Anyone else following Scott Molina and Gordo Bryn’s Kona Kamp 2004?
http://www.epiccamp.com/kona04_sched.htm
Lots of inspirational stuff.
Scott Molina writes about Day 4:
First order of business today was a long run on the course. It was set up so that everyone would run through the Energy Lab and then back to the pier, so the folks looking for a shorter run of around 21km started out on the Queen K just out of town and the folks going longer began further back on Ali’i Drive.…It was 86F out there on the road according to the weather report on the radio while I was out giving support. Felt hotter to me just standing there getting scorched….Mr. A skipped the swim session and rode out to Hawi again. He said he didn’t go hard. Around 4:30 ride time for 165km. So 30km run and 165km ride on the Queen K totaling 6:35-ish at a pretty decent tempo for the big guy. Says he’s going long tomorrow. (He rode 7 hours the next day)
Gordo Byrn writes on Day 2:
Related to my opener, Mister A and I were talking about racing the other day – the conversation got to the point where he implied that my strength was my run. I thought about it and said, “It’s not my run. Most people run so slow. My strength is my race. I am using my fitness, the course, the competitors to have a good race. A fast run is simply how I have my best race.”
I spend a lot of time thinking about how to have my best race, my best preparation, my best shot. I’ve had to adapt a lot as I’ve learned how to approach our sport. One of the reasons why people stagnate is an inability to change their approach. Champions Endure The Discomfort Of Change.