Time to reflect. By André Piehl (16 December 2017)

I have had 2 months to have my entire Kona experience run through my mind over and over again.  Before I continue I want to define 'experience'.  Think about going on a night out to a fancy restaurant - the 'experience' would be everything from arrival, greeting, décor, music, waiter attitude & competence, food, drink etc.  Lets be honest - you don't go out only because you hungry!
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That's what I want to write about here - my Kona EXPERIENCE.  I have told most people in conversation that ask what was Kona like, that the experience was awesome but the race wasn't all I had dreamed it would be.  Don't get me wrong - it was memorable for so many reasons.  So why was the overall experience so great and the race less so?

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