Kona time again

Same procedure than every year!

ALOHA --- Kjell

Akecheta - my native name (online questionare)

Akecheta translates to Fighter. You stand up for what your believe in, nobody can stop you once you've found your passion. One of your best qualities is that not much can bring you down, so people can always count on you to help them out.

--- Kjell

#22 in the books

Thanks to everyone for the support.

I had a good Ironman this year.

--- Kjell

Indy my running partner ...

She is a great running partner!
"Enter the best personal trainer you might ever find -- your dog! Think about it: no need to make polite conversation" - runnersworld.com
--- Kjell

Honu

This is just an amazing piece:

Major Features of the HONU™ 650 System

• Lifts 6.5 million gallons of water per day with efficient 1/4 horsepower gear motor

• Six feet diameter and low profile base unit (less than 28 inches high)

• Design options – fountain, lights, colors, remote control

• Low energy consumption from normal power supply or solar/battery system (future)  

• Stable and energy efficient - gentle flow uplifting water in a vortex

• Legs protect the impeller and pond lines

• Stainless steel components and all mechanical and electrical systems are above the water

• Built-in flotation and access cap on top for easy service

• No maintenance service requirements for the component

Made in America

Ultra Win #9

What a day/race. And remind me, never run an Ultra when you have a plain ticket mid day. Just to stressful!!!
I came, raced and won.

--- 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

Let it be

This is great! Seen this so many times;)

Let it be!!!

--- Kjell

Riding for a good cause

I will be riding 150 miles with a group of friends and colleges to support a good cause. The Ride will be held on the Trail of the Coeur d Alenes September 14th and 15th.

http://main.nationalmssociety.org/site/TR?px=12563710&pg=personal&fr_id=21147

--- Kjell

Focus

Staying focused is the key ...

Thank you RtR for the picture!

--- Kjell

My Ironman CDA

Thanks to my lovely wife, sister Sinje and Lindsey for the pictures:

7 days, two Marathons

And they are my last long runs before Ironman CDA 2013.
At the Windemere Marathon, I dug deep and did what I had to do to win. Tomorrow, we will see! Same concept and goal.
--- Kjell

PS: A Marine told me last sunday I was "bad ass" and should sign up;)

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

ALL THE BEST for 2013

All the best and a HAPPY NEW Year everyone!!!

"We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves.
The book is called "Opportunity" and its first chapter is New Year's Day." 
- Edith Lovejoy Pierce
Be happy,
be nice and
allways look for the/a challenge! --- Kjell

2013 POSTS ;)

What a sign for a good next year. As of today, I have posted 2013 times in my blog. What a coincident. --- Kjell

It`s on

Ironman Hawaii is on. 2000 fit individuals will jump into the ocean and start a long day. Good luck everyone.

Track an Athlete at IRONMAN. Good luck MACCA, RONNIE, SEBI, RACHEL and ANDI --- ALOHA Kjell

Race the River

"Race the River is a sprint-distance triathlon that takes place in beau­ti­ful Coeur d’Alene Idaho. It starts with a 0.5 mile swim with the mild cur­rent of the Spokane river, just as it leaves crys­tal clear Lake Coeur d’Alene. Ath­letes tran­si­tion onto their bikes through the mod­ern River­stone com­plex and nav­i­gate an excit­ing and tech­ni­cally chal­leng­ing 11 mile bike course. Exit­ing tran­si­tion, run­ners loop through a serene city park for 3.1 miles, around a large pond with foun­tain and across a bridge made of an old train car." [source: RacetheRiver] Thanks Christine for another great year racing the NW Regional Championships. This year I placed 3rd. Getting better by the year. --- Kjell

Traveling

It is always refreshing to travel, but at the end of the day it is the best to come back home! --- Kjell

50

Running another 50km today. Will be tired!!! --- Kjell

NY - bird view

On my way to Hamburg, I got this amazing view on NY City.
--- Kjell