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Hey all.  I've been largely off the board for a bit over a week, but am back (and catching up).  A week with very little data and essentially no phone was, well… AWESOME!  Can feel a little buried on return, but worth it.

Was tough to get the workouts in, even with it being a scheduled rest week.  Managed decent run volume (and ALL of it was straight up and down, most of it with the Better Half and a lot accompanied by green vervet monkeys - seriously) and some good swims in the salt (with my kids and turtles and rays and such).  So, no complaints - until I hit the trainer again tonight!  

Congrats on the racing  - awesome run and bike work!  Fred, congrats on your daughter's swimming (my Meghan has championships in 2 weeks - so much fun, and I'll be on the deck, too).

OK - gotta go dig out from about eleventy-three other piles, but good to be back!

Matt

Wow, what an amazing time for her age.  Out of curiosity, how much do your kids swim at the moment?

Ha! Well, winning is a great consolation but it wasn't the goal. I decided I'm happy with the run though

Oh, and here is my race report

Nice job to the rest of the racers! Sounds like lots of improving is happening here!

Wow...I had no idea the race had roots that far back.  I know bike racing used to be a lot bigger in Hawaii, but it's good to see that a race like this can survive.  Our club currently puts it on, but we alternate locations between Makaha and Mokuleia each year.  We got 126 people to register this year...our biggest total since I joined the club about 4 years ago.  We're usually pretty happy to get 80 or more, but I've heard stories where they would consistently get 150 plus.  We had a lot of first timers out there...either solid triathletes taking their first dip into TTs or just new fitness and bike clubs that are encouraging their members to come out.  Either way, we were really happy with how the race went.

Race report from the weekend!

http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=511509

Agree 100% very exciting to be part of a group that never rests and doesn't believe in an "off" season. Congrats to Salty, Jason, Chris, and even honorary SBR Utopian Megan! I am bringing up the rear with 1:45:01 trail HM on Saturday, which was :14 per mile faster than my time last year (which I did not think I would break on this particular course - it is a tough one. Went out a little faster than I intended but settled in to the plan very quickly and executed almost perfectly, so very happy with the results. Last year I managed to grab a 2nd AG, but this year with a much better time I got bumped to 4th by 3 darn "kids" that aged up. Just puts a fine point on our discussion last week about goal setting.

Congratulations again to everyone - it really is motivational to be in your company (and to know you are watching). And I for one can't wait to see what Salty does in an actual "A" race!

Jason, I raced 4 years in Hawaii.  All my ribbons, shirts and trophies are long gone.  I did run across an old USCF rule book and it had a licenses stuffed inside.  USCF was before USA cycling.  Some of the other cycling races I can remember are; Kahuka Team TT, North Shore RR, Dick Evens RR, Honolulu Crit Series, Like Like TT, Pali RR or TT, and Tantalus TT off the top of my head.  There was some Crits in an industrial park between Mililani and Perl City.  I think Waipio?  I did a LOT of Crits overall. 

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I stayed an unaffiliated racer my first two years then I joined a team.  The two teams I was on; Wahiawa Bike Shop and McCully Bike Shop.  Wahiawa team really did work out but McCully’s was pretty good.  The Bike Shop had the best team mid 80’s.

Nice Rusty!  

On trial verse road what will that net you a 1:30 half?

Wow...that's so cool.  I currently race for McCully's team who are offically called Cambiamento D' Andaturo.  That's the roadie side of it, but McCully also is affiliated with a Tri group called Team Core.  So we're generally referred to as Cambio Core Hawaii as one team, and our USAC team licensing is also referenced that way currently.  I train with both groups, as do a handful of others, and we all help each other out for putting on races.

Dick Evans and Tantalus TT are still around, and there still is a 40k TT in the Kahuku area, but it's called the Malaekahana 40k.  The only other races we have now are the Castle to Hanauma TT, Olomana RR and Pineapple Hill RR.  We have a new Pinapple Hill "Sprint" RR coming up which is just one time up Pinapple Hill and a sprint finish on the flats into Wahaiwa.  Wahiawa Bike Shop no longer exists, and The Bike Shop is still going strong.

A lot has changed since you left as far as residential and business development...as well as increased traffic...so finding roads to close for races are harder and harder to come by.

Thanks!

14 per mile is huge! Nice work! 

Did you get to the race early enough to get your WU in?

It sounds like you executed the rest the way you were hoping. That is excellent!

Yeahhh, that's always hard to say in terms of trail vs road times.  I just keep them separate, because really, they are very different styles of racing.

Same with XC/track/road. It's all different. 

Are you saying you try and run hills at the same effort up and down?

Seems to be mostly resolved.  Can't explain it but not complaining.  These days, I try to take every day tht is injury free as a win, because I know it won't last.  Been using Hokas for my weekday running.

Also dropping some vacation weight, came back last week at 196 and this morning was 192.  Want to race at 185, like last year.

I am swapping between Hokas for shorter runs and sauconys for longer runs on the trails.  Saw your post, that the Hokas helped?   I don't seem to be having any issues, so can't really explain the post 10K flareup.  But the Hokas seem to help, altho I think I need to size down a bit.  I've read they are either true to size or require slightly bigger, seems I need to downsize 1/2 size in the bondi 3s

Have a great race Mark.

Like Fred, spending a couple weeks in NZ, including a race (maybe not an IM...LOL) is something on my bucket list.

HAVE A GREAT RACE!!!!   I was in Taupo in 1999, would love to do a race there.   Try getting on one of the trout streams if you fish, they;re HUGE!

Have a great trip! Sounds lovely!