Just wanted to give a quick update. We woke up at 430am this morning, ate some breakfast, ate espresso and now we are staring ateach other wondering what to do fr the next half an hour! The swim start begins at 630am and Peter will swim along the coast of Hawaii battling current, wind, jelly fish, and of course the oter athletes. A kayaker will be slightly in front of Peter. Our kayaker is a very experienced local who has knowledge of the current. Once Peter starts swmming, Brooks and I will drive down to the swim finish ad set up his bike transition. The key to this race is for us to handle all the details and for Peter to focus on one thing, the race. He will get out of the water between 9am-930am. He will get out of the water and we will get him geared up for the 90 mile bike. Todays bike course has significat elevation and it will be hot. Both good elements for Peter. Our hope is to have Peter back in the van and resting by no later then 230pm. We will keep you posted.
1997 World Championship Times:
Day 1 - Swim - 2hr54m38s, Bike - 5hr12m06s, Total 8hr06m44s
Day 2 - Bike - 8hr12m10s, Total Bike - 13hr24m16s, Total Race - 16hr18m54s
Day 3 - Run - 5hr33m57s (World Record), Total Race - 21hr52m51s
A few years later, Total race time record was broken at 21hr41m22s. Objective for day 1 and 2 is to captitalize on Peter's improvement in both the bike and swim since 1997. Hammer on day 1 and 2 and take some time off of the day 2 total race time from 1997 to provide some cushion on the run.
Off to the start. Stay tuned.
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