(Check out Christy Brinkley posing for the media!! Hopefully someone from Blue Seventy will read this blog! Maybe we should send in some of these poser photos to Millie Lewis Modeling Agency and see if we can get Peter some modeling gigs on the side!)Welcome sports fans the fun has begun. We woke again this morning with another ride on the Kotland Espresso Train and ate some light food in the morning before departing for the race. The race started at 630am sharp and the 35 individual participants began their 3-day campaign. The currents were tough and the water was very warm in the swim which produced slower times for the leaders and potentially some cramping. Peter was swimming very strong but overheated and cramped about half way through the swim and fell back a bit in the pack. He was very thankful that he wore his Blue-Seventy 10K Skin Suit, which is designed for open water swimming. He came out of the water in a very conscious state, much more than some of the other guys ahead of him. After being in the ocean for 3 hours, you cannot imagine the vertigo and dizziness you can experience standing back upright....In classic euro fashion Peter was the only athlete to perform the all nude transition. No offense to our other Euro friends in the Ultraman. We helped get him out onto the bike course quickly and he seemed to be okay. After the end of the stage he told us about all of the cramping he experienced on the swim, which resulted in the slow times.
Peter picked off a few guys in the transition and a few more early on during the ride. The first 10 miles were a tough climb and Peter seemed patient yet strong as he ascended. After getting through a few towns after the climb we hit some of the most beautiful road I have ever been on. Unfortunately we are sightseeing while working so pictures are limited but trust me it was awesome. We were like at about 500 ft. elevation and you could see the blue ocean crashing into the huge lava rocks that lead to the fields of greenery and bushes and to our left you could see the mountains that form the volcano here on the big island. I don’t care if the previous sentence was a run-on, because I am tired. (For those who were wondering, based on this run on sentence its obvious Brooks went to Clemson) Peter rode within himself all day, we only called him an asshole twice for not taking our nutrition we offered him at the moment. When the race was finished, Peter had posted the 4th fastest bike time. The standings are as followed up to Peter’s place:
1. O’Keefe: 8hr08m21s
2. Ribeiro: 8hr13m25s
3. Seedhouse: 8hr17m11s
4. Ajram: 8hr35m03s
5. Kregar: 8hr37m35s
6. Kotland: 8hr38m01s
Below is the Current Total Standings:
http://ultramanlive.com/2008-ultraman-world-championships/2008-results-page/
Attached below is a great article written on slow twitch about day 1 and Kotland...
We are optimistic for the next two days. It’s a long race, and it seems like the tempo is being pushed on the bike to put some distance on Peter before the run starts. However, Peter feels strong, and much can happen in the 171.4 miles of stage 2.
We have helped keep the mood light tonight, as we sit here Dean and Peter are telling jokes and laughing it up, and I think the rest of the athletes are sleeping. Next to the barracks is a recreation center where all the local rug rats entertain themselves on a Friday night. Yep, all the country music, bowling, and booze drinking wrapped into a small dome shaped tin military bomb shelter.
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