Kona, Queen K bike pictures

Oct 13, 14 21:09

Post #1 of 23 (7556 views)

My brother took pictures on the Queen K. Here is the link to all of the ironman photos that he took: https://www.flickr.com/...s/72157648339065588/ . You should be able to download the originals from there. This is the, mostly, complete list of bib numbers that are in that set.

1557
1522
1504
924
2177
917
1587
903
1391
832
807
1872
2058
1342
1715
1868
1634
1614
1191
1348
2152
676
2127
891
968
1252
557
579
380
1259
976
991
1555
1317
1249
2074
1335
2188
1647
477
1776
1106
624
411
1700
1745
1902
1584
1135
1752
960
443
920
1461
1163
2167
887
1349
539
652
594
2081
1839
2110
1972
610
392
327
580
1231
1950
1877
1379
1253
399
1517
1157
2040
2159
1503
2237
565
692
1684
654
1978
2173
990
1182
1190
2096
633
1173
819
1579
1456
1110
802
821
479
685
928
607
641
1632
1826
782
1743
1955
1664
1316
1276
1841
1834
2226
1964
423
1831
810
2087
546
2049
597
913
619
1092
378
1812
649
861
2029
1953
880
1930
793
1151
1928
323
1913
1926
1129
2075
1434
1984
1226
2231
816
1965
1147
1764
889
773
673
1239
2187
1975
582
965
1255
1219
865
927
1001
371
657
1424
1111
540
1326
583
1908
844
554
1318
896
911
1430
1916
387
1723
1824
644
1388
1499
2112
919
1858
1889

Last edited by: jsellers1999: Oct 13, 14 21:54

Re: Kona, Queen K bike pictures [jsellers1999] [ In reply to ]

Oct 14, 14 14:09

Post #2 of 23 (7179 views)

Thanks - this is awesome (ericm40-44 let me know I was image no. 3). Is it OK to use photo?

PM me if I can paypal for some compensation.

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Re: Kona, Queen K bike pictures [owtbac86] [ In reply to ]

Oct 14, 14 14:51

Post #3 of 23 (7085 views)

Glad you like the photo. Enjoy the photo, no compensation needed. Hope you had a great race.

Re: Kona, Queen K bike pictures [jsellers1999] [ In reply to ]

Oct 14, 14 15:09

Post #4 of 23 (7038 views)

Thank you!

Race went reasonably well, though I don't believe I raced to my fitness :)

It was kona no. 9 and IM no. 50, so definitely enjoyed the day.

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Re: Kona, Queen K bike pictures [jsellers1999] [ In reply to ]

Oct 14, 14 15:12

Post #5 of 23 (7026 views)

Darn it. I didn't make the cut.

Re: Kona, Queen K bike pictures [jsellers1999] [ In reply to ]

Oct 17, 14 9:03

Post #6 of 23 (6584 views)

Thank you for posting the numbers and your brother for taking the pics!

Re: Kona, Queen K bike pictures [jsellers1999] [ In reply to ]

Oct 17, 14 13:44

Post #7 of 23 (6283 views)

Some interesting shots, what's going on with the guy cycling with socks and his shoes on the extensions!
https://www.flickr.com/...8339065588/lightbox/

Re: Kona, Queen K bike pictures [owtbac86] [ In reply to ]

Oct 17, 14 13:48

Post #8 of 23 (6267 views)

''It was kona no. 9 and IM no. 50, so definitely enjoyed the day. ''

Is there any chance you could flesh out this story? I'd love to know more, 50, that's a fine number�..deserves a thread of it's own.

Re: Kona, Queen K bike pictures [jsellers1999] [ In reply to ]

Oct 17, 14 13:59

Post #9 of 23 (6246 views)

Thanks dude - 1587

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Re: Kona, Queen K bike pictures [sheene] [ In reply to ]

Oct 17, 14 14:03

Post #10 of 23 (6225 views)

sheene wrote:

''It was kona no. 9 and IM no. 50, so definitely enjoyed the day. ''

Is there any chance you could flesh out this story? I'd love to know more, 50, that's a fine number�..deserves a thread of it's own.

Thanks! - will get something together - hopefully make it interesting too :)

Team Kiwami
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Re: Kona, Queen K bike pictures [sheene] [ In reply to ]

Oct 17, 14 14:10

Post #11 of 23 (6204 views)

sheene wrote:

Some interesting shots, what's going on with the guy cycling with socks and his shoes on the extensions!
https://www.flickr.com/...8339065588/lightbox/

He had a mechanical where his cranks froze, so he took off his shoes and was walking/running back to transition and then coasting on the downhills.

Eventually, bike tech came and helped him out, but I think he waited for over an hour.

Re: Kona, Queen K bike pictures [craigj532] [ In reply to ]

Oct 17, 14 14:26

Post #12 of 23 (6147 views)

Not what you want to happen at the World Championships��but at least he finished.

Re: Kona, Queen K bike pictures [owtbac86] [ In reply to ]

Oct 17, 14 14:34

Post #13 of 23 (6123 views)

Well you should have more than enough material with a 50 race IM career!

Re: Kona, Queen K bike pictures [craigj532] [ In reply to ]

Oct 17, 14 14:45

Post #14 of 23 (6096 views)

craigj532 wrote:

He had a mechanical where his cranks froze, so he took off his shoes and was walking/running back to transition and then coasting on the downhills.

Eventually, bike tech came and helped him out, but I think he waited for over an hour.

Holy shit, for a minute I thought you had another picture of me. That exact thing happened to me as well.

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Re: Kona, Queen K bike pictures [owtbac86] [ In reply to ]

Oct 17, 14 15:30

Post #15 of 23 (6017 views)

owtbac86 wrote:

sheene wrote:

''It was kona no. 9 and IM no. 50, so definitely enjoyed the day. ''

Is there any chance you could flesh out this story? I'd love to know more, 50, that's a fine number�..deserves a thread of it's own.

Thanks! - will get something together - hopefully make it interesting too :)

Forget about its own thread. This needs its own front page article. Not only does Steffen have 50 under his belt, and 9 Kona, but as far as I know he has not done a single one of these in tourist mode. Every one of these IM's is full throttle in podium contention of very close (well, aside from the Kona podium. When we grow up we want to be like him...wait, hang on, I am older than him. I'd have to do an IM pretty well every weekend all year from March to November next year and still won't catch up!

Congrats man. 50 is a nice round number....good luck at number 51 at IM Arizona?

Re: Kona, Queen K bike pictures [devashish_paul] [ In reply to ]

Oct 17, 14 15:52

Post #16 of 23 (5981 views)

Thanks, Dev!

Yep, 51 is at IMAZ - getting the RV ready and hope to get ticket punched for 2015.

Sources have told me I do need to branch out a little, so am thinking about it - I do remember the fun had at the Sri Chinmoy Triple Triathlon in Canberra a while back - three swims, three mtb's and three trail runs - the middle swim was about 4k through Lake Burley Griffin - 3 meters deep and full of duck shit.

Maybe that means I'm ready for Norseman now :)

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Re: Kona, Queen K bike pictures [owtbac86] [ In reply to ]

Oct 17, 14 18:37

Post #17 of 23 (5806 views)

I think we got our "branching out done" early in our tri "lifespan" doing races like WTT Tahoe 1993....I can't believe that I went that long but did not get "credit" for an IM.

In any case I think at some point in your life you converge on what makes you tick athletically, while working in the sweet spot intersection of professional and family life and energy to be spread between all. It sounds like you have a great set up, so I say don't mess with it....keep doing what you do and I hope that Kona number 10 happens next year. Your consistency is a testament to what can be achieved in a single lifetime out of a human body. Maybe slowman can or Messick can give you a lifetime achievement award.

Re: Kona, Queen K bike pictures [owtbac86] [ In reply to ]

Oct 17, 14 22:46

Post #18 of 23 (5603 views)

Well it's good to see that you're not giving up just yet. Inspiring to say the least, you make the rest of us look normal!

Re: Kona, Queen K bike pictures [jsellers1999] [ In reply to ]

Oct 18, 14 1:36

Post #19 of 23 (5514 views)

A friend of mine lives in Kona, and also took a lot of pics:

https://www.facebook.com/...057493973&type=1
https://www.facebook.com/...057493973&type=1

High res pictures for free.

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Another IM in 2016 - hopefully..

Re: Kona, Queen K bike pictures [jsellers1999] [ In reply to ]

Oct 20, 14 15:39

Post #20 of 23 (5071 views)

Thanks to your brother. He got a couple good pictures of me.

-- Scott

Re: Kona, Queen K bike pictures [islandman] [ In reply to ]

Oct 20, 14 17:06

Post #21 of 23 (4942 views)

islandman wrote:

A friend of mine lives in Kona, and also took a lot of pics:

https://www.facebook.com/...057493973&type=1
https://www.facebook.com/...057493973&type=1

High res pictures for free.

Very cool, thanks! How do we download the hi-res version?

Re: Kona, Queen K bike pictures [deh20] [ In reply to ]

Oct 21, 14 1:14

Post #22 of 23 (4649 views)

Contact Vegard on fb - not sure how he does it.

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Another IM in 2016 - hopefully..

Re: Kona, Queen K bike pictures [bufit323] [ In reply to ]

Oct 21, 14 5:50

Post #23 of 23 (4460 views)

bufit323 wrote:

craigj532 wrote:

He had a mechanical where his cranks froze, so he took off his shoes and was walking/running back to transition and then coasting on the downhills.

Eventually, bike tech came and helped him out, but I think he waited for over an hour.

Holy shit, for a minute I thought you had another picture of me. That exact thing happened to me as well.

Pro tip: if this happens, remove the insole from your shoe and put it inside your sock. You can now walk or even run without killing your feet (your socks will be trashed, though). Makes putting weight on your pedals easier if you need to. This works if you break a cleat or something, too.

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