Kailua Kona and back home.

Looks, feels and tastes better.
--- Kjell

Great job ladies

So proud of you ladies.

--- Kjell

Thank you

Nick from Fighting Creek for your help in 2013!

--- Kjell

Ironman CDA 2013

Number 21 is in the books!
I am happy I finished.
But mostly I am grateful for the first timers!!!

 --- Kjell

7 more days ...

and it is time again for Ironman. This will be number 21, so I can legally drink now;)

My flied down Sherman in last years Ironman CDA.
--- Kjell

Alone time ...

"... Whatever it takes, just take that alone time, take that time to get your head around the enormity of the task you’ve got coming up, and realize that this is a selfish endeavor, and it’s going to call on you and you only, and no matter all the fluff you have around, it’s great to have there, but when the gun goes, it’s you versus you, so you need to get your head around that and get comfortable with that voice in your head that you’re going to face on the race course and that voice is basically going to tell you that this isn’t for them, and it wants to stop and you need to be prepared for that battle because it’s a tough one to fight." by Macca, triathlon-training, on youtube
Happy training and racing.
--- Kjell

Amerika

This is great!

Do not take this to serious. Rammstein "Amerika"
--- Kjell

Long run

This is my plan for this morning ...

 

It´s Christmas tomorrow

Time flies and it is already christmas. One more day!

Merry Christmas   //   Frohe Weihnachten

Kjell

Dear Airlines ...

where did you lose your customer service. Employees are rude, they don`t want to help and the best thing if they mess up it is my fault.
Problem, you cannot get around them, if you have to travel.

Here and impression of my christmas present box from my last trip back home from germany. This damage was done between SanFrancisco and Spokane.

 --- Kjell

I won again

I won the Let's climb the mountain for the third time in a row. Very happy about it and I did it just with Ironman training, so specific Ultra running. It works. Big Thank you to my Mom, Lori and John. --- Kjell

Happy 4th

Happy 4th everyone. --- Kjell

Sinjes Ironman pics

My sister Sinje, did a great job with taking pictures during my Ironman CDA. Thanks --- Kjell

SHOPPING

Crazy Friday, its all about shopping. WOW, not my thing. Everyone else enjoy --- Kjell

Happy Thanksgiving

It is Thanksgiving, what means Turkey Trot, Family and lots/lots of food. Probably to much;) Enjoy everyone --- Kjell

this is great ... America

Found this song. Hilarious;) --- Kjell

"Why care about the Euro?"

"Why care about the Euro?" a well written article in the actual time magazin. Author Rana Foroohar Males it clean, we are involved and part of the whole picture. --- Kjell

2. place

within the Tri Cities Marathon. Done and done! --- Kjell