From our 2015 Edition of Breakfast with Bob from Kona, our pre-race interview with Daniela Ryf. Daniela Ryf joined us to talk about her undefeated season – the last time she didn’t win a race was when she finished 2nd to Mirinda Carfrae here in Kona last year – and how she is feeling coming…
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Kekoa (the warrior) Ever think about what kinds of animals we admire the most? Put it this way: When was the last time you heard of a high school calling its football team the jackals, hyenas, cows, sheep or tuna? They call them eagles, sharks, tigers, lions, or falcons. Otherwise known as predators. Peace, love,…
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The best part of the Breakfast with Bob week: Championship Edition on Sunday after the race! Here are the videos from our post-race show. Enjoy! Jeff Symonds: Andy Potts: Jan Frodeno: Timothy O’Donnell: Daniela Ryf: Heather Jackson: Rachel Joyce: Michelle Vesterby: Susie Cheetham: Tyler Butterfield: Andreas Raelert: Sponsors Subscribe to Newsletter CREDO Tri…
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Here are the Breakfast with Bob from Kona interviews from Day 5. Enjoy! Susanne Davis and Ellen Hart from Timex Multisport Team Tom Schuler and Lisa Roberts from Timex Multisport Team Cliff English John Brenkus Tim Reed Jim Vance Cameron Wurf Jurgen Zack Katie Zaferes Hector Picard Andrew Messick Sponsors…
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Kokua (assistance, cooperation, lending a hand) This is another of those Hawaiian words whose true meaning differs subtly from a single-word translation such as “help” or “crew.” Kokua carries an undertone of cooperation, of mutual assistance. A better translation would be “pitching in.” Which is why “kokua” is the only word to adequately describe 5,000…
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Here are the interviews from Day 4 of the 2015 Edition of Breakfast with Bob from Kona. Enjoy! Mike Reilly Mary Beth Ellis Terenzo Bozzone Carlos Moleda Meredith Kessler Eric Walle Siri Lindley Sponsors Subscribe to Newsletter CREDO Tri SFuels Endurance Zone TV Velofix Links Babbittville Radio on Apple Podcasts Babbitt Media…
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Ali’i (Royalty, or rulers) Up until 1893 when Queen Liliʻuokalani was overthrown by a U.S.-backed coup d’état, the islands were ruled by various flavors of ali’i. There were nearly a dozen classes of royalty, including the kahuna, but the Big Lebowskis were the ali’i nui. Each island had its own, and they governed with divine…
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Here are the interviews from Day 3 of the 2015 Edition of Breakfast with Bob from Kona. Enjoy! Heather Fuhr and Lori Bowden Chestnut Eneko Llanos Tim Don Dave Scott Heather Wurtele Brent McMahon Jeff Symonds Matt Dixon and Sean Astin Michelle Vesterby Amanda Stevens Daniela Ryf Sponsors Subscribe to Newsletter CREDO Tri SFuels Endurance …
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Keiki (child, or an immature plant) There’s just too much self-evident irony in that definition to warrant a lot of exposition. But upon reflection, English is also full of anthropomorphisms (my excuse to use a six-syllable word): there are parent-child relationships in data bases; we grandfather in old laws; typesetters try to avoid orphans and…
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Here are the interviews from Day 2 of the 2015 Edition of Breakfast with Bob from Kona. Enjoy! Mirinda Carfrae Luke McKenzie and Beth Gerdes Jan Frodeno Jodie Swallow Sunny Garcia Tyler Butterfield Tim O’Donnell Lionel Sanders Angela Duncan Naeth Caroline Steffen Bart Aernouts Sponsors Subscribe to Newsletter CREDO Tri SFuels Endurance Zone TV Velofix…
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