MICHAEL LOVATO | Professional Triathlete

Today marks the first day of October, and it marks the tenth consecutive year that Amanda and I have spent much of the month in Kona, Hawaii. We just arrived, and we are very excited to be here. Driving into town we both imagined how great it would be to have a second home here. What a great place!

It’s been nearly two weeks since the race up in Coeur d’Alene, and life in the Lovato family has continued full-swing. Amanda proved to be top Vato this month, bringing home the overall victor’s trophy, and ensuing paycheck, after winning…

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Today was absolutely gorgeous here in Austin.  The high was above 80 degrees.  I’m not sure how much above, but does it really matter?  If it’s 80-anything in February, it’s a gorgeous day.  

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Hawaii IronmanNow that I’ve had plenty of time to let the race sink in, I’m going to go ahead and write the race report. To those of you who checked in earlier, thanks for your patience.

As I managed a…