Ironman Hangover and Bieni Johnson 5k Run/Walk

Our postings in the last few weeks have been shameful (and non-existent). We blame it on the craziness of Ironman, trying to recover from the craziness of Ironman, and the trip to the mainland that I took. But now I'm back and ready to catch up. Here's a brief summary of the rest of Ironman, as well as the Beini Johnson 5k Run/Walk. I'll try to post a Peaman recap tomorrow.

On the Thursday before Ironman race day, everyone in town gathered for the Underpants Run! (Well, maybe not everyone, but there certainly were a lot of scantily clad people there.)

The race started near Pacific Vibrations and ran up and down Alii Drive. It was quite a long procession with lots of interesting sights. Men in bras, women in lingerie, Elvis, tons of dogs, and much more. Someone mentioned there was a male thong sighting, but I must have missed that.

It looked like everyone had a great time, maybe we'll have to participate next year!

After a busy couple of days in town, everything quieted down on Friday night as people started their preparations for the big day. Same for us, as I was volunteering at the pier starting at 4 a.m. and Jason was working the store. Although I definitely saw more of the athletes than Jason did, I didn't have a camera with me. But Jason got some good shots of the pros and some locals on the run course.

Chris Lieto

Craig Alexander

Luis De La Torre

Sam Corace

Bree Wee

Kevin Murar

Jim Ragual

Congratulations to all the Ironman finishers!

The weekend after Ironman was the Bieni Johnson 5k Run/Walk at Hawaii Preparatory Academy. This race was on the HPA's cross country course - the same course where the BIIF (Big Island Interscholastic Federation) Cross Country Championships would be held the following week. It was a great chance for runners to get off the roads and try out a real cross country course. And over 200 people did just that! From what I hear, that made for quite a challenging course.

At the end, Jason came in first in a time of 19:55, followed by Jesse Tarnas in 20:24 and Alan Ryan in 20:42. For the ladies, Ruth Vorlund was the winner in 24:28, with Kim Evans (24:26) and Carmen Garson-Shumway (25:59) taking second and third places. Full results are available here.

Just this past Sunday was another Peaman race and a recap should be coming shortly.