Kona 2009

While it won't garner as much publicity as the annual NBC telecast (Dec.19) this was a fun one to cut. I was especially pleased with the opening sequence where coming out of the underwater bubbles the cannon blast shoots a smoke ring thru the media helicopter. Fun stuff (and why we call it magic). Special meritorious mention to Special Agent Simon Ward of the UK bureau who conducted a series of interviews with Pros and AGers alike all week. We had a 92% finish percentage this year of the 1,800 who started at 0700 Saturday morning. The few that we have shown here are samples of the courage, skill and dedication that defines this race. Somewhere between start and stop lies the story. Here is but one.