Ironman World Championship @ Kailua-Kona, Hawai'i

My wife was fast enough at Ironman Chattanooga last year to qualify (for the third time!) for the Ironman World Championships in Kona, so over the past week and a half I was there and shooting her, our teammates, and everything else that looked interest.

First up is her getting tested by the reps from the Gatorade Sports Science Institute for sweat rate and contents. The mesh wrap on her forearms is holding down some bandage, which got sent to the lab for electrolyte analysis. Volume was taken via weights before and after defined work intervals.

And of course there were a ton of flags for both the spectators and the racers, down the finish chute.

NBCSN was broadcasting the full thing live for the first time.

It is also the para-triathlon Ironman championship.