I've thought about doing the laptop into the big screen deal but in the end I watch in my office. In there I've got a TV tuned to college football (OU sucks). I then have the live Kona feed on my 27 inch iMac. On my laptop I have a several windows open (live timing, stats, twitter feeds, etc). I then surf Slowtwitch on my iPad. I don't have to worry about the kids running around making noise all day long.

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My TV is my computer monitor, so I will just be streaming it on that all day :D

most likely will just stream it on my laptop.. order a large pizza and drink beer... and think to myself.. better luck next year haha...

but seriously

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The first dual meet of the season, as well as the first day of the Bike MS Ride to the River, are both the same day as Kona, so I will be unable to watch most of it. However, before I am to leave for the meet, the missus has left explicit instructions to have tech set up in advance. So, connected for her will be...

• Macbook Pro with HDMI output to the 42" tele
• iPad refreshing official Kona thread(s) & Twitter
• iPhone for sending text updates to me while I'm on deck

I'm hoping to make it back home before the men's winner crosses.

As for food, Pumpkin-oriented cold ones and the neighborhood pizzeria should get us through the day.

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I'm fortunate enough to have some good friends who has a 100" projection screen on which we will be streaming the whole race. With that I will have my laptop and Iphone on which I will be following updates on slowtwitch/ Ironmanlive.

We will probably order some pizza and then just sit back and relax and enjoy the show.

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Computer hooked up to 49" plasma TV in my garage (man cave) with a keg of beer in the kegerator I have in the garage. 20-30 coming over to watch throughout the day with prop-wages going on as well.

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Holy crap - now I feel like I am doing it all wrong... 100"? That is just epic...

I just plug my laptop into the TV and check slowtwitch on my iPad when I feel the need.

what kind of hash tags are we looking at this year? Who's good to follow on Twitter?

as for me, (and unless I can send to the Apple TV from the desktop):

• it's an HDMI to the 42" from my MacBook Air,
• an iPad (w/ wireless keyboard) for ST,
• a backup iPad for IM Live athlete tracker, and IM Live text updates, and Twitter if I can figure out how to use it (yes, a dinosaur I know!)

good luck all, spectating Kona is no easy task! Be sure to eat a good breakfast, stay hydrated, and watch your electrolytes!

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Wow! Sounds like a great setup . . . are you inviting us over? The mango quinoa sounds awesome!

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This year will be the laptop into the tv (hdmi), and the tablet for the slowtwitch thread.

Although, I have two other laptops and a desktop unit that I could arrange...hrm...

John

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What time does it start? (Central)

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In case you're interested:

Quinoa Mango Salad
2 cups of water
1 cup of uncooked quinoa
2 cups of cubed, peeled mangoes
1/2 cup sliced green onions
1/2 dried cranberries
2 tablespoons of chopped parsley
1/4 cup of olive oil
1 tablespoon + 1 1/2 teaspoons white wine vinegar
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon black pepper

1. Combine water and quinoa in medium saucepan. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 10 to 12 min until all water is absorbed. Stir; let stand, covered, 15 minutes. Transfer to large bowl; cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour.
2. Add mango, green onions, cranberries, and parsley to quinoa; mix well.
3. Combine oil, vinegar, mustard, salt and pepper in small bowl; whisk until blended. Pour over quinoa mixture; mix until well blended.

Allow to stand at room temp. for at least 30 min before serving. This stuff is like crack cocaine. One taste, and you'll be licking the bowl clean in about 30 seconds LOL.

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Thank you so much! My wife will love it� Enjoy the race!

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Since the wife will probably limit the amount of time I get to sit in front of a computer on a nice day...it will be a pretend case of diarrhea and a laptop in the bathroom.

You sir, are SET UP! I'm coming over :D

Well the pros start at 6:30 I think, but the broadcast starts an hour before if I'm not mistaken. So HI is 3 hours behind pacific standard. The broadcast should start 10:30 and the race at 11:30 central, I would think.

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quick question: where are you guys streaming Kona from?
first year for me to watch it :D

ironmanlive.com or universal sports I think....

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Thanks :D

Well, I might catch some online (end of the marathon for the men through to the women's podium), but really I will be out riding for several hours and then swimming. Why would I give up a great day to train to sit and watch people do what I would rather be doing (not meant to be harsh). Plus, I don't really have the desire (skill) to connect my laptop to my monster TV.

Jack

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If you can believe it someone in my family thought that it was a good day to get married!! I know, right, people these days....

Anyway my rig will consist of a 3G iPad with an aux cable hooked up in my car for the 4.5 hour drive. Not to mention accessories which include an iPod w/ headphones to keep my wife from bitching the entire way.

Does the live feed get recorded anywhere? I would really like to watch the finishing line at midnight, but that isn't going to be in the cards for me this year I think.

Thanks for the recipe. I'm going to make that this weekend. Sounds great!

I think you can find the live coverage on the imlive's web page for a couple of days (or longer if I remember correctly) after the race.

Jack

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Haha, as I said, I'm fortunate to have friends with those kinds of gadgets! If I was to watch this by myself it would be me and my laptop..

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