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Comments: This race has always had very calm, serene water for the swim. Of course this year had to be different. The trade winds were affecting the Islands for a few days prior to the race and the swim was in pretty heavy chop with some swells over 3 feet. The longest legs of the swim course were perpendicular to the swells so it was like being in a boat and wallowing between them. Needless to say, there were many, many people who got seasick, yours truly among them. I never did actually lose my breakfast but there were several people who did. However, I was so sick that I couldn't really focus on swimming. It was more just survival mode. There were lots of sea turtles and fish along the swim course but I didn't see any on race day...probably because I was focused on not puking! Sighting and navigation went pretty well, considering I hadn't done much open water swimming yet this year. All the swim times for the race were much slower than previous races, obviously because of the mismarking of the course but the overall pace was quite a bit slower as well, just because of the rough water. What would you do differently?: Not get seasick! Be a bit better at navigation.  Transition 1
Comments: T1 was the hardest I've ever done. After the swim, we had about a 100-125 yard run along the beach, in the sand. From there it was up a few stairs and down a cobblestone path to the turn into transition. There was a large shower setup there that everyone went through to rinse off the salt water and I took a few extra seconds there to rinse off well and rinse out my mouth. From there it was another 50-60 yards to my bike. Transition was on the fairway of a golf course so my feet were covered with grass clippings when I got to my bike. Took a few seconds to wipe off my feet before putting my socks on, drank a healthy swallow of GU2O (which NEARLY came right back up!) and then ran my bike to the mount area. This was on a narrow cart path with a bit of an uphill pitch and was a bit interesting getting clipped in and going. What would you do differently?: Not too much to do different. Just a tough transition with the beach run and the distance from the water to the bikes.  Bike
Comments: Because I was so sick from the swim, if I even THOUGHT about drinking or swimming, I wanted to blow lunch. So this is where the race went south for me. I just couldn't hydrate or even eat GU. I drank a little bit but not nearly enough given how hot and humid it was. So by about 1/2 way through the bike I could feel myself starting to bonk so I made up my mind to just try to enjoy the rest of the race, I was in Maui after all, and not push too hard. The views from the bike course were really beautiful and the downhills were exhilerating, so I just put it in cruise control and enjoyed the ride. What would you do differently?: Not be sick! Transition 2
Comments: Pretty typical T2. Helmet off, hat on, shoes on...go. Legs felt ok, not terrific, but not bad either. What would you do differently?: Nothing.  Run
Comments: Still felt sick but not as bad. I was able to drink some water and a little bit of HEED on the run. And they had these wonderful, ice water soaked sponges that you could soak yourself with about every 1-1 1/2 miles! Talk about a godsend! I really was lazy on the run, just because I knew I wasn't going to do the time I wanted to and I decided to enjoy the view and have fun...so I did! What would you do differently?: Nothing. I enjoyed the views and landscape and had fun. Could have gone quite a bit faster but who cares! Post race
Warm down: When I finished my nausea was gone so I drank...and drank...and drank! Lots of water! Had some oranges and grapes then got a massage. After the massage, there was a huge BBQ put on by Outback Steakhouse so I feasted on steak, rice, and salad! Talked with my teammates, cheered the other racers coming in and generally had a GREAT time! What limited your ability to perform faster: Getting seasick...ugghh! Event comments: This was an outstanding race! The only glitch was the swim...don't know how you get off by 400m but oh well. About 80% of the competitors in this race were from the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, Team In Training. All combined, the teams from around the country raised over $1.4 million for leukemia and lymphoma research and treatment! It was a great weekend for a great cause and I would highly recommend it to anyone who wants to race in Hawaii! Also, got to meet fellow BT'ers Bob (ropkins), Sharon (snikpos), and Tonya (trz)! Profile Album Last updated: 2005-02-28 12:00 AM
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 2005-06-15 5:08 PM |
Expert  1535    Coeur D'alene, ID |  Subject: King's Trail Triathlon |
 2005-06-15 5:17 PM in reply to: #175529 |
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| 2005-06-15 9:19 PM in reply to: #175529 |
Champion 6627  Rochester Hills, Michigan Gold member | Subject: RE: King's Trail Triathlon Nice work considering the circumstances. Hawaii? Tri? No seagull attack? No tiger shark attack? You put one over son someone... Great race, stan, glad you had a good time. We'll pick an easier one to set the PR at next time... |
| 2005-06-15 11:42 PM in reply to: #175529 |
| Master 1480 Plant City, FL | Subject: RE: King's Trail Triathlon AWESOME JOB STAN!! Glad you had a great time in Hawaii!! |
| 2005-06-17 12:27 PM in reply to: #175529 |
| Regular 66 Dearborn, MI | Subject: RE: King's Trail Triathlon |
| 2005-06-17 7:21 PM in reply to: #177099 |
Elite 2796 Texas | Subject: RE: King's Trail Triathlon Way to go! Don't tell your pilots you got sick. |
| 2005-06-21 11:42 AM in reply to: #175529 |
| , Alabama | Subject: RE: King's Trail Triathlon Great job Stan! It was nice meeting you at the race. Nothing wrong with a little hill climbing...it's the hill DECENDING that scares me! A good time was had by all. FYI, we just got in late last night and besides a quick note in my training log YOUR RR was the first place I went today! BTW, I did see a huge sea turtle during the swim. Maybe I should've been concentrating more onthe race, eh? Sharon |
| 2005-06-22 5:20 PM in reply to: #175529 |
| Kodiak, Alaska | Subject: RE: King's Trail Triathlon AWESOME race!! GREAT job. |
| 2005-06-22 9:58 PM in reply to: #175529 |
| Expert 1049 Jacksonville, FL | Subject: RE: King's Trail Triathlon Great meeting and racing with you. Sounds like you did pretty good with all that sea sickness. I guess living in Florida we had a much easier time of the ocean swim and dealing with the heat. Those hills caught up with us though! See you there in 2007! |
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Overall Rank = 67/478
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 10/30
Up at 0430 and had a quick cup of coffee and bagel before heading to get a spot in transition. Because the transition area was on the host hotel grounds, it was just a quick walk and then stand in line waiting until 0500 and the official opening of the transition area. Lots of nervous chat among some of the people waiting in line but met some more cool triathletes! Because we were a bit early we all got body marked then too so we didn't have to wait in line for that. After getting a primo spot on the rack, went back and had a glass of OJ and some oatmeal to round out my prerace meal. Took my time getting my transition set up and had plenty of time to talk with my TNT teammates before the race. About 20 minutes before race time, I found that someone had shoved their bike in between mine and the person next to me, where there was NO room. What an idiot. The other person who got shoved out of the way was not nearly as diplomatic about it as I tried to be but the moron wasn't about to move so we let it drop. A bad omen to start the race day though!
Swam about 150 yards in the surf to warm up. Then everyone gathered on the beach, and with the sun peaking over Mt. Haleakala, we all sang the National Anthem. Following that, a native Hawaiian Holy lady gave us all a traditional Hawaiian blessing. It was very cool.