Attend the Kona Brewers Festival
The western side of the Big Island is home to Kona Brewing Company and that success has spurred one of the best brew festivals in Hawaii.
Due to uncertainty over COVID related travel restrictions in Hawaii, the 2021 Ironman World Championship was moved to St. George, Utah and was held on May 7, 2022.
The Ironman World Championship is considered the ultimate physical, mental, and emotional test of strength, resilience, and endurance in the world. The world’s best triathletes gather each year to compete in this challenging and strenuous athletic competition. Qualification for the Ironman World Championship requires placement in other Ironman competitions or Ironman 70.3 races, of which there are around 50 such events worldwide.
The pro competitors always show up with ambitious goals and while the race location will be different, we suspect this year will be no different. In 2018 athletes claimed 5 new course records, then broke several more in 2019. If you missed the 2019 Ironman World Championship read our recap here.
Pro Men’s Results
1. Kristian Blummenfelt of Norway took gold with a time of 7:49:16
2. Lionel Sanders of Canada took silver with a time of 7:54:03
3. Braden Currie of New Zealand took bronze with a time of 7:54:19
4. Chris Leiferman of the United States of America – 7:57:51
5. Florian Angert of Germany – 7:59:35
Pro Women’s Results
1. Daniela Ryf of Switzerland took gold with a time of 8:34:59
2. Kat Matthews of Great Britain took silver with a time of 8:43:49
3. Anne Haug of Germany took bronze with a time of 8:47:03
4. Skye Moench of the United States of America – 8:55:21
5. Ruth Astle of Great Britain – 9:00:09
The western side of the Big Island is home to Kona Brewing Company and that success has spurred one of the best brew festivals in Hawaii.
Attend the world famous Kona Coffee Festival for one of the most enlightening and delicious experiences you can undertake on the Big Island of Hawaii.
Attention bird lovers, the Hawaii Island Festival of Birds is a fun event featuring a film festival, hands on activities, expert speakers and guided birding excursions.