The big training for KONA is surely starting. Here is one of my favorite routes that is a great proving ground: mountain roads, little traffic, and leg burning climbs! These climbs are not the longest nor the steepest in Colorado but they really wear on you.

This is a really nice feature of Training Peaks that allows you to plan your route and have extensive knowledge on what lies ahead. After the ride I easily synced my global trainer from my powertap data for analysis.

Really easy to correspond the course route to the power profile. You can see my power trail off after about 4hrs of riding. A little bit of work to do yet.