Our friend and contributing reporter Ben Greenfield has probably raced too may triathlons to count but, (and this is a big but) he still gets emotional before the big race on the big Island.
Check out this personal video diary below as Ben gets ready to race the Hawaiian Ironman, and do battle with the rest of his age group...as well as the Hawaiian Gods of wind, sun and surf.
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