Before I shall start to focus on the Hawaii IRONMAN race during the days to come, I have to tell you something very outstanding. The US can always surprise you, over board with prejudices, European fellow countrymen!
This morning I left from the hotel at down town San Francisco to the SF airport for Kailua Kona at 6:20. The shuttle driver was a little bit late. I got slightly restless not knowing what I had to expect at the airport. Last time in 2003, I really got hassled.
At the airport at almost the same time with the same airline as this year I ran almost out of time in 2003. This year I thought, business as usual, I even expected it to be worse. I got out at United Airlines check-in. Already in front of the door United offered a special service to check in the baggage. I couldn’t believe it, for me as well? Yes, definitely, for me as well. The guy was very professional, felt my mistrust, showed me my boarding pass, my baggage tag, everything perfect. I was in the loop. Good start within less then half an hour I had passed all security checks, I couldn’t believe it.
By the way, I left San Francisco without buying running shoes. Nevertheless I had a gorgeous run from down town San Francisco to the Golden Gate Bridge. I’ll try to get running shoes here in Kailua. Let’s wait and see.
This how I was welcome. Sunset after the rain. View on Captain Cook Bay.
Hallo Susan,
liebe Grüsse nach Hawaii und erfolgreiche Tage in Kona wünschen die vier Howis aus Duisburg!
Allen startenden Biestern viel Erfolg !
Macca we hope you will win !!!