Hickam Duathlon Discovered

Somebody browsing the interwebs ran across a footnote on the Hickam Sports page referencing the 2008 Hickam Duathlon, to be held on the 20th of September.

The race was last held in spring of 07. It's advertised as a 5K/25K/5K... as someone who knows every inch of the course (Hickam is my main training ground), I can pretty confidently say that the distances are a little off... it's 2.5 miles/16 miles/2.5 miles, or 4K /26K/4K for those of you who prefer your distances metricized.

The .pdf race application attached to the site is from 2006... as soon as they put the right one together I'll post or link it. Failing that, contact the Hickam fitness center at 448-2214
Update! They fixed the entry form- it's linked on the race calendar!
Here's some pictures from the 2006 race

If you don't have base access, send an email! Base access can be coordinated, given a couple days lead time... Hope to see you out there on the 20th!

Olympic Triathlon Preview

2008 US Olympic Team members and pals Nate(?) Hunter Kemper, Julie Ertel, Laura Bennet, Alicia (?) Sarah Haskins, Becky Lavelle, Matt Reed (Jarrod Shoemaker must have been holding the camera)

TV COVERAGE: In Hawaii the Women's race will be on during the primetime coverage on Sunday night between 9 and 11 pm on NBC (Channel 8 for most of us). The Men's event will be slightly less conveniently watchable, on MSNBC (channel 39), Tuesday morning between 5 and 11 am.

COURSE: I have yet to find a great resource to describe the course. the Swim is apparently a single lap, but the bike and run are multi-lap to accommodate spectators. There is some discussion of the blue rubberized track being used... apparently it's softer than what the athletes are used to and serves to slow them down. Makes sense if you think about everything we know about bike tires and minimizing contact area with the road...

Here's the course map off the Chinese site (here)... not too user friendly! Anybody speak Chinese?


A lot of the info out there on the olympic race is pretty weak- the Chinese site is clunky, and CNN and ESPN's sites are weak. USAT's site is here and is the best resource out there... Should be fun to watch!