Jan
4
Waikiki Swim Club Rescheduled 2009 Christmas Biathlon Race Report
Category: Splish, Waikiki Swim Club, Winter Training, achilles tendinitis | 2 Comments
That title was a bit of a mouthful! The race was supposed to happen on December 6, a week before I arrived in Honolulu. But, lucky for me and Ben, they had to postpone it to today.
First, to clarify: most people think of "biathlon" as a winter sport involving skiing and shooting. In Hawaii, however, there's not a lot of winter sport action, so "biathlon" means run-then-swim (as opposed to "aquathlon", which is swim-then-run). Today's race consisted of a 5k run and 1k swim in Honolulu's Ala Moana Beach Park.
Preparation for the race was pretty simple, shoes plus ...
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