Lanakai Triathlon was held this weekend in Lanikai on Oahu’s Windward shore of Kailua Beach Park. The swim portion of the race was to be held in Kailua Bay which due to recent rains that pounded Oahu and it’s windward shores was contaminated with a sewage spill into a nearby river system leading into the bay.
This prompted the race officials to cancel the swim portion of the triathlon and change the leg with a 2 mile run. This 2 mile run helped winner Tai Bletcha place first overall in the race. He was quoted in the recent issue of the Honolulu Advertiser saying he “isn’t great at the swim and welcomed the change.” Although his swim times are still very respectable the dual run portions helped him capitalize on his strong running skills and win the race in 59 minutes and 7 seconds.
Congratulations Tai. Next up for island triathletes is the Honolulu Triathlon.
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October 3rd, 2007 at 3:49 pm
[...] pretty sensitive to what’s happening around the Ala Wai. The sewage dump closed beaches and canceled sporting events last year and they don’t want to deal with dirty water or funky smell [...]
July 23rd, 2008 at 3:45 am
How often do you yourself swim and what stroke or do you just write about it?
Can I ask though - how did you get this picked up and into google news?
Very impressive that this blog is syndicated through Google and is it something that is just up to Google or you actively created?
Obviously this is a popular blog with great data so well done on your seo success..
Swimming greats you should write about next, my ex was an olympic swimmer!