KAILUA-KONA — Whether they were participating solo or in teams, runners were either hardly dressed or dressed to impress for the annual Underpants Run.
Hundreds of men, women and children gathered at the King Kamehameha’s Kona Beach Hotel on Thursday morning for the jaunt down to Uncle Billy’s Kona Bay Hotel on Alii Drive in Kalua-Kona. The run added to the energy and excitement that’s been building toward the 39th annual Ironman World Championship on Saturday in which 2,400 athletes will participate.
Many running in the Underpants Run event are at Ironman as spectators or volunteers.
Kathryn Coiner-Collier and Chasse Bailey-Dorton, both of North Carolina, were dressed as Little Bo Peeps with pale pink corsets, white lingerie-type shirts and bonnets.