Peaman's Thrash and Dash

Peaman has really put a lot of thought into making his yearly schedule.  One of his best ideas is putting the shortest race right after Ironman (1/3 mile swim and 2 mile run).  So many new people were at the event last Sunday! Whether they got inspired by Ironman or just weren't intimidated by the distances, it was a great turnout. Hopefully many of these new peas will keep coming back!

As always, there was a shorter peawee distance, which had some of the usual suspects with their childish enthusiasm.  Just look at them start above! And lots of the moms were there to encourage their kids to the finish:

It was also the last Peaman event before Halloween, so there were several costumes out on the course. Several beautiful butterflies:

Some caped ladies:

 And a masked man:

 

Neither Jason nor I raced this one, since I had done a long run the day before and Jason had another run to get in.  So it was fun to watch and get lots of pictures.  More pictures from the race are available here.

In the full distance race, John Balabuck came in first, followed by Campbell Causey and Karlyn Pipes-Nielsen.  For the peawees, Brett Berges was first in the finned race, with Kainopono Eckart, Logan Eckart and Duke Becker coming in behind.  Full results from all race distances and the relays are available here. 

Up next is the Run for the Dry Forest this Saturday at Pu'u Wa'awa'a.  This event features a trail 5k, 10k and keiki run.  On Sunday, Team Mango hosts their Post-Ironman Sprint Triathlon, with a 1/4 mile swim, 10 mile bike and 2 mile run. Happy Halloween!