Jingle bells, jingle bells, big fat swells…

…running all the way! Oh what fun, it was to run, to Waimea Bay today, hey! The Eddie Aikou invitational was on today – the 25th anniversary – and the first run since 2004. The waves have to be 20′ (or 40′ face height) to run the surf competition. It was absolutely BONKERS up there. I knew it would be, but “Eddie would go” is the slogan we all know here (he was the first lifeguard at Waimea and a huge, legendary surfer) and we couldn’t say no to Eddie nor to the waves. We parked at Laniakea beach and ran 2.5 miles to Waimea Bay with the stroller. Only the single would be able to snake through the traffic, bikes, skateboarders and walkers so I stacked Ben on top of Sam and away we went. A few pictures are available by clicking above, and for more info on the event and its history click here.