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was that the same bike course as it is now? smokin fast bike splits..
Nope, the bike start and finish have changed a few times in recent years, although the bulk of it is still the same (up the Queen K to the turnaround at Hawi, back down the Queen K).
In '93 T2 was still at the Kona Surf Hotel (I believe that was the name back then, I think it changed to the Keahou Kona Resort) in Keahou and the run started with an uphill slog out of the hotel grounds, then took a right turn on Alii and you had to run down into the infamous "Pit" before turning around and running back UP. That was still the layout in '98 when I did the race the first time, and it's a fairly foul way to start an Ironman marathon! :D But of course, that was part of the fun...ouch!
TriBaby
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