The age group race starts at 6 a.m. Hawaii time.
Women’s elite field goes at 12:30.
Men’s elite field at 3:00.
Here’s the link to find results.
http://www.pem-usa.com/honolulu/
also, live updates at www.triathlon.org during the races
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Yesterday was cloudy and fairly cool low 80’s. The trades kicked up to around steady 15 with a bump or two around 20. Small kine rain in the mountains, not much on the course. Pretty early to tell but looks like the same today.
Age groupers are swimming now and I’m heading out to watch them soon.
Probably watch the pros on the big hill and the run finish. Long day ahead and I am just watching. G
So far (8 pm EDT) they only have womens’ swim results up. Anyone know what is brewing at Waikiki ?
2:51 Sheila Taormina crossed the line in 4th position, followed by Julie Swail, Brigitte McMahon (SUI), Evelyn Williamson (NZL), Kelly Cook (USA), then Jessie Stensland (USA) 2:41 Barb Lindquist has just won the race and qualified for the American Olympic Team! Liz Blatchford was second and Susan Williams third - just seconds behind Lindquist. 2:30 Lindquist is running well - 30 seconds ahead of Taromina and Blatchford as the athetes near the finish. 2:05 Onto the run Taormina is in front with Lindquist only a second behind. Williams and Blatchford are also seperated by only a second and are about 15 seconds behind the leaders. 1:50 Lindquist and Taormina have come through together; followed by Wiliams and Blatchford approximately 15 seconds back. Reback has now fallen about five minutes behind the leaders. 1:41 Maxine Seear (AUS), winner of last weekend’s Ishigaki World Cup, has dropped out of the race due to a cold; Joanna Zeiger (USA) has experienced problems with her back and was also forced to drop out. 1:36 Through the third lap of the bike the leaders are riding two by two. Taormina and Lindquist remain in the lead; Reback and Swail are not far behind, Williams and Blatchford have fallen away from Reback and Swail and comprise the third pair. 1:22 Following the second lap, Taormina & Lindquist are still working together and have a lead of about 20 seconds on the chase pack of Reback, Swail, Williams and Liz Blatchford (AUS). 1:08 After the first lap of the bike Taormina & Lindquist are working together out in front. Laura Reback is riding on her own not far behind the two strong cyclists. Reback is being chased by a pack of three that includes Swail and Seear. 12:54 The second pack is out of the water lead by Susan Williams (USA). Julie Swail(USA) and Maxine Seear (AUS) were not far behind Williams. 12:53 Lindquist & Taormina are first out of the water - followed by Zeiger & Reback 12:48 Sheila, Barb, Laura and Joanna, the top ranked american women, are now swimming in a pack together. They have rounded the far turn buoy and are headed back into shore. 12:43 Sheila Taormina is now leading the swim and Barb Lindquist is right on her heels. Joanna Zeiger and Laura Reback are in a pack of 5 not far behind the two leaders. 12:34 After an initial false start the women are now out on the swim - just a few minutes into the race Barb Lindquist has taken an early lead.
Thanks for the play-by-play Shony! What happened to Joanna Zeiger?
Here’s the results from the website. Men are up next.
PLACE NO NAME COU AG S RANK SWIM TRANS RANK BIKE TRANS RANK RUN RANK FINISH
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1 1 Barbara Lindquist USA 34 F 1 20:23 0:43 4 1:09:13 0:18 3 36:46 1 2:07:21
2 4 Liz Blatchford AUS 24 F 6 21:02 0:46 1 1:09:00 0:18 1 36:29 2 2:07:33
3 7 Susan Williams USA 34 F 5 21:00 0:46 2 1:09:03 0:18 2 36:32 3 2:07:36
4 3 Sheila Taormina USA 35 F 2 20:23 0:46 3 1:09:11 0:15 7 38:35 4 2:09:07
5 11 Julie Swail USA 31 F 7 21:03 0:45 5 1:11:08 0:23 11 40:54 5 2:14:10
6 22 Brigitte Mc Mahon SUI 32 F 11 21:37 0:50 10 1:14:50 0:19 4 37:37 6 2:15:11
7 18 Evelyn Williamson NZL 32 F 15 21:45 0:53 6 1:14:40 0:21 5 38:19 7 2:15:56
8 12 Kelly Cook USA 30 F 13 21:41 0:50 11 1:14:52 0:22 6 38:23 8 2:16:06
9 13 Jessi Stensland USA 27 F 16 21:46 0:50 8 1:14:42 0:16 9 38:53 9 2:16:26
10 2 Laura Reback USA 28 F 3 20:24 0:45 10 2:18:24
11 10 Amanda Pagon USA 28 F 12 21:40 0:49 9 1:14:49 0:24 13 41:43 11 2:19:22
12 20 Courtney Bennigson USA 24 F 18 22:46 0:50 14 1:17:46 0:18 8 38:41 12 2:20:19
13 17 Laurie Hug USA 38 F 9 21:07 0:52 12 1:15:23 0:23 14 43:52 13 2:21:34
14 14 Patrice Wolfensberge USA 31 F 17 21:47 0:53 15 1:18:43 0:23 10 40:30 14 2:22:15
15 15 Alexis Waddel USA 29 F 19 24:44 0:49 13 1:15:49 0:21 12 41:32 15 2:23:13
16 19 Amanda Stevens USA 27 F 8 21:06 0:46 16 1:19:31 0:17 15 44:14 16 2:25:52
17 21 Lauren Groves CAN 22 F 14 21:45 0:55 7 1:14:40 0:19
18 6 Joanna Zeigler USA 33 F 4 20:25 0:45
19 9 Maxine Seear AUS 19 F 10 21:09 0:45
1:41 Maxine Seear (AUS), winner of last weekend’s Ishigaki World Cup, has dropped out of the race due to a cold; Joanna Zeiger (USA) has experienced problems with her back and was also forced to drop out.
I wonder what happened to Sheila (she faded in the last portion of the run)…
… looks like something was bothering her.
I just saw the images from the men’s race swim-bike transition…what was the problem with Hunter Kemper? Looks like he dropped a shoe and had to leave his bike and go back for it?
Yeah… I was just contemplating that not so lucky situation - but he seems to be in the front pack now.
Looking at the T1 times:
1 14 Andy Potts USA 27 M 1 19:04 0:43
2 3 Hunter Kemper USA 27 M 4 19:21 0:45
3 8 Joe Umphenour USA 35 M 3 19:20 0:47
4 7 Doug Friman USA 28 M 2 19:20 0:47
5 16 Michael Smedley USA 30 M 6 19:23 0:44
6 12 Mark Fretta USA 26 M 5 19:23 0:45
7 1 Greg Bennett AUS 32 M 7 19:24 0:44
8 21 Simon Whitfield CAN 28 M 10 19:27 0:43
… Kemper’s transition must have been the fastest one if his shoe stays clipped-in.
Seeing the most recent pics, there’s been movement in the chase pack, Kemper still inthere, although his name is not listed… **4:25 With only 1 lap remaining Bennett, Stewart and Cunningham are now working together. They have a 40 second lead on Joe Umphenour who is now riding on his own. There is a further 15 second gap to the next pack. ** 4:13 The third bike lap, with 2 remaining, took the men close to 12 minutes. Richie Cunningham has now taken the lead. 11 seconds behind Cunningham, Greg Bennett is also riding on his own. A further 7 seconds back the chase pack consists of Miles Stewart, Bryce Quirk, Brad Kahlefeldt (AUS), Simon Whitfield (CAN), Simon Thompson (AUS) Joe Umphenour (USA) and Michael Smedley (USA). The next chase pack is a furtehr 2 minutes behind. **4:00 Each lap of the bike is taking the men approximately 9 and a half minutes ** **3:59 Following the second lap of the bike, Seth Wealing has a 5 second lead over Richie Cunningham. 4 seconds behind Cunningham the chase pack is made up of Matt Reed (NZL), Joe Umphenour (USA), Hunter Kemper (USA) Andy Potts (USA) Michael Smedley (USA) and Miles Stewart (AUS) ** 3:46 After the first lap of the bike, Australian teammates Bryce Quirk and Greg Bennett are riding together about 5 seconds ahead of the chase pack. The chase pack is comprised of Seth Wheling (USA), Richie Cunningham (AUS), Doug Friman (USA) and Hunter Kemper (USA).
4:59 The flash rain storm has now passed and a new leader has emerged on the second lap, with one lap remaining. Stewart is leading the race followed by Kemper, Whitfield, Kahlefeldt, Quirk, Bennett and Potts - all within 150 m of one another. The enthusiastic crowd is even further heightening the excitement.
4:48 The rain is now pouring down on the men’s run course in Honolulu. Following the first lap of the run, with two remaining, Bennett has a 50 m lead over Stewart. A further 50 m back Kemper is running with Quirk. Whitfield and Kahlefeldt follow next, then the American’s Potts and Plata.
Whitfield wins, kemper is 2nd OV, first american, and going to the olympics!
5:15 The top ten finishers are: 1. Simon Whitfield (CAN), 2. Hunter Kemper (USA), 3. Miles Stewart (AUS), 4. Brad Kahlefeldt (AUS), 5. Andy Potts (USA), 6. Greg Bennett (USA), 7. Bryce Quirk (AUS), 8. Simon Thompson (AUS), 9. Victor Plata (USA), 10. Michael Smedley (USA)
5:18 When Canada’s Simon Whitfield crossed the finish line it was with a black eye. He was hit in the face during the swim and had to back stroke a portion of the swim while he recovered his composure.
what happened to umpenhour (sp?) ? he was doing so well on the bike!
ah well. it was an entertaining race to read.
PLACE NO NAME COU AG S RANK SWIM TRANS RANK BIKE TRANS RANK RUN RANK FINISH
1 21 Simon Whitfield CAN 28 M 10 19:27 0:43 10 1:04:14 0:18 1 31:13 1 1:55:52
2 3 Hunter Kemper USA 27 M 4 19:21 0:45 11 1:04:14 0:16 2 31:23 2 1:55:57
3 22 Miles Stewart AUS 32 M 3 1:56:09
4 4 Brad Kahlefeldt AUS 24 M 11 19:31 0:41 6 1:04:10 0:15 3 31:46 4 1:56:21
5 14 Andy Potts USA 27 M 1 19:04 0:43 14 1:04:29 0:18 4 31:58 5 1:56:31
6 1 Greg Bennett AUS 32 M 7 19:24 0:44 2 1:03:12 0:15 7 33:14 6 1:56:46
7 5 Bryce Quirk AUS 26 M 8 19:26 0:43 9 1:04:13 0:17 5 32:17 7 1:56:54
8 9 Simon Thompson AUS 26 M 8 1:57:01
9 11 Victor Plata USA 31 M 13 19:35 0:43 4 1:04:05 0:16 6 32:48 9 1:57:25
10 16 Michael Smedley USA 30 M 6 19:23 0:44 12 1:04:16 0:16 9 33:15 10 1:57:53
11 7 Doug Friman USA 28 M 2 19:20 0:47 13 1:04:17 0:21 8 33:14 11 1:57:58
12 10 Brian Fleischmann USA 25 M 9 19:26 0:44 8 1:04:12 0:16 10 33:46 12 1:58:23
13 13 Andrew Kelsey USA 36 M 12 19:31 0:43 5 1:04:10 0:18 11 34:08 13 1:58:48
14 15 Seth Wealing USA 25 M 14 1:59:34
15 8 Joe Umphenour USA 35 M 3 19:20 0:47 7 1:04:11 0:19 13 35:21 15 1:59:55
16 6 Matthew Reed USA 28 M 14 19:35 0:44 3 1:04:03 0:19 14 35:43 16 2:00:21
17 23 Richie Cunningham AUS 30 M 15 19:43 0:44 1 1:02:53 0:15 18 37:01 17 2:00:34
18 19 Marcel Vifian USA 34 M 18 19:50 0:48 16 1:08:25 0:36 12 34:48 18 2:04:24
19 17 Teppei Takeuchi JPN 27 M 17 19:49 0:48 15 1:07:47 0:19 15 35:50 19 2:04:32
20 20 Jeff Sneed USA 29 M 16 19:48 0:39 17 1:08:35 0:17 17 36:47 20 2:06:04
21 12 Mark Fretta USA 26 M 5 19:23 0:45 18 1:09:53 0:20 16 36:11 21 2:06:30
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I personally thought the online coverage was just horrible. Not only do you have to manually hit the refresh button to follow the race, updates were once every 10-25 minutes. Once a lap you would get a short report that had almost no information. They kept referring to Stewart in the commentary but he wasn’t even listed in the timing sheet. The best one was this one.
"Hunter Kemper was second and claimed the Olympic Qualifying spot as the first Canadian. "
i never said the coverage was great. in fact, i completely agree with you. i just said that the race was entertaining. all the top men w/in 150m of each other? must’ve been a hell of a race to watch.
Glitches happen all the time… 
I have enjoyed the coverage a lot more than a NO COVERAGE! 
Now, think about a race like Wildflower, w/ an awesome PRO field and probably a memorable story, but NO LIVE COVERAGE! (no text, no pics, nada!) - that’s bad coverage…
Good eye. It was indeed a case of gastric distress - which though just a nuisance on the bike, proved a real impediment on the run. Without boring anyone with the details, it was a case of re-learning a little bit of personal history.