Maulendo Abwino: Kona, Hawaii

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Zachidziwikire, Hawai'i amalimbikitsa maloto amasiku aulesi pagombe lamchenga akumwa zakumwa za ambulera. Koma chaka chilichonse, opitilira 2,300 amapita ku Kona pachilumba cha Hawai'i kukapanga Chilumba Chachikulu-chachikulu pa Mpikisano wa Ironman World.

Mpikisanowu wapangitsa kuti othamanga azitha kuchita masewera olimbitsa thupi a 140.6 mamailosi kuzungulira chilumba cha Hawai'i, limodzi ndi anthu otchuka ngati ochita sewero komanso Ironman Sean Astin woyamba komanso othamanga azaka zazaka monga akhungu omwe kale anali a Marine, Steve Walker, wolandila mtima komanso wopulumuka khansa, Derek. Fitzgerald, ndi Tammy Nicholson, omwe adauzidwa kuti sadzayendanso. Ndipo mutha kuwonerera zonse zomwe zikuchitika pawailesi yopambana ya Emmy ya mpikisanowu, womwe ukuwonetsedwa Loweruka, Novembala 14 nthawi ya 1:30 masana. ET pa NBC. Tikupeza verklempt tikungoganiza zokhazikitsa ma DVR athu.

Koma simuyenera kukhala Ironman kuti musambire, njinga, kuthamanga, kapena kutuluka thukuta lanu ku Kailua-Kona, triathlon mecca yapadziko lonse lapansi. Anthu okhala ku Hawai'i ndi achiwiri othamanga kwambiri ku US, pomwe Massachusetts yokhayo imadula mitengo yochulukirapo pa RunKeeper. Boma lilinso ndi magawo achiwiri otsika kwambiri kunenepa kwambiri ku US, kumbuyo kwa Colorado kokha, malinga ndi Retale.

Palibe zodabwitsa. Chakumpoto kwenikweni kwa Kona, minda yachiphalaphala yakuda yakuda imalowa m’malo mwa magombe adzuŵa, amchenga woyera pa Gombe la Kohala, kumene maseŵera a m’madzi amachuluka. Derali lidakhala lachisanu ndi chiwiri pamndandanda wathu wamatauni athanzi am'mphepete mwa nyanja ku America, pomwe Chigawo cha Kona chili pa 19th. (Apeze onse ku The 35 Beaches Best in America For Fitness Lovers). M'kati mwa nyanja, Waimea ili ndi phiri lalitali kwambiri ku Hawai'i, lotchedwa Mauna Kea, lomwe lili ndi chipale chofewa, lomwe limakwera mamita 13,796 ndipo lili ndi misewu yokwera pamahatchi komanso yamahatchi. Ndipo sitingayiwale National Park ya Hawai'i Volcanoes, yomwe ili ndi misewu yoyenda makilomita 150 kuzungulira limodzi la mapiri ophulika kwambiri padziko lapansi. Inde, tinatero mapiri.

Zouziridwa kuti mupange Ironman wanu? Chilumba cha Hawai'i chimapangitsa kuyenda kwabwino kukhala kosavuta ndi nyengo yotentha chaka chonse, masewera apadziko lonse lapansi, mapiri ndi zina zambiri. Nenani Aloha ku Kona!

Gonani bwino

Hotelo ya Mauna Kea Beach ili pamchenga wokondeka kwambiri pachilumba cha Hawai'i. Idatsegulidwa koyamba mu 1965, hoteloyi ndi ya Don Drapers yapadziko lonse lapansi, yopangidwa mwaluso kwambiri pakatikati pazaka zapakati pazaka zapakatikati komanso zojambulajambula zapadziko lonse lapansi za 1,600-Pacific ndi Asia. Ngati mwabwera kudzasambira, kupalasa njinga, ndi kuthamanga, simuyenera kuyang'ana motalikirapo kuposa malo a Mauna Kea omwe. Mukakumana ndi osambira akuyenda pamadzi amchere a Kauna'oa Bay, dziwe laling'ono lamchenga. Gwirani njinga yanu ndikukwera njira ya Ironman motsatira Mfumukazi Ka'ahumanu Highway kupyola zipata za malowa. Kapena yendetsani mphindi 25 kupita ku Mana Road ku Waimea kuti muthamangitse mapiri opitilira 40. Ngati mukufuna kulimbitsa thupi m'nyumba, yesani malo olimbitsa thupi a 2,500 sq. ft., omwe amaperekanso yoga yapanyanja. Ku Club Club yatsopano ya Hotelo, mupezapo mapadi oyimilira, matabwa, zida zoyendetsa njinga zamoto, ndi njinga zantchito, komanso maphunziro apamafunde, maulendo apanyanja, makalasi a SUP ndi zina zambiri. (Onani Buku Loyambira la Kuyimilira Paddle Boarding.)

Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel, malo achichepere a mlongo wa Mauna Kea, amakhala pamwamba pa Hapuna Beach State Recreation Area, yomwe imakopa chidwi cha omwe amapita kunyanja ku Foursquare ngati gombe lachisanu labwino kwambiri ku U.S. Mphepete mwa mchenga waukulu kwambiri ku Chilumba cha Hawai'i, Hapuna ndi malo abwino kusambira, kukwera ma boogie, komanso kukwera njoka. Kapena ikani maulalo ku gofu wopangidwa ndi Arnold Palmer. Ngati tennis ndi kupanikizana kwanu, iperekeni ku makhothi 11 akunyanja ku Seaside Tennis Club ku Mauna Kea Beach Hotel, yomwe ili pa nambala 9 padziko lonse lapansi ndi Tennis Resorts Online.

Ngati muli Kona kapena malo obisalamo, Sheraton Kona Resort ndi Spa ku Keauhou Bay zili bwino kuyendetsa Ali'i Drive ya Ironman. Khomo lolowera ku malowa ndi mtunda wa kotala mita. Kapenanso, ma treadmill omwe ali pamalo olimbitsa thupi a maola 24 ndi yoga yam'mawa pamalo otsetsereka a kapinga amakumana ndi mawonedwe ochititsa chidwi a m'nyanja. Kodi mumakonda kusambira? Lowetsani mu dziwe lotalika masentimita 14,100 lolowera m'mphepete mwa nyanja.

Khalani Mumawonekedwe

Othamanga ayenera kupeza malo pa mpikisano woyenerera, kulowa nawo mu lotale, kapena kupambana bib pa malonda achifundo kuti akapikisane mu Ironman World Championship. Koma pali njira zina zambiri zothamangira pachilumba cha Hawaii. Ironman 70.3 Hawai'i pa Juni 4, 2016 ndiye yekhayo amene akuyenerera kukhala Ironman World Championship m'boma, ndikuyamba ndi kumaliza ku Kohala Coast.

Musanapiteko, onani Big Island Races, yomwe imatchula zochitika zonse za pachilumbachi posambira, kupalasa njinga, ndi kuthamanga chaka chonse. Osapikisanako? Sukulu ya Triathlon Hawaii imayendetsa makampu ophunzitsira a triathlon chaka chonse.

Ngati mukufuna kudziphunzitsa panokha, tulukani ku Kailua Pier-kuyamba ndi kumaliza maphunziro a Ironman World Championship-kuti musambire madzi a Kailua Bay, kapena pitani kumtunda wautali wa kilomita imodzi, wokhala ngati kachigawo ku Kauna'oa Beach , kumene miyala yamchere imapangitsa mafunde kukhala ochepa.

Queen Ka'ahumanu Highway ndiye malo okwera. Njira yayikulu yopalasa njinga ikuwoneka kuti yamangidwa ndi ma triathletes m'malingaliro. Mudzawona zoyenda zambiri pambali pa magalimoto ndi mwala wowoneka bwino wa chiphalaphala chakuda. Kuchokera pakati pa Kailua-Kona, muli ndi msewu wamakilomita 50 kulowera chakumpoto kwa chilumbachi ku Hawi.

Yendetsani ku Ironman's Ali'i Drive-mamailosi asanu ndi awiri kutalika kuyambira koyambira mpaka kumapeto ndi zolembera ma mile iliyonse ikamadutsa Kailua-Kona. Yembekezerani zitunda zazikulu zingapo pamodzi ndi malo ena athyathyathya komanso malo okongola ambiri. Kapena pitani ku Mana Road ku Waimea, womwe umayenda makilomita oposa 40 kuzungulira Mauna Kea. Konzekerani nyengo yosinthika kuchokera ku mphepo yamkuntho mpaka mvula kapena dzuwa. Koma malingaliro ndi ofunika.

Sitiyeneranso kuphonya ndi Park ya Hawai'i Volcanoes yomwe ili kumapeto chakumwera kwa chilumbachi, ndi mayendedwe a 150 mamailosi ndi mapiri awiri ophulika, Kilauea ndi Mauna Loa. Ganizirani za umodzi mwa maulendo ozama oyenda mozama motsogozedwa ndi Hawaii Outdoor Guides, omwe amakonza maulendo a maola 3 mpaka 12 kudutsa malo otsetsereka a paki, machubu a lava, mpweya wolowera nthunzi, ma craters, ndi zina. Kapena pitani ndi Native Guide Hawai'i Warren Costa, yemwe kale anali woyang'anira malo omwe amadziwa mahekitala 333,000, mbiri, geology, zomera, ndi zinyama. (Pano, Mapiri 10 Owoneka Bwino Kwambiri Kukwera Mapiri.)

Limbikitsani Ulendo Wanu

Palibe ulendo wopita ku Kona womwe watha popanda kuyimitsa ku Da Poke Shack ndi Umeke. Zowerengera zapamwambazi zimangopereka poke yatsopano kwambiri, chakudya chachikhalidwe cha ku Hawaii chokhala ndi nsomba yaiwisi ya cubed yophikidwa mumchere, udzu wa m'nyanja ndi zokometsera zina zambiri. Ngati mumakonda sushi, tikukulonjezani kuti mudzakonda zambiri.

Vegans adzakonda Pansi pa The Bhodi Tree, malo okhawo omwe ali ndi malo odyera ovomerezeka m'boma. Zosakaniza zambiri zimabzalidwa pachilumba cha Hawai'i, ndipo malo odyerawa amaperekanso kalabu yotsogozedwa ndi ogwira ntchito yothamangira ndikuyenda maulendo aulere sabata iliyonse komanso kukwera maulendo pamwezi.

Ndipo, zowonadi, muyenera kumwa khofi wa Kona. Oceanfront Kona Haven Coffee imagwiritsa ntchito zinthu zabwino, 100% yakomweko kumalima mahekitala 40 ku Golden Belt m'chigawo cholima khofi ku Kona.

Splurge

Mukufuna chakumwa cha ambulera chomwe tatchulacho? Yesani malo ogulitsa ma sign a Mauna Kea Beach, a Fredercio. Kusakaniza kwa ramu ndi whisky kumaphatikizapo chinanazi, chilakolako cha zipatso, magwava, ndi timadziti ta lalanje. Chifukwa chake ndi smoothie.

Ngati chokoleti ndi chosangalatsa chanu cholakwa, pitani ku Big Island Candies ku Hilo kuti mupeze chokoleti chokoma ndi makeke amfupi. Ndi malo abwino kunyamula mabokosi angapo amphatso kwa anthu omwe angamachite nsanje mukawasiya kunyumba.

Mukufuna kugula? Imani mu Big Island Running Company, bungwe la Kailua-Kona lokhala ndi mawu akuti "Run Big." Kampaniyo imakhala ndi magulu othamanga sabata iliyonse ndikugulitsa zida zothamanga m'malo awiri. Apa ndipamene mungapeze malaya a "Run Aloha" kuti akukumbutseni za Hawai'i nthawi iliyonse.

Pit Stop

Kuti muwone chilumbachi ndi ulemerero wake wonse, ganizirani zopita ku Mauna Kea, komwe alendo amatha kukwera kapena kuyendetsa pamsonkhano wapamtunda wa 13,796. Phirili lili ndi malo owonera zinthu zazikulu kwambiri padziko lonse lapansi (komanso matelesikopu akulu kwambiri padziko lonse lapansi) ophunzirira zakuthambo, infrared, ndi submillimeter. Mauna Kea Summit & Stars Adventure ku Hawaii Forest & Trail's Mauna Kea Summit & Stars Adventure amatengera alendo kuchokera pamtunda wa nyanja kupita pamwamba pa phirilo kuti dzuŵa lilowe, komwe kutentha kumakhala madigiri 32, kutsatiridwa ndi kuyang'ana nyenyezi kwamphamvu kwambiri. Forest & Trail ya ku Hawaii ikupatsirani zonse zomwe mungafune kuphatikiza paki yovekedwa, magolovesi, ndi chakudya chamadzulo chokwanira chokhala ndi cocoa wofunda ndi ma cookie.

Ngati mukufuna kupumula miyendo yanu pakuthamanga kwambiri, kukwera mapiri, ndi kukwera njinga, pitani ku Kohala Zipline ku North Kohala kukayendera nsonga zamitengo ya Hawai'i.

Ndipo siulendo wopita ku Hawai'i popanda masewera am'madzi. SUP, surf, kapena kayak Kealakekua Bay yokhala ndi zovala za Kona Boys. Kapena snorkel wokhala ndi Kohala Sail & Sea m'madzi a Islands Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary. Mutha kuwona ma dolphin a spinner, akamba am'nyanja, ndi anamgumi a humpback m'nyengo yozizira.

Chosangalatsa ndichakuti: Boogie board idapangidwa ndikuyesedwa ku Kailua-Kona ku 1971. Gombe la Laalao pafupi ndi tawuni ya Kona, yotchuka chifukwa cha "matsenga" ake omwe amasowa nthawi yayitali pamafunde, ndi amodzi mwamabwalo okwera mafunde osanja ndi ma boogie pachilumbachi. (Mwakonzeka kupita? Pezani Momwe Mungakonzekerere Maholide Anu Athanzi (komanso Abwino!) Nthawi Zonse.)

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