Ironman: Spectators cheer on Ironman triathletes from distant turnaround point

HAWI — North Hawaii’s early risers were sitting outside the Kohala Coffee Mill on Saturday morning sipping their coffees when a moving van pulled up across the street. ADVERTISING HAWI — North Hawaii’s early risers were sitting outside the Kohala

Ironman: Spectators cheer on Ironman triathletes from distant turnaround point

Zoe Lawrence hands a bottle of water to a 2017 Ironman World Championship competitor Saturday in Hawi. (Cameron Miculka/West Hawaii Today)
A 2017 Ironman World Championship competitor flashes a shaka after making the turnaround in Hawi on Saturday. (Cameron Miculka/West Hawaii Today)
Spectators cheer as cyclists approach the turnaround for the 2017 Ironman World Championship in Hawi. (Cameron Miculka/West Hawaii Today)
Lionel Sanders rounds the turnaround point in Hawi for the cycling leg of the 2017 Ironman World Championship. (Cameron Miculka/West Hawaii Today)

HAWI — North Hawaii’s early risers were sitting outside the Kohala Coffee Mill on Saturday morning sipping their coffees when a moving van pulled up across the street.