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We are back with another digital issue, this one is full of races, and great stories from around the island, and from our fifth island in Nevada where Team Hawaii Sport went to run in The Rock’n’Roll Half Marathon, we are also bringing some great photos by Rick Keene from IM Cozumel. Here a large group of Hawaii athletes participated.

We wish everyone participating in the Honolulu Marathon good luck, and may you have a great race!

Things you will find in this issue:

5 24 Hours to Go...what to do before the marathon6-7 Honolulu Marathon course map9 Girls on the Run11 Big Island Corner - Written by Crystal Banning16-19 Running after Routledge21 Catching Fire22-23 NiteRun24-26 Christmas Gift Guide28-35 XTERRA World Championships36-43 IRONMAN Cozumel, photos by Rick Keene44-46 Las Vegas Rock’n’Roll Marathon, by Jenn Lieu and Zara Nguyen

ON THE COVER: Bree Wee of Kailua-Kona racing towards a fifth place at Ironman Cozumel.It was just a year ago that we featured Bree on the cover after she won Ironman Kentucky. Congratu-lation Bree!

Photo by Rick Keene.

Running the Marathon?

What to do the last 24 hours before the race?

There are thousands of articles about how to train for the marathon, how to eat, what shoes to wear, how many gels to consume...but what do you do the last 24 hours before the race. With about 30.000 runners in this years Honolulu Marathon - and about 12 hours of Saturday where you do not much else but think about the mara-thon, then that might be what you call “The big waste.” It’s 360000 hours, or 15000 days, or 41 years the runners of a big mar-athon will spend the day before doing al-most nothing. Here are some of the things you can be doing, without wasting too much energy:

1. Check out the race course, and plan where you will drink water, see next page.

2. Check out the elite field, the short ver-sion is that Martin Lel and Valentina Gal-imova are favorites. But do not count out one of the best Americans to enter the race: Abdi Abdirahman...we look forward to see him race.You can read more here (subscription re-quired):www.staradvertiser.com/sportspremi-um/20131205__Galimova_out_to_show_the_world_what_it_missed.htmlwww.staradvertiser.com/sportspremium/sportsnewspremium/20131206__Proud_to_be_an_American.html?id=234710161www.staradvertiser.com/sportspremium/

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3. Put out your clothes on the floor, to make sure you have it all ready: Shoes, socks, shorts, shirt, shade, sunscreen, gels and the list goes on.

4. Check up on how you get to the start, remember it is 5AM...be there in good time.

5. Check up on how you get home after the finish and where you meet the people who will pick you up.

6. What to eat when you wake up - make it light, avoid dairy products.

7. Watch some motivational video. Here is our favorite: youtu.be/CSav51fVlKU

8. Go for a short walk with the dog, or just a short walk if you do not have a dog, you should be on the couch the whole day.

9. Think of what to eat Sunday night, you can almost eat anything - you will by then have deserved it.

10. Pack your after the marathon bag, dry clothes, slippahs, and something to eat.

11. Read this digital issue of Hawaii Sport.

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Valentine’s Biathlon | Sunday, February 9, 2014 | Race Start 7:30 am | Ala Moana Beach Park COURSE: The run/swim course consists of a 5K run around Ala Moana Beach Park and a 1K swim fronting the park. The run is first, followed by the swim. The run starts at the Diamond Head Concession. Time limit: 1 hour 15 minutes. ENTRY FEE: $25 INDIVIDUAL OR $50/TEAM: A non-refundable fee must accompany each entry form. Entries must be postmarked by Jan.27, 2014. The entry fee includes one t-shirt for each participant. PAYMENT: Make check or money order payable to: Waikiki Swim Club. Mail completed entry to : Sui Lan Ellsworth, 3465 Paty Dr. Honolulu, HI 96822 LATE ENTRIES: $40 INDIVIDUAL OR $80/TEAM: Do NOT mail after Feb. 3, 2014. Bring application to Late Entries table on race day. Entries accepted on race day from 6:15 – 7:15 am. No shirt guarantees for late entries. RACE NUMBERS: There is no packet pickup. Check-in at 6:15 to 7:15 am on race day to receive race number & instructions. AGE GROUPS: INDIVIDUAL: 19 & under, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70+. TEAMS: DIVISIONS: Married, Just Friends, Sweetheart, Family (parent & child) & Open. TEAM Age Groups: 50 & under, 81-70, 71-90, 91-110, 110-130, 130+ [Determined by adding teammate ages] AWARDS: 1st – 3rd in each division. Awards ceremony follows race as soon as all results are available.

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On Saturday, November 23rd, more than 100 girls, parents and community volunteers participated in Girls on the Run of Hawaii’s inaugural end-of-sea-son 5K at The Punahou School. Among the partic-ipants were over 40 girls from Aikahi Elementary School, Boys & Girls Club Windward Clubhouse/Kailua Intermediate School, and The Punahou School, who had been training for the event for 12 weeks as a part of Girls on the Run of Hawaii’s Fall 2013 season. For many of them, this was their first real 5K race and a major accomplishment!

Girls on the Run of Hawaii is a non-profit organiza-tion that aims to educate and empower girls at an early age to give them the tools to make positive decisions and help prevent “at-risk” activities in the future. The program uses an interactive curricu-lum that combines running and active games with life lessons. The pre-teen girls build endurance to complete a 5K while simultaneously developing self-respect and healthy lifestyle ideals. The cur-riculum addresses many aspects of girls’ develop-ment - their physical, emotional, mental and social well-being. Practices are held twice weekly for 10-12 weeks, culminating in a 5K race. Currently, Girls on the Run of Hawaii offers spring and fall seasons.

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season will begin on January 20, 2014. Girls on the Run of Hawaii is also seeking coach-es, assistant coaches, running buddies, volun-teers, and site champi-ons for future seasons. Future sites can include, but are not limited to, schools, YMCAs, Boys and Girls Clubs, PALS sites, and other partner orga-nizations. Lastly, the organization is looking for individual and corporate sponsors or partners to facilitate program expansion across O’ahu. To get involved or learn more, visit our website above or find us on Facebook.

Girls on the Run of Hawaiiwww.girlsontherunhawaii.orgWith over 100 runners, and many more volunteers and spectators, the first Girls on the Run of Hawaii 5K was a success! A special Mahalo to Puna-hou School for hosting, as well as our sponsors, including Walgreen’s, Whole Foods and Jamba Juice, for donating water, bananas, race bags and other goodies...

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Hawaii Sport was lucky to sit down with Helgi Olafson, a Big Island athletewho has excelled in his first year of triathlon racing to spread awarenessabout a rare disease that has affected his life.

Hawaii Sport Magazine: You are an athlete based on the Big Islandbut you race all over the world. What are some of your recent races?Helgi Olafson: I recently finished Ironman Canada on August 25th. Thisrace was the "A race" for my Canada tour, in which I also completedIronman 70.3 Calgary, Morden Triathlon, a 70.3 in Morden, Manitoba andApple Tri Olympic in Kelowna, British Columbia.You are racing to spread awareness about ankylosing spondylitis, adisease which many people are completely unaware of. Can you tell usa little about it? Ankylosing spondylitis, or AS, is an autoimmune arthritis that involvesfusion of the joints usually associated with extreme pain and discomfort.It can lead to complete immobility. Everything you do with your bodyaffects the outcome of this disease, and those who are diagnosed withinthe first few years of progression (around 19 or 20 years of age) have abetter success rate. The most important factor is that AS patients under-stand that they may need to change their life in order to live comfortably.There is no magic pill, but it is proven that using exercise as medicine andstaying mobile leads to a better chance that the patient will experience lesspain and progression. Personally, I take a medication called Enbrel,which is an injectable, but there are many other methods of treatment.With AS, you have to listen to your body and figure out what works bestfor you. Taking a proactive approach and listening to your body is theonly way one will be successful with this disease. What were the first indications for you and that something waswrong? When I was 19, I remember trying to get out of bed and I couldn't. Icouldn't roll over without having excruciating pain in my hips. It was sobad it made me cry. I knew there was something wrong. It was apainstaking diagnosis process that took about 6 months (much shorter ofa length of time than most people go through to get their diagnosis). Afterhaving a series of x-rays Dr. Steven Goodman of Arthritis Associates ofSouth Florida ran a series of tests on me and I tested positive for the HLA-B27 gene, which gave me a 90 percent chance of having AS. The nexttest was an MRI which confirmed the diagnosis because of the visiblefusion in my sacroiliac joints. From this point forward I knew my lifewould be different and that I would have to make changes in order to behappy.What gave you the idea to start doing triathlons? What did you hopeto get out of it?I started in a triathlon as a runner for relay team during Olympic distancerace Lavaman Waikoloa. I did fairly well, so I decided that I would starttraining to do a full race on my own and I would do it for a cause. I woulddo it to show others with arthritis and Ankylosing Spondylitis that throughexercise, they could lead healthier and happier lives.Was it hard to get started? What challenges and triumphs did youexperience when you started training for and doing triathlons?With the next Olympic distance triathlon about six months away, I decid-ed to start training for a marathon. My training was tough but I was see-ing results quickly and I was able to do very well in my first marathonwith the time of 3 hours and 54 minutes. It helps that my coach, RickRubio, has osteoarthritis which gives him the experience necessary to beable to give advice to athletes with arthritis, like myself. He has a highimpact hip replacement and he recently competed in Ironman WorldChampionships along with many other long distance triathlons, runningand swimming events. Together we strive to help people with arthritisand we make a great team.Tell us a little about how the disease affects your life at this point intime. Is there any one of the triathlon disciplines that is affected morethan the others?Although I have some fusion in my sacroiliac joints, I have found that,through triathlon, I am able to keep my ankylosing spondylitis at bay.Running is the most strenuous because it creates a lot of impact, puttingpressure on the joints. Being that my sacroiliac joints are where myfusion has occurred, the nerve pathways sometimes get misaligned andcause issues in my legs.

What is your training routinelike? My training routine variesdepending on what race I amtraining for. I typically cyclebetween 200 and 300 miles, runabout 30 miles, and swim about5 miles per week, with 2--4hours of resistance training incalisthenics. As an enduranceathlete I train pretty muchevery day but because I haveAS, I need to focus on recoveryand sometimes that means Ihave to take a rest day. I usemy rest days to catch up on themany responsibilities of run-ning my non-profit organiza-tion, Helgi OlafsonFoundation, which is commit-ted to helping people witharthritis by promoting exerciseas medicine.What has been your favorite race up to this point?Though I love racing on my home turf in Hawaii I would have to say myfavorite race up until this point is Ironman Canada in Whistler. Thecourse is absolutely breathtaking and the fans are wonderfully invigorat-ing. I was able to finish in 11 hours and although I learned a lot during therace I still have a lot to learn.What are your future goals, both for races and for ankylosingspondylitis awareness?2013 was all about doing the best that I could and creating a profile, web-site, and record of media outreach and community involvement to be ableto better raise awareness for ankylosing spondylitis and arthritis. I havebeen a dedicated volunteer in the communities where I have raced andhope to continue inspiring and helping people around the world, especial-ly the keiki and those with arthritis. Despite having a debilitating autoimmune arthritis, I was able to rank 48thin the USA and 103rd in the world in age group 30 to 34 for 2013, accord-ing to USAT, all in my rookie year of triathlon. I have also been able toget the attention of a lot of media to promote this cause which has givenme the opportunity to obtain the sponsorship and donations necessary forthis operation to succeed in helping people with arthritis. These things allprove that anything is possible.Next year, I intend to continue making a difference in North America byfurthering the outreach of our programs, including the creation of chaptersfor Helgi Olafson Foundation's recently created Racing for a Cure forArthritis Training Team (RCATT), which will bring teammates to Hawaiito compete as individuals and relay teams for Lavaman triathlons, who wehave partnered with.My other goals are to qualify for Kona and achieve the race results neces-sary to receive professional triathlete status for 2015.Is there anything else you would like readers to know about yourexperiences and your foundation?Please check out our website at helgiolafson.org. Follow me on twitterand instagram: @helgiolafson and request me as a friend on Facebook.Networking is a huge key to our success. If you believe in what we aredoing at HOF, please donate to this cause. All donations are tax-exempt.Please feel free to ask me any questions by visiting Helgiolafson.org/con-tact.Let us know if you are interested in joining our RCATT program to raceat Lavaman. This is a great step toward owning your health, and/or racingin support of arthritis, which affects over 40 % of Americans, and comesin over 200 types. Mahalo.

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Waiver and release of liability: In consideration of my acceptance of this entry, I acknowl-edge that participation in this event is a test of a person’s physical and mental limits, and carries with it certain inherent risks, including the potential for serious injury or death caused by terrain, facilities, weather, the condition of the athletes, vehicular traffic, actions of other people, including but not limited to participants, volunteers, spectators and coaches. I understand and agree that I am voluntarily participating in the New Year’s Reso-lution Ultra Run & Relay and agree to comply with the rules, regulations and event instruc-tions. I certify that I am physically fit and have sufficiently trained for participation in this event, and that my physical condition has been verified by a licensed medical doctor. I, on behalf of myself, my heirs, executors and administrators, next of kin, successors and as-signs, insurers, and anyone able to claim through, by or under me hereby waive, release and discharge the Tropical Triple Crown, Kualoa Ranch, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, event sponsors, and volunteers, their agents, and other related persons or entities from any and all liability for my personal injury, disability, death, property damage, property theft or actions of any kind which may hereafter accrue to me; I further waive, release and dis-charge the aforementioned entities from all claims or liabilities of any kind arising out of negligence or carelessness on the part of the parties named in this waiver. I understand and agree to the use of my name, pictures and/or interviews in association with The Leuke-mia & Lymphoma Society for use in broadcast, telecast, advertisements, books, films, video-tape or any other reproduction with no monetary or other consideration to me. IN ADDI-TION, I HEREBY AGREE NOT TO MOAN, GROAN, GRIPE OR COMPLAIN. I ALSO AGREE NOT TO BE MEAN TO VOLUNTEERS—- I UNDERSTAND THAT MY RACE ENTRY MAY BE REVOKED AT ANY TIME IF I AM MEAN TO ANYONE INVOLVED WITH THIS RACE!

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“Running after Routledge: Retracing an English Expedition”

A Long Distance Run to Rapa Nuiphotos by Jesse StephenSpring 2014, Susie Stephen of Kailua plans to begin a journey of epic proportions, by trav-elling from her hometown of Darlington in the UK, all the way to Rapa Nui, Easter Island – on foot, by bike, and by boat. The trip is both a celebration of the 100th historic voyage, the 1914 Mana Expedition to Easter Island and an environmental awareness campaign.

The environmental message is one of clean water. As Susie runs, bikes and ‘boats’ to Rapa Nui she will be fundraising towards the pur-chase of a special sewage-digesting unit for the island – a BioMax. The BioMax has been designed to process sewage and produce grey-water that can then be used in gardens and outdoors – lowering the demand on tapped water supplies. Rapa Nui has a burgeoning population and pressure on it’s freshwater aquifer is leading to renewed calls for waste management improvements. The BioMax unit will be an example of how small steps can be taken by households and businesses to lower their draw on the water supply.

In 2005, as a volunteer with a youth outreach organisation on Rapa Nui (‘A Po), Susie discovered that she shared a birthplace (Dar-lington) with the only woman onboard the 1914 Mana Expedtion: Katherine Routledge. Since then Susie has planned to return to Rapa Nui and pay tribute to the work of the 1914 Mana Expedition and Katherine Routledge.

Fast-forward to 2012 and Susie started plan-ning an expedition to retrace the voyage of the Mana. But as an avid runner, it made most sense for Susie to attempt an overland expe-dition, on foot, and hence ‘Running after Rout-ledge’ was born.

Susie plans to leave her hometown of Darling-ton in February 2014, and run the 300+ miles

to Southampton over a period of three weeks. From there Susie will jump onboard a boat to South America and travel to Buenos Aires, Ar-gentina. The planned route from Argentina will take Susie across the Pampas region, and then over the Andes to Santiago, Chile. From there, Susie will then sail from Valparaiso out to Rapa Nui.

The 2014 expedition aims to not only inspire and promote environmentally sustainable practices, but will also create educational expe-riences for a wide range of people en route, and post-expedition. Susie will be traceable on-line as she travels, and will be logging ‘phone-ins’ via iPadio where you can catch up on news from the road. Additionally Susie will be documenting the expedition in numerous for-mats: digitally via video & photography; and on

paper with pencil & ink. On return Susie will be publishing a full a post-expedition report in paper back format.

Currently Susie has an active Indiegogo Cam-paign online that will help ‘Running after Rout-ledge’ to set sail: see HERE: www.indiegogo.com/projects/running-after-rout-ledge-retracing-an-english-expedition-to-eas-ter-island?c=activity

Susie is also looking for additional sponsors, so if you know a business who would appre-ciate a link with an international ‘runpedition’, this one’s for you! For extra information about the expedition, please direct all enquiries to: rapanuiuk@gmail.comPhotos: by Jesse Stephen, photo of Rutledge provided by Susie Stephen.

NITE RUN at Kualoa RanchAugust 24, 2013Overall Finishing Winners For Men1st Place – Brandon Raven #36362nd Place – Randall Cayo #30353rd Place – Leif Kohler #3138Overall Finishing Winners For Women1st Place – Elizabe Domingo #30602nd Place – Maegan Wilbur #36423rd Place – Miccah Miller #3189For Best “Zombie” CostumeLeanne Kratze #3814For Best “Clown” CostumeThomas Gouard #3089For Best “Overall” CostumeShain Miller #3697Best Finishing DanceMakani Christensen #3043Check out for updates at www.niterun.com photo provided by Niterun

Christmas Gift Guide

There are those people that it is really tough to find presents for, because they have everything. But finding a present for the athlete in your life is only tough be-cause there are so many options and items to pick from. We will try to make it a little easier with few items on the following pag-es.

1. Hydroflask - content stays cold for 24 hours and hot for 12 hours

2. Da Kine Pick-up pads to protext your truck and your bike.

3. Surface Sun Systems - skincare for the athlete.

1-3 Available at: BIKEFACTORY: 740 Ala Moana Blvd.

4. For the hiker/camp-er - this pocket rocket is small and compact to carry around and makes it easier to cook while hiking or camping. Available at Soultrex: Windward Mall, second floor.

5. You cannot go wrong or get lost with a Garmin watch - well you can get lost, but it will be fun.Available at Runners HI Aiea, next to Dixie Grill, w. Go Bananas

There’s a common saying in the photography world that “your best camera is the one you have with you.” An expensive digital SLR camera with a high-quality lens is useless to capture unplanned moments if it is sitting at home. Likewise, carrying such a big rig while out on a run or bike ride is entirely inappropriate, unless an athlete has been doing some massive upper-body strength-training sessions. Smartphones are sometimes carried by people who are training, but are usually tucked away in a back pocket, and the use of one while riding a bike or even while running can be a serious safety distraction. GoPro has taken over the market of action cameras with a blocky waterproof go-anywhere camera, re-sembling a cute little point-n-shoot, which happens to take marvelous photos and videos when good lighting is available.

Into this market, Pivothead has made their recent entry with high-tech eye-wear which incorporates a camera built right into the bridge of a pair of fashion-able polarized sunglass-es. The camera shoots 8MP stills as well as up to 1080/30p or 720/60p HD video. An optional plug-in Air Sync module allows the user to download pic-tures and video, and relay them via wifi to a smart-phone or laptop while out and away from a home computer. The glasses can be charged with any USB power source, and pictures and camera con-trols are both accessed via the same USB port. Camera controls, when attached to a computer, allow the user to favor their situation and style of shooting, with adjustments for exposure, focus, resolution and frame rate. The still-photo shooting options also allow for both time-lapse (at regular intervals) and burst-mode (rapid-fire) photography.Pivothead’s design has several compelling attrac-tions. For cycling, it is far more aerodynamic and

easier to mount than a typical action cam. This is not a small thing in a market where cyclists and triathletes often spend thousands of dollars on drag reduction, which adds up over the long run. Although there are a number of versatile mounting options for action cameras like the GoPro, regu-larly mounting or moving a camera can be a little tedious, and in my experience often leads to it

being left at home. Putting on a pair of sunglasses is something almost every-one does without a second thought. Then there’s the aesthetic issue. Strapping a silver block on your head might be charming in a nerdy kind of way; per-haps it’s our current gen-eration’s “propeller cap.” The Pivothead camera lens is barely visible in the bridge of their sunglasses, and there are four styles of sunglasses to choose from. In my experience as well, minimizing a subject’s awareness of a camera and lens usually leads to more natural photos and videos as subjects are less self-conscious with-out an obvious camera pointed at them. Photo and video quality is not as high as on a GoPro, but

on-par with a modern smartphone camera with an active-focusing lens. Low-light photos and videos can have significant motion-blur or noise, as is true with all small-sensor cameras this side of an expensive DSLR, including the GoPro. The pivot head is also not waterproof, but the manufacturer states that it is water resistant, and should be fine with sweat and rain. All photos shown here are taken with a Pivothead production camera. It’s a great take-almost-anywhere action camera. Just don’t forget it in the bathroom, however, or you might get into some major trouble.Available at:BOCA, 330 Cooke Street

Pivothead Glasses

actual picture taken with pivothead glass camera

PRODUCT: Oakley Sunglasses - Flak Jacket and Flak Jacket (Asian Fit)BY: Zara Nguyen & Courtney OsakiCOST: $150+WHERE TO BUY LOCALLY: Oakley Store, Ala Moana Shopping Center.

RATING (0-5; 0 being terrible, 5 being as good as it gets): 5 - amazing!

Courtney - THE RUNNING TEST:Training for a half marathon is a lot of work. Throw being a working mom into the mix and things get pretty crazy. Setting a daily training schedule is al-most impossible. I had to work out whenever I had free time. This sometimes meant waking up extra early or jogging in the middle of the day. I always wear sunscreen but I needed extra protection for my eyes.

When I first found out that Oakley made sport performance running sunglasses I was thrilled! I thought wearing sunglasses while running would take a lot of getting used to but the material Oak-ley uses is so lightweight and comfortable, I quick-ly forgot that I had them on. The durable lenses offer UV protection and reduce glare while the frame sits firmly on your face. A demonstration at the newly updated Oakley store in Ala Moana also showed how my new sunglasses could be stomped on and popped back together in a matter of seconds with no scratches at all. Great to know since I have a 1 1/2 year old son at home!

Being able to customize almost all of the aspects of the sunglasses (lens color, shape, and polar-ization, signature Oakley "O" on the side of the glasses, frame color, and ear sock color) was just icing on the cake after I found out which glasses worked best for my sport. Protection is always the number one priority but a girl likes to look good too! The customization bar lets you pick your choices on a touchscreen, print out the info, and have one of their helpful and friendly staff mem-bers assemble your glasses in mere minutes. It

took me longer to pick out which frames I wanted then it took for them to make them!

Zara - THE ASIAN FIT:“The Asian Nose” is known commonly by Asians as the way glasses sit on our cheekbones instead of on your nose’s ridge. Asians tend to have high cheekbones and short nose ridges. This is a huge problem for many Asians as it is uncomfortable and it was not the way glasses were designed. I usually have to go from store to store and try on every pair of sunglasses, in hopes that one in every 100 will fit.

Upon my visit to the Oakley store’s new sunglass-es customization bar at Ala Moana Shopping Center, I saw that Oakley had a nice range of Asian Fit pairs, including the Flak Jacket pair that I have chosen to test out. Of approximately 12 pairs of different frame types for the “Asian Fit”, Oakley also has a customization option for these Asian Fit frames (yes, not just for the regular frames) for all of these frames. The customization allows you to choose your own lenses and colors to create your own personal style. I chose some black and red hints to match my bicycle. After spending an hour trying to decide on what options to customize my sunglasses, I walked out happy as a kid with ice cream! I jumped on my bike and raced against the wind.

Zara - THE CYCLING TEST:My testing of this product is primarily on the bike. The Oakley Flak Jacket (Asian Fit) sunglasses are just so light that even after 4 hours of riding, I had forgotten I was wearing something on my face. The design on this pair of sunglasses is incredible for the wind to easily escape through the sides of the lenses allowing for an incredible comfortable fit gliding through the wind. Overall, these glasses are worth the cost and investment to protect my eyes from the debris of the road. Go and test it out yourself at the new Oakley glasses customization bar at Ala Moana Shopping Center.

StudentSelect Entry Category:

“The Rainbow of the Pacific, Joining with Aloha”“The Rainbow of the Pacific, Joining with Aloha”

9th Floor

The top 3 teams will recieve special awards

Kapiolani Park ~ Waikiki Aquarium ~ Diamondhead Road (Turnpoint) ~ Kapiolani Park (FINISH)

Friendship Entry (Individual Entry): Joint Team of people from Japan, Hawaii, and other countries.Teams (consists of 5 Runners, no limit to age or sex), Student<1 Team/5 PAX 5km(3.1 miles)/Runner>

There will also be various contests & prizes!&

XTERRA 5K.photos courtesy of XTERRA

Men1. Kevin Enriques Honolulu, HI 20:552. Uilasho Francisco Honolulu, HI 21:46 3. Pierce Humble Kailua, HI 21:51 Women1. Nancy Hobbs Colorado Springs, CO 24:262. Rise Morisato Honolulu, HI 26:073. Maia Watson Sidney, Canada 26:11

Photos courtesy of XTERRA:Left: Candes Gentry, Hawaii, 1:51:58 in the halfmarathonRight:Nozomi Wade, Georgia, 2:56:01 in the halfmarathonFull Results:www.jtltiming.com/results/x-oahu-5k.html

XTERRA 5K.photos courtesy of XTERRA

Men1. Kevin Enriques Honolulu, HI 20:552. Uilasho Francisco Honolulu, HI 21:46 3. Pierce Humble Kailua, HI 21:51 Women1. Nancy Hobbs Colorado Springs, CO 24:262. Rise Morisato Honolulu, HI 26:073. Maia Watson Sidney, Canada 26:11

Photos courtesy of XTERRA:Left: Candes Gentry, Hawaii, 1:51:58 in the halfmarathonRight:Nozomi Wade, Georgia, 2:56:01 in the halfmarathonFull Results:www.jtltiming.com/results/x-oahu-5k.html

XTERRA 2013 10K.photos courtesy of XTERRA

Men1. Jorge Mendez Honolulu, HI 38:37 2. Richard Pender Honolulu, HI 42:04 3. Scott McCray Kailua, HI 43:38Women1. Karen Miller Kailua, HI 47:57 17 2. Vanessa Schwabenland Kihei, HI 49:15 3. Katie Lowney Kihei, HI 49:30Photos Courtesy of XTERRA and Karen Finnerty (Right)Left: Cindi Toepel, Colorado, 2:19:12 in the halfmarathonRight: Katelynn Magno #3196 Waianae, HI 44:20 and Puuolena Sylva #3289, Waianae, HI 44:25Full Results:www.jtltiming.com/results/x-oahu-10k.html

XTERRA 2013 10K.photos courtesy of XTERRA

Men1. Jorge Mendez Honolulu, HI 38:37 2. Richard Pender Honolulu, HI 42:04 3. Scott McCray Kailua, HI 43:38Women1. Karen Miller Kailua, HI 47:57 17 2. Vanessa Schwabenland Kihei, HI 49:15 3. Katie Lowney Kihei, HI 49:30Photos Courtesy of XTERRA and Karen Finnerty (Right)Left: Cindi Toepel, Colorado, 2:19:12 in the halfmarathonRight: Katelynn Magno #3196 Waianae, HI 44:20 and Puuolena Sylva #3289, Waianae, HI 44:25Full Results:www.jtltiming.com/results/x-oahu-10k.html

Nanaikapono at XTERRAYou might have read about this group in The Star Advertiser - here is how they did at the XTERRA - Congratula-tions Nanaikapono. Photos provided by Nanaikapono

Calvin Aioso 55:10Harley Au Hoon 51:58Donnie Crespo 37:13 (1st place age-group)Shyla Gilland-Ching-Lareau 38:55Chaz Gouveia 51:56Ranson Kahele 38:53Adrian Kepoo 55:03Andrew Koniske 41:56Kanoe Leong 49:18Katelynn Magno 44:20Shirlina Roberts 44:30Taylor Sale 49:19Pu’uolena Silva 44:25

Teachers:Karen Finnerty 2:16 (21K)Kevin Eiker 38:56 (5K)

XTERRA World Championships 2013 Halfmarathon.

photos courtesy of XTERRAMen1. Patrick Smyth Salt Lake City, UT 1:16:38 2. Joseph Gray Lakewood, WA 1:17:26 3. Max King Bend, OR 1:20:53 Women 1. Polina Babkina Honolulu, HI 1:37:24 2. Lucy Smith Sidney, Canada 1:37:553. Meggan Franks Athabasca, Canada 1:40:24 Photos Courtesy of XTERRA Left: Patrick SmythRight: Polina BabkinaFull Results: www.jtltiming.com/results/x-oahu-21k.html

A Top 5 for Bree Wee from Hawaii at Ironman Cozumel

1. Rachel Joyce GBR 8:52:282. Jessie Donavan USA 9:01:123. Amanda Stevens USA 9:06:404. Celine Scharer SUI 9:12:405. Bree Wee USA 9:16:26

Photo: Rick Keene

Hawaii Athletes at IM Cozumel 2013Michelle Aitro 12:55:12Brian Bittner 11:37:41KC Carlberg 14:33:43Gwen Chung 13:36:00Amy Conley 13:41:28William Connolly 15:22:54Steve Davidson 16:21:39Ramona Deveney 15:51:38Linda Wandle-Gibler 14:45:36Wendy Miki Glaus 11:23:53 #3 AGBrian Goodyear 16:27:11John Harris 13:27:48Ed Harrison 11:48:28Amy Hough 13:50:38Allison Pieloch Jerome 15:13:38Nalani Kaun 10:25:02Angela Kwong 12:56:28Wesley Lum 13:14:18Stephanie Marshall 15:35:05Lori McCarney 13:06:31Cheryl Moromisato Nishita 13:23Anthony Pace 14:59:54Kelly Ryan 12:52:17James Sakai 14:44:03Eric Sanders 15:09:49Karen Sanders 15:35:02Mati Sapolu 12:48:26Joy Secritario 13:19:52Ryan Seto 11:30:39Petula Shimabukuro 14:15:04 Michelle Simmons 10:45:57Denise Van Ryzin 15:56:29Bree Wee 9:16:26Edna Wong 14:03:56Brian Yamamoto 13:06:14Brenda Wong Yim 12:16:04 #2 AGMele Young 13:01:01Hong Zeng 13:54:29

Photo by: Rick Keene

The Winning Smile

KC Carlberg of Tryfitness, finishing her first Ironman at Cozumel. This must be the winning smile. Photo by Rick Keene.

Beginner Triathlete?

It was only a little bit over a year ago that Angela Kwong started bik-ing and got used to swimming in the ocean...and here she is in her first Ironman!

Angela Kwong 12:56:28Photo by Rick Keene.

Rock ‘n’ Roll Las Vegas 2013 - Half Marathon DATE: November 17, 2013LOCATION: Las Vegas, NVPhoto and text by: Zara Nguyen

The Rock 'n' Roll series is always a fun race for me. This was my second rock n roll race and it was exactly what I had expected from the first race in the series.

Organization: As far as organization went, they have it down to the T. The series organizes more than 50 races a year, both across the nation and including their expansion internationally now. Tons of email re-minders and information were sent to participants on: what to bring to packet pick-up, information on

parking, shuttles, portal potties, maps of the race start and finish, discounts on hotels and attrac-tions for participants.

Packet pick-up:The packet pick up Expo flowed like salmons swimming downstream.Signs included: 1) bib pick up, according to your number, 2) shirt and swag pick up, 3) official Rock n Roll souvenirs for purchase, 4) vendors. With over 30,000 participants combined for the half and the full marathon, things flowed by butter.In addition, on Saturday at the Expo, the team and I had the chance to listen in on Allyson Felix, Olympic Gold Medalist - 200m, on stage interview-ing.Bag drop-off

Rock ‘n’ Roll Las Vegas 2013 - Half Marathon

The bag drop off was also incredibly well orga-nized. About 10 or 15 UPS trucks lined up alpha-betized by participant's last names and volunteers took in participant's bags. Later, the same UPS trucks lined up at the finish line for bag pick up. It was definitely a good idea for me to to check in a jacket to wear after the race. Coming from Hawaii, somehow 70 degrees Vegas weather felt like the Arctic, especially when my body had cooled down after the race.

Pre-race concertUsually, the Rock 'n' Roll series throws an after race concert, but it seemed like due to the limita-tions of the race being put on at night, a pre-race concert was a better idea. Otherwise, the concert would not start until 9 or 10PM, which might cut into the night clubbing scene. And it worked. The All-American Rejects performed in a packed park-ing lot and they were fantastic. The walk to the race start was a bit dull and long. But their concert really got my blood flowing and excited to start the run.

Run the stripLights, camera, action! I felt like a movie star running down the Las Vegas Uptown strip -- met

with tons of photographers, a loud cheering crowd and live bands playing great rock music along the way. One of the bands was KISS! Next up on the half marathon course was Las Vegas Downtown. This was a darker part of the race and was not quite as loud and exciting as the Uptown portion. The good thing was that my adrenaline was al-ready up and high. Some parts of Downtown was dark and not well lit. I think the organizers could have placed one or two more lights in these parts of the course. But overall, I do not think anyone got injured from the lack of lights. At mile 10, I saw the sign which forked the half marathon and the full marathon runners apart. Excited to know that I was almost done, I picked up the pace.

Finish lineThe finish line tunnel was extremely long. What was probably only two blocks long felt like an entire mile. Medals, water, the usually items were handled out to us. In additional, black plastic bags with the Rock 'n' Roll log were also handled to us to keep warm as our body temperatures went back to normal. Bonus, at the end, we were treat-ed to free beer by Ultra. Beer felt great after a nice and long run... Especially FREE beer.

Most memorable moment of the half marathon:Photo and text by: Jennifer Lieu

JL: My favorite memory was crossing the finish line and drinking cold chocolate milk. It never tasted so good! I would recommend this run to anyone who loves to run and have fun.

Top three tips for Hawaii locals planning to run the Rock ‘n’ Roll Half Marathon in Vegas:

JL: Hydrate as you are running in a dessert. Com-ing from Hawaii, the change in climate including a decrease of humidity in the air can affect your breathing and hydration. You will need to replenish more water than you think! Dress for Success! We run in tank tops and shorts for the half marathon. While we looked cute, per-sonally I was freezing. Next time, I would be sure

to wear either a long sleeved shirt and shorts - or a tank with capris. For me, a must were: compres-sion socks. Your legs will thank you later! Packing hand warmers would also go a long way when running after 5PM in Las Vegas. Also, check in your jacket for the free bag drop-off for the end of the run. Your jacket will be a great life saver to keep you warm. For us local Hawaiians, after the sun sets and the temperature dropped from 75 to 65 degrees F, Vegas felt like we were freezing by 8PM. Finally, have fun! Running in Vegas was a super exciting experience for us. Watching so many people train for the same race but traveling from all over the US and internationally was an amaz-ing sight. During the run, there were a lot of great people cheering with signs that would make you laugh, literally out loud. These are the little things that made this a race never to forget!

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