HR Triathlon Training Hawaii

2010 HR Training Triathlon Clinic Info

2010-01-28T14:52:00.003-10:00

Aloha,
We hope all of you enjoyed the Holiday Season and have recovered from the Marathon.

It's that time of year again and we’re excited for this year's training and racing. Along with the “usual suspects” of coaches, we are happy to announce the addition of Donielle (of Peter’s RWS clinic fame) to our coaching staff.

Also of note, this year we’ll be mixing things up with workouts and weekend locations.

The schedule is as follows...

HR Training's 2010 Hono/Honolulu Clinic
1st day - Saturday January 30th
Location - Kaimana Beach
Start - 7:00 am
Cost - $550 Honu Tri.(18 wks), Honolulu Tri. $525 (16 wks)

The 1st day will be relaxed and all about getting (re)aquainted with each other and the current level of training or experience.
Basics for 1st day: It'll be a short day, lasting about 1.75 - 2.25 hrs
Be prepared to do all 3 sports - beginning with a nice swim, followed by some running stuff and We'll
finish up with a bike ride of approx. 45 - 60 min.

We realize each and every year brings new goals, challenges and for some, new directions. That being said - Please do us a favor, and let us know if you're planning to train with us this year.
We’ll consolidate our email list and send out more specifics the weekend of Jan. 23rd/24th.
Questions - Call or e-mail - Cliff (371-1784) http://us.mc524.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=rigsfire@yahoo.com or Peter (371 -9318) pshursty@hotmail.com

Finally, Thanks for thinking of us and let's all have a Great Season...

HR Training,
Cliff, Peter n rePete

P.S. - Tinman training will begin in the middle of April (14 wks. - Cost $485)

2009 Waikiki Roughwater Swim - sign up early!

2009-06-12T18:59:00.003-10:00

40th Annual Waikiki Roughtwater Swim will be Monday, Sept 7, 2009. There are new, accelerated race entry deadlines this year:

Online entry fee at Active.com is $35.00 which includes t shirt. Price good until 6/15/09; price increases $25 after 6/15.

Mail in fee is $75.00!

2009 Honu 70.3 Ironman Race & Party Pics

2009-06-11T13:58:00.004-10:00

Congratulations to all participants of this years 70.3 Ironman race. Everyone did a tremendous job. There are some outstanding times. Hit the link on the left to the 70.3 Ironman website for race results...

Here are the links to the pictures from the race and training weekend we had in March. Pictures are being constantly updated as they come so check back often.

Rick's Pics:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rickspics1/sets/72157619393814143/show/

Linda's Pics:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/singerhi/show/

Lynne Rackmil's Party Pics:

http://www.facebook.com/rick.bergstrom#/album.php?aid=2024383&id=1505312947

Emily's Pics

http://www.flickr.com/photos/27814414@N04/sets/72157620972285877/

If anyone has more pictures to share please send a link or email them to me...

Rick

2009 HR Training Tinman Clinic

2009-05-11T07:23:00.004-10:00

HR Training will be starting the 2009 Tinman Clinic on Monday May 11th. The clinic will run from 5/11 - 7/19/09 (10 weeks).

Clinic costs: $350 for all 10 weeks of training. (Deposit of $150 due by May 16th)

Session Times and Locations vary by month but generally will be as notated:

Tuesday & Thrusday's 5:30 - 8:00 pm (Ala Moana Beach Park or Kapiolani Park)

Monday & Wednesday's 5:30 - 8:00 pm (Ala Moana Beach Park or Kapiolani Park)

and

Saturday or Sunday's 6:30 am - 11:30 am (Times and lacations will vary weekly)

For more information please contact Cliff Rigsbee (371-1784) or Peter Hursty (371-9318)

Nutrition Comparison Information

2009-04-24T10:40:00.002-10:00

Ever wonder how your sports drink or gel compare to others? Well thanks to Cheryl N. here is a link that will help answer that question.

http://site.tri-sports.com/store/html/nutrition-1.html

Honu Training Weekend - Kona March 27th - 29th

2009-03-11T08:13:00.002-10:00

We will be heading to Kona for training the last weekend of March from the 27th - 29th. Some of you may even be doing the Lava Man Tri while we were there. As of today there are 18 people plus coaches. We have three condos and a couple of vans to shuttle poeple.

Further details will be coming shortly.

2009 Honu 70.3 Ironman Triathlon Training

2008-12-16T08:05:00.023-10:00

HR Training's 2009 Honu 70.3 Ironman training will start January 24th. 2009 and continue for 18 weeks.

This training will also incorporate conditioning for any athlete entering the Honolulu Triathlon & Lavaman races. The training is focused on getting the athlete aerobically conditioned to finish the race in a safe injury free manner while reaching thier individual goals. The training will wrap up with the 70.3 Ironman race on May 30th. The clinic encompasses athletes that are new to triathlons to the experieinced.

Tinman Triathlon traininng will join this group sometime in May and will continue until mid July for any interested athlete's. (please contact us)

Training days will vary month to month but generally will be as follows.

Monday's & Wednesdays 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm ( Ala Moana Beach Park or Kaimana Beach)

or

Tuesday's & Thursday's 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm (Ala Moana Beach Park or Kaimana Beach)

and

Saturday or Sunday's 6:30 am - 11:30 am (times and locations vary)

We will be doing a weekend training in Kona on March 27th, 28th & 29th. (Lavaman is March 29th for anyone interested in this race. Team HR will be there to support you)

Training dates and details will be provided to all interested triathletes upon registration.

Cost: $550.00 for the 18 week program (Deposit of $150.00 due by Feb. 8th 2009)

If your interested or want more information please email both of us - Cliff Rigsbee (rigsfire@yahoo.com) & Peter Hursty (pshursty@hotmail.com)

HR Training Strength & Endurance Bike Clinic

2008-12-05T17:08:00.004-10:00

This Strength & Endurance Bike Clinic wil be a 5 week program to prepare for the 2009 triathlon season. As the name implies focus will be on building length strength and endurance for the cycling portion of the race.

Participants will have a specific weight program that they’ll be guided through. - concentrating mostly on the legs. Weight training should take about 45 minutes or so then you’ll get on the turbo trainers and do a 45 minute workout, finishing up with stretching .

We will meet at Academy of the Pacific, in the weight room, on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 5:30-5:45pm. (directions to follow)

On Saturdays we will be on the road from Kaimana Beach through east Oahu - 8:00 to 10:00 am, working on strength and endurance....

Clinic Dates: Tuesday 12/16/08, finishing 1/17/09
Costs: $100 per person for the clinic
Location: Tuesday & Thursday's @ Academy of the Pacific, Weekend rides from Kaimana Beach

If you are interested please contact us for more info., please email;
Peter Bourne - pbourne51@yahoo.com or Cliff Rigsbee - rigsfire@yahoo.com

Way to Go Ralph,Cliff and Noa!!

2008-10-13T22:52:00.006-10:00

Big shout out to Ralph, Cliff and Noa for finishing IRONMAN Kona. Congrats!!!
We are all proud of you guys for finishing the toughest Ironman out there.

Ralphs First Kona....great job Ralph.
CLiff...Probably his 20th!!! Amazing.
Noa...What can I say. History made. 1st out of the water overall including pros. Also a very fast time for your first Ironman ever.

Here is the link to the overall results! Yes Noa has the fourth fastest swim time of all males in the 30 years of the race. AWESOME!

http://ironman.com/assets/files/results/worldchampionship/2008.pdf

Here is a link to the pics.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rickspics1/sets/72157608440875287/

Here is a link to a video shot by our very own Dennis Burns of Cliff finishing his 19th Kona Ironman!

(Coming Soon)

Coach Peter

WAY TO GO TEAM HR at Waikiki Roughwater Swim!

2008-09-01T20:28:00.003-10:00

Way to go to all HR team members for giving it their all today at one of the toughest Roughwater swims in years.

I am proud of all of you that towed the line today for this challenging swim. Also, big congrats to folks that finished under the cutoff today. It was a really strong current this year.

Very proud coach,
Peter

Tom Mark finishes first IRONMAN in 16:07!!!!!!!!!!!

2008-08-25T07:16:00.002-10:00

Everyone give a shout out to Tom Mark for completing his first Ironman at Penticton (Ironman Canada). Not an easy course what so ever. Way to go Tom From all of us at HR training. You are an Ironman!!

Vi's Adventure Trek & Run

2008-08-20T10:36:00.006-10:00

(Click on image to enlarge)

Attached is the application for VI's Adventure Trek & Run. This fun event is in honor of

Vi Jones-Medusky who has ALS.

Most of you know Vi from her many years of tri training. (Her daughter is Malia Jones) (Pomai works with her husband) (Wanda Kakugawa is her cousin) I had the pleasure of meeting Vi while in Bali with Pomai. She is a energetic positive person whom is very knowledgable about endurance training. We talked for a quite a while about it. I am amazed at her accomplishments in the Triathlon world. She is a inspiring person!

This event will benefit MDA of Hawaii.

Please consider supporting this cause if your schedule allows as I know I will.

HR Training Marathon Clinic

2008-08-16T11:42:00.001-10:00

Aloha,Thanks for you patience and interest.

Well it’s finally come... time to get started training for the marathon. I apologize for the delay, I’ve been challenged with when we should start - (Pete’s rough water swim clinic, my training and need to be out of town for the next 3+ weeks) So without further ramblings, here’s the plan...

Fee: $ 200.00 (includes weekly schedule for non clinic days)

Basics: Drill work, trail / off road runs, hill and tempo work, body weight and core work.We’ll meet only once before I go off island. Even if your unable 2 make the 1st session you’ll still get a training schedule for the next 4 weeks (8/18 - 9/14) - (just let me know that you are at least planning on doing the clinic and you’ll be included in the e-mailings)

Our 1st meeting will be tomorrow (yes Sat. 8/16) at 8:30 AM on Kalani High School track. We’ll be doing a baseline MAF run (5 miles @ HR) followed with some core and body weight training.

We start regular clinic sessions on Monday 9/15 (5:30 PM) at Kaimana Beach Pk. Sept / Oct days are as follows: - most week day sessions will be out of Kapiolani Pk., weekend locations will varyM - 9/15, W - 9/17, Sat - 9/20,M - 9/22, W - 9/24, Sun - 9/28, Tue - 9/30, Fri - 10/3, Sun 10/5, Tue - 10/7, Thur - 10/9, Sat. 10/11, Tue - 10/14, Thur. - 10/16, Sat - 10/18, Tue - 10/21, Thur - 10/23, Sat - 10/25, Tue - 10/28, Thur - 10/30 (note: Nov / Dec days with be on an attachment sent with the 1st 4 week workoutschedule)We can handle a total of 25 or so participants.

So let me know if your interested and a count of friends you think want to join... (I’m sending this out to this years’ clinic people and those from past clinics who have emailed me of their interest.Q’s etc - call 371-1784 or email rigsfire@yahoo.com

Hope to see some of your smiling faces Saturday morning.

Be Healthy and Train Safe,

Cliff

Bike For Sale - 08' Kuota Kebel Road Bike $2850

2008-08-11T14:29:00.003-10:00

Double click on image to view!

Great Swim HR Team

2008-08-10T10:19:00.003-10:00

Big Congrats to Noa, Rick, Stella and Brent for great swims at the Last North Shore Swim Series race.
Noa won the race overall!

Pics compliments of Rose (hope this link works)

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=4031&id=1375087991

Great Pic of Coach Noa and the huge lead he had as he finished the race.

Stephanie Lum & Peter Hursty Compete in the 2008 Molokai to Oahu Paddleboard Race

2008-07-28T13:48:00.013-10:00

Peter competed in his first but not last I'm sure, Molokai to Oahu Paddleboard race.

The conditions were challenging to say the least. WIth high seas, choppy conditions and the usual steady trades it was a challenge even for the expierenced paddlers. Some of the folks that did well last year had a tough time this year.

Peter competed in the stock division and finished the race in 7 hrs. & 10 minutes. This was after not being able to start with the field as his support boat arrived late. Peter didn't let this stop him as slowly started picking off his other competitors along the way. He was having a grand ole time to somewhere off of China Walls where things got really tough. But he hung in there and finished strong! Had he not started late he would have been sub 7 hrs for sure!

There was also a Stand Up Paddle Board division that a fellow HR Swim clinic (Stephanie Lum) team member competed in. She was part of a four person Celebrity relay team. There were three Celebrity teams that finished and I'm not sure which one she was on to list a time. Sorry! I have a short attention span! :)

Congrats goes out to both you! Great Job!

Link to race results:

http://www.timelinehawaii.com/Results/MOLOKAI%20AGE%20GRP%2008.HTM

Pics from our trip!

The pics start with our flight from Honolulu on a small 6 seater airplane piloted in part by Peter. You'll see Honolulu, Waikiki and the east side of Oahu from the Air. Then our landing on Molokai at a private airstrip (video on you tube). The house we stayed at on Molokai (SWEET PLACE!) The pics from the day before the race followed by race day pics. Enjoy!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rickspics1/sets/72157606430483370/

Video is from our take off from Honolulu. Flight over Oahu and the Kaiiwi (sp) channel. Then our landing in Molokai on a private grass airstrip! It was awesome! What an adventure! Can't wait for next years race!

There are five videos so far from our trip. Waiting for Peter's.

http://www.youtube.com/rwbiiv

Video of last hour and half paddleboarding can be found on my Facebook page.
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1008907211

CONGRATS TO COACH NOA AND HR CREW AT CHUNS TO WAIMEA

2008-07-28T13:09:00.002-10:00

HR Trainings coach Noa won Saturdays North Shore Chuns to Waimea swim by over 4 minutes.

Also congrats to Brent and Rick for finishing that tough against current swim. You guys are on your way to good Rough Water swim.

Peter

Results on Timelinehawaii.com. See link below.

http://www.timelinehawaii.com/Results/CHUN%20AGE%20GRP%2008.HTM#30

Mountain Man Prep Ride

2008-07-23T07:35:00.001-10:00

If anyone is planning on doing the Mountain Man Race there is a prep ride the week before the race.

Check this link for details!

http://web.mac.com/bikeguide/MTB_race_weekend/Race_info.html

Thanks Pomai for the info.

Congrats to All HR Training Tinman Team Members

2008-07-21T07:58:00.005-10:00

Congrats to all of you who participated in the 2008 Annual Tinman Triathlon. It was a great day for some and not so great for others.

Race results are below:

http://www.timelinehawaii.com/Results/TINMAN%20AGE%20GRP%2008.HTM

Free pics in Craig's List (Thanks Dottie)

http://www.boomermaterial.com/

Thankfully Jami Hirota & Bocar Wade are both doing fine considering the nature of their accidents. Jami was cutoff by a car resulting in both Jami and another athlete broadsiding the car. Jami was unable to finish the race. She did require hospitalzation but is doing fine.

Bocar (as I understand it) tried to avoid an officer standing in the road at the bottom of Heart Break hill and lost control and went down. His bike is in two pieces but he is doing fine. Another rider went down in almost the same place prior to Bocar so I'm not sure if this had anything to do with the officer being in an unusal spot in the road.

We are very happy that both of you are alive and doing well considering!

On a happier note there were a number of other HR clinic folks that raced.

Eleanor Kitagawa took her age group! That's awesome even if you were the only one in that bracket! :) Cheryl Nishita placed 11th overall in her bracket. Sandra Wataoka placed 15th in the same bracket. Awesome job to both of you. Dottie Suno raced as well although for some reason she isn't listed. Hopefully she can straighten this out.

In the team event, The team of "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" (Ruta Summers, Emily Callan & Judy Strait-Jones) finished 7th in thier bracket.

Pomai was planning on being a spectator! Silly Boy! He was asked, or volunteered depending on who you talk to, to join a team that was short their runner! This team finished 7th overall in the mixed team bracket! Great job!

A future HR Team member (whether she likes it or not :) ) who continues to amaze us is Marlene Zeug. She took third in her age bracket and still HASN'T clipped in! Talking about guts and determination!

Congrats to all of you! You all have done a fantastic job! Now it's time to rest up for next years season!

2008 Tinman Triathlon

2008-07-18T15:18:00.003-10:00

This Sunday @ 5:45 am at Queens Beach in Waikiki will be the start of the 2008 Tinman Triathlon.

Here is a link to the race course so you can decide where you want to park yourself to cheer everyone on.

http://www.tinmanhawaii.com/triathlon/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3&Itemid=26

(scroll to the bottom of the page that opens)

There are a number people racing so come down and cheer on your fellow HR Training team mates. I know they would enjoy your support!

We wish you all the best of luck!

Stand Up Paddleboard

2008-07-18T10:13:00.003-10:00

SOLD!

FOR SALE:

STAND UP PADDLEBOARD

Tropical Blends

Sub-510"4'
with paddle
$1,100

Contact: amycook@hawaii.edu

(or you can ask Pomai)

WAY TO GO TEAM HR at Waimea

2008-07-13T06:43:00.003-10:00

Great swims by HR team. This race was almost 10 minutes slow this year. Must have set up the course wrong or current. We will have to get the scoop from the swimmers on which it was.

Great swims Gang,

Here is the link to the race results.

http://www.timelinehawaii.com/Results/CHOLO'S%20AGE%20GRP%2008.HTM#11

We had a good swim at Queens while you guys were suffering out on the North Shore.

Peter

2008 Waimea Bay 1.2 Mile Swim July 12

2008-07-11T14:15:00.002-10:00

Good luck to all the HR Training folks that will be participating the annual North Shore Series, Waimea Bay swim. All your training and hard work will payoff for you. Some of us will be gathering for a short run after if anyone wants to join us. Look for me or Tyler.

HR Team Members Racing Again!

2008-06-30T13:09:00.002-10:00

It was a big race weekend with the first swim of the North Shore series, the 1 mile Raging Isle swim, on Saturday morning. The conditions were perfect and it was a beautiful day up on the north shore. HR swimmers included Tom Mark, Shirley Akamine, Jodie Hagerman (alum) and myself. The next race in the series, Cholo's Waimea Swim, is July 12th. Entries can be mailed in until 7/2 or you can sign up on race day. Results: http://www.timelinehawaii.com/Results/RAGING%20ISLE%20AGR%20GRP%2008.HTM#24

Sunday was the Firecracker Sprint Triathlon out at Kalaeloa. Congratulations to Julie Strait for her 2nd place finish in the F50-54 age group. Results: http://www.pacificsportevents.com/Races/FireCracker/Overall08.htm

Thanks Jami for passing this info on.

Bike To Hana Admissions Day weekend

2008-06-30T09:59:00.002-10:00

Hi Everyone -

In case you're interested, IT&B's owner, Frank Smith, asked me to pass this on.

He still has a few spaces available on his signature event: the road to Hana bicycle adventure. The dates are Friday 8/15, Admissions Day holiday, through Sunday 8/17. The cost is $450 which includes all your meals, basic no frills lodging, support van, bike mechanic, route map and a whole lot of fun. The road to Hana is a superb training event, especially for Oahu cyclists who are burned out on the same old routes. Hana itself is a very special place for experiencing the real Hawaii and for relaxing--the air is therapeutic. Contact Frank at the shop 732-7227, at home 737-1345 or at fwsiii43@hotmail.com. This is a challenging ride on one of the most beautiful places on the planet.

Laurie

Rocky Horror Picture Show @ Manoa Valley Theatre - UPDATE

2008-06-22T14:20:00.004-10:00

Hope you got your tickets for Saturday, 7/26 for it is currently SOLD OUT!!!

You can still join us for dinner though....it will be fun

Dinner at Paesano's - Manoa Marketplace. 5:30pm

Rick (rick.bergstrom@xerox.com) or Laurie (lauriekim808@gmail.com)

Noa Sakamoto Joins Our Coaching staff for Rough Water Clinic

2008-06-17T20:17:00.003-10:00

Well,

I am pleased to announce that the winner of Last Years Rough Water swim and a top 5 finisher at the Olympic Trials qualifier Noa Sakamoto will be helping us out at the Rough Water swim clinic. This is great and exciting news for all of us.

Check out this unreal video of Noa beating World Open water swim champions on his own turf!!!

http://www.wrswim.com/video.html

Peter

Coaches Cliff, Peter and Repete Say Thanks!!

2008-06-16T14:57:00.004-10:00

What a wonderful post Honu party. It was great seeing everyone at Du Vin. Again, we would like to thank Laurie and Rick for making this happen.

Also can't say enough thanks to all of you for those wonderful coach gifts. My paddleboard was in its new state of the art bag 20 minutes after I got home from the party.

Here are pics from the party. Enjoy! If you have any you would like to share either email or burn a cd for Rick.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rickspics1/sets/72157605644580614/

See you Tuesday.

Peter, Cliff and Repete

2008 North Shore Triathlon

2008-06-09T10:23:00.003-10:00

Two of our fellow HR team members competed in the annual 2008 North Shore Triathlon race this past Sunday June 8th.

When you see them congratulate them on an outstanding performance.

Jami Hirota took third in her age group with a time of 1 hr & 7 min. Great job Jami!

Bocar Wane came in about the middle of his age group with a time of 1 hr & 13 min. Great job Bocar!

Here is a link to the race results.

http://www.timelinehawaii.com/Results/NORTH%20SHORE%20TRI%20AGR%20GRP%2008.HTM

Honu 1/2 Ironman Post Race Party - Update!

2008-06-03T21:53:00.003-10:00

The day is quickly coming! We need all RSVP's ASAP so we can order the ono food!

Come join us to celebrate the race, the training or just come have a good time with friends!

Family, friends and fellow triathletes are welcome to join us.

WHERE: Brasserie Du Vin1115 Bethel Street (across the Hawaii Theatre)

WHEN: Saturday, June 14. 6:30pm

COST: $25 per person (payable in advance or to Rick at the party)

We will pre-order pupus; you pay for your drinks!

RSVP: by Tuesday, June 3

Rick RickBergstrom@xerox.com 391-1102
Laurie lauriekim808@gmail.com 349-7069 (please rsvp to Laurie)

Roughwater Clinic is Full

2008-06-03T15:27:00.002-10:00

The HR Training Roughwater clinic is currently full. I will be making a wait list and pulling from that in chronological order. So, let people know that there is a wait list as of today June 3rd.

Mahalo,
Peter

Great Race Honu HR Tri Team!!

2008-06-01T07:56:00.005-10:00

We are very proud of all of our Honu 1/2 Team members. They put out big efforts on the toughest Honu to date. Congrats to ALL.

Two of our athletes won spots to the 2008 Ironman World Championship in Kona! Great Job Ralph & Cliff! We'll have to head to Kona to cheer you on!

Here is the link to the results if you want to see them.

http://www.honuhalfironman.com/results/2008prelim.html

Here is a link to some pictures of the race. Keep checking back to see what new pictures have been added!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rickspics1/sets/72157605390336759/

Peter Cliff and Repete

Pictures to come.

Good Luck HR Honu Team!!

2008-05-28T20:27:00.004-10:00

Good luck in Kona Gang. Race smart and have some fun.
You worked hard for this. Now execute and enjoy yourself out there.

Peter, Cliff and Repete

Holiday Workout 6:30am Monday!!! (Kaimana Beach)

2008-05-24T14:21:00.002-10:00

Gang,

We will be doing all 3 sports on Monday Morning. Bring all gear that you will be racing with including race suit. We are going to work on transitions etc.

6:30 am to beat the Holiday crowds.

Peter Cliff and repete

Kapiolani Parking Crunch on Sunday!!!! Get there early.

2008-05-23T19:01:00.005-10:00

Parking will be limited from 8-12 around Kap Park on Sunday.

Please plan accordingly. Try across the street at Paki Parking Where we start bike rides.

We are going to start the swim at 8am sharp. Please get there early!!

Mahalo,

Peter

SUNDAY WORKOUT VENUE CHANGE!!! (KAIMANA)

2008-05-21T20:08:00.003-10:00

HEY GANG,

We are going to meet at Kaimana Beach on Sunday at 8am instead of Ala Moana. We feel that Ala Moana will be a lot more crowded on the Holiday weekend.

We will swim first followed by a run.

See you there.

Saturday's Non-Clinic Training

2008-05-20T10:36:00.002-10:00

We will be riding from Paki Park @ 7:00 am for a 2.5 hr ride followed by a 30 minute run. We'll try to get out to Waimanalo Rec. Center with Hill work along the way.

To cool down after maybe a quick dip in the ocean.

Hope to see everyone Saturday!

Rick

Honu 1/2 Ironman Post-Race Party!

2008-05-19T17:50:00.007-10:00

SAVE THE DATE!!!!

Come join us to celebrate the race, the training or just come have a good time with friends! Family and fellow triathletes are welcome to join us.

WHERE: Brasserie Du Vin
1115 Bethel Street (across the Hawaii Theatre)

WHEN: Saturday, June 14
6:30pm

COST: $20 - $25 (tbd)
We will pre-order pupus; you pay for your drinks!

RSVP: by Tuesday, June 3

Rick RickBergstrom@xerox.com 391-1102 OR
Laurie lauriekim808@gmail.com 349-7069

More info to come......

WAY TO GO TEAM HR at Honolulu Tri

2008-05-19T14:01:00.005-10:00

Update! Pics from the race!

Click Here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/rickspics1/sets/72157605151915016/

UNBELIEVABLE!!!! Congrats HR TEAM. I can't get over all these results. I don't even know where to start. On the olympic distance side: 100% From what I can see had faster swim results then last year. Steve Davidson lead the charge by dropping close to 10 minutes Plus (crushed his time from last year overall) Eleanor cut over 5 minutes on her swim and crushed her overall time from last year.

Cheryl, Sandra, Tom all swam faster!!!!! Remember if you are doing Both Honu and Todays race you can't really compare doing this at a lower Hr to Last years overall results. Congrats to

Shirley and Pomai for gutting it out for Battle of the ages.

Shirley Smoked the swim bike and run for a 2:49!!! She gets the sandbagger award. We never knew you had that kind of speed.

Cheryl and Sandra were patiently running at HR lookin at me like HO HUM just cruising along at My HR. Great job Ladies. Your big race is to come. Great swim splits this year!!

Tom, Looked very comfortable from the start. Knows he has a big one in two weeks. He cut another 30+ seconds of his swim time this year. Just missed breaking the 35min barrier.

Bocar was floating on the run in 54 minutes. Way to go Bocar.

Sprint race:

Congrats to Dottie for winning her age group and beating last years time by 10 minutes.

Judy: First race and 15+ years I think. Looking strong! Way to go Judy. You and Emily looked great on the run together. Emily: First triathlon ever!!!! You looked like you were on a training run. Way to go Emily. You have come a long way.

Mike Nishimoto Went 1:46 in the Short course. Once again looking smooth. Inspiring us all.

Oh yeah, and Claus kills it with 1 day of training a week. Way to go Claus. Congrats to all today.

Here is a link to the results!

http://www.honolulutriathlon.com/article.php?story=results

Peter,Cliff and RepeteHR training

Non Clinic Training - Sunday May 18th.

2008-05-15T08:24:00.003-10:00

This weeks non-clinic training will be on your own.

The schedule calls for a two hour run followed by a 2000 - 2500m swim. With a few of us going down to cheer on our fellow teammates at the Hon Tri, getting together for a late start group run would be difficult. Gotta love the heat though!

I will be running after the race probably leaving from the Paki Park area if anyone wants to join me. I will be doing a swim out to the wind sock after.

Changes to Saturdays Clinic! May 17th!

2008-05-15T08:12:00.003-10:00

Peter has changed the clinic from Waimanalo loop ride to Paki Park loops out to Hawaii Kai.

We will be starting from the Paki Park parking lot that is part of Kapiolani Park by the bathrooms (runs paralle along the road up to Diamind Head - can't recall the name right now sorry!). For those of you who have done the non-clinic rides with me it's the parking lot we always leave from.

We will do two laps out to Hawaii Kai via Portlock. The first lap will be back to Triangle Park then back out to Hawaii Kai. We will then finish back at Paki Park where we started followed by a run. There may be a few exceptions to this but Peter will talk to those lucky few lucky who will have a different course.

See everyone Saturday!

Honolulu Tri This Weekend - Sunday, May 18th

2008-05-12T08:58:00.004-10:00

This Sunday is the Honolulu Tri (starts @ 6:00 am I believe). It is a 1.5K swim, 40K Bike & a 10K Run. The race is at Ala Moana Beach Park with all transitions on the Magic Island side of the parking.

Please head down and support our fellow clinic team members. They have worked very hard to get to this point and could use some cheering on from all of us. I know I will be there in my cheerleaders outfit offering words of encourgement!

There is a challenge between some of our fellow clinic members! The BIG battle between Shirley & Pomai for the crown of "Age over Youth"! Should be a nail bitter! They're both winners in my book!

Good luck to all of you! I know all your hard work will pay off!

Sunday 5/11/08 Non-Clinic Training

2008-05-07T07:33:00.003-10:00

We will be riding out of Paki Park at 7:00 am for a 3 1/2 hour bike ride.

Goal is too make it to Enchanted Lakes area with some hill work along the way. This means we'll be keeping the pace up heart rate allowing. Following the ride we will swim 2000 - 2500 m to the wind sock. Sounds like a fun day to me!

Hope to see everyone there!

Rick

HR Rough Water Clinic

2008-05-06T13:52:00.003-10:00

Hey,

Just getting a feeler for the interest for a Roughwater clinic starting in July sometime.
Need at leat 15-20 to make it worth my while. Somewhere in the neighborhood of 150.00.

We would meet one time during week and most weekends unless there is a race.

Peter

Reminder! May Clinic is Monday's & Wednesday's

2008-05-05T09:40:00.002-10:00

Just a friendly reminder that the weekday clinic moves to Monday's & Wednesday's for the month of May.

See everyone tonight at Ala Moana!

North Shore Swim Series & Waikiki Rough Water

2008-05-02T15:07:00.003-10:00

I will be signing up to do these swim series races. I'd like to get an idea if anyone else is interested in doing them as well. It will be a great way to stay in shape as the Tri season starts to wind down. There are a couple os swim clinics that we could join so let me know if you are interested.

5/6/08 - Update - I have registered for the North Shore Swim Series so if you plan on doing these races please let me know. I'll be looking for a clinic to coach for this.

Bike Shipping to Kona for Honu - Who Needs to Ship?

2008-05-02T09:53:00.007-10:00

With the unstability of Aloha Airlines we have started to source other means to get your bike to Kona. Hopefully they will be back and flying and Dennis can help us out once again. By far this is the best way to go.

I would like to know how how many bikes will need to be shipped? Please post a comment if you will need shipping etc.

However, just to be prepared Laurie and I have been researching alternatives.

Obviously you can crate it yourself, ship it and reassemble it. Which may be best for you.

There are couple of services that provide this as well. Below are the links for them.

http://www.imhawaii.com/newsletter/editions/tbt-honu-04-28-08.html

http://www.hpbikeworks.com/Bikeworks/IM703ShippingChoice.html

Let us know if you have any questions.

UPDATE!

5/7/08 - Dennis was able to secure the shipping crate again through Aloha Airlines. Please let him know if you are interested in shipping your bike with him.

2008 Events & Races

2008-04-30T08:19:00.003-10:00

There are a number of Tri's, Run's Cycling & Swim's coming up. To list them all will be difficult. Here is the link to Hawaii Sports Magazine which lists a vast majority of them.

http://hawaiisportmag.com/upcoming_events.html

Here are few that may be of interest.

Triathlons
Honolulu Tri - May 18th
Firecracker Sprint - June 29th
Timman Tri - July 20th

Swims ( http://www.hawaiiswim.com/ )
2008 North Shore Swim Series starts June 28th
Raging Isle - June 28th
Waimea Bay - July 12th
Chuns to Waimea - July 26
North Shore Challenge - August 9th
Waikiki Rough Water - Sept. 1st.

Run
Hibiscus Half Marathon - Jun 15th

Cycling ( http://hbl.org/index.html )
Honolulu Century - Sept. 28th

Train & Race Safe!

2008 Honolulu Marathon - Early Registration

2008-04-29T13:50:00.001-10:00

Hey everybody- FYI-
The 2008 Honolulu Marathon is scheduled for Sunday, December 14, starting at 5AM. Early

http://www.honolulumarathon.org/site3.aspx

Entry Registration for Hawaii Residents: Mail and Fax Entry Period May 3-May 31. No email or online registration for Early Entry.

Walk-in Early Entry Registration for Hawaii Residents: Saturday and Sunday, May 3 and 4 ONLY Location: NIKETOWN/Waikiki Hours: 10am-8pm

Early Entry Fee: $30

For more information, check the local newspapers for our ad to appear on May 2 or To receive an entry form send a self-addressed stamped envelope to Honolulu Marathon 3435 Waialae Ave, #208 Honolulu, HI 96816

(Mail and fax deadline: May 31, 2008)Forms will be mailed when they become available.

Thanks Tom!

Lots of Chords tonight due to Jellies

2008-04-29T09:52:00.002-10:00

Tonight we are going to do a lot of chords due to jellies. No swimming. Yeah, watch Laurie be there on time now? Shirly will not have some sort of cut or other excuse.

Thanks Rick for the blog

2008 Honu Race End of Training Party

2008-04-28T21:19:00.003-10:00

Laurie and I have been discussing where to have this event. We feel that Du Vin should be fun. For those of you who have forgotten where this fine establishment is just head to Bethel St. (it's where Mel's going away party was). The party is open to all of tri friends even if you didn;t do the clinic this year. We'd love to catch up with all of you so please plan on coming once we decide when it is.

We also have a few other things to discuss later with everyon who is the clinic.

http://www.brasserieduvin.com/

Date and time to follow!

Comments are welcome!

2008 70.3 Half Ironman May 31st

2008-04-28T21:09:00.004-10:00

I will be headng up to Kona on Thursday May 29th around 1:30 pm. and returning late (I think it's 7:30 pm) on Sunday June 1st. (Lauire I'll need a ride to the airport for the return :)) I have a reserved a SUV. I'm hoping we can get the Condo again and split amoung a bunch of us. I know there are at least 5 people so far interested.

Again we are hoping to ship the bikes via Aloha as we did last time. If not I know the bikes shops offer a ship and prep program. Hopefully someone can get some details on this. The other alternative is to buy a bike box and tear down your bike for bosing then reassemble when you get there.

As with last year, by sharing the condo we can help each prep and get ready for the race. In addition we can do a Costco run for food! There was a lot of input from everyone.

http://www.honuhalfironman.com/

This link should help answer any questions you may have.

2008 HRT Training - Tinman Clinic starts 4/29/08

2008-04-28T20:59:00.002-10:00

The Tinman Clinic starts this week. Please tell all your friends. Please email me for details.

Non Clinic Training This weekend 5/4/08

2008-04-28T16:05:00.004-10:00

Depending on Sunday's schedule I will be planning on a long ride late Sunday morning. I have an opportunity to cruise with other Mini owners through Kolekoloe pass this Sunday starting around 9:00 am which I will be doing. I plan on riding pineapple hill after for any of you that want a really hot hill work out! I love hills!

Time to follow when I get a an idea when I'll be pau!

Time Confirmed. I should be done by 10:15 or so. Let's plan on meeting at Mokuleia Beach Park along the fence that surronds the airfield at 11:00 am. It will be a nice hot ride!

Welcome to HR Triathlon Trainings Blog

2008-04-28T15:24:00.000-10:00

Please feel free to drop a note or a response. This is a brand new site for HRT and the hope is to be able to provide an effective means of communicating with all the clinic members.