In this fifth part of the road to Kona with coach Luis we catch up with Luis on the big Island the weekend before the Ironman World Championships.
Luis takes us along on a bike tour of the Queen K as he trains for the big race. We also get some of the race flavor of the big Island as the athletes, race commentators and past champions start arriving for the biggest week on the triathlon calender.
Watch the video below and find out, and BTW you can watch part 1 (the run) of our series with Luis HERE, and part 2 (the bike) HERE and part 3 (the swim) HERE.
Luis Vargas is a very fast Ironman triathlete.
He's also a friend of EMT, and of course a a great coach with MarkAllenOnline.com.
He's also training to race the 2011 Ironman World Championships in Kona this year.
Like many Ironman age-group athletes, Luis is struggling with injuries as he ramps up his training to celebrate his 50th birthday with a trip to Hawaii in October to race in the oldest Ironman in the world.
Luis also has two kids and a business that need his constant attention outside of the time he spends swimming, biking and running.
So like many age-group athletes, Luis is going to have to balance training, racing, family work, and of course his desire to go fast...really fast...at Kona this year.
In other words, Luis is an everyman triathlete (OK maybe a bit faster than your average guy). We'll be checking with him throughout the entire year as part of our Road to Kona with Luis video diary.
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