Haleiwa Triathlon

Haleiwa Triathlon
400m swim~12mi bike~3mi run
Chris and I did the Haleiwa Triathlon this morning and had a great time out on the beautiful north shore. Chris did the entire tri and I did the bike/run portions while my friend Jaime (7mo prego I might add) kicked but on the swim.


The race began in near darkness and the mass (all competitors at once) start made for a human blender effect on the swim. The bike was three loops around Haleiwa town and with the early morning rain it made for some grimey, muddy, but fun conditions. The run was half trail, half beach sand. The deep sand blunted every inch of forward momentum you thought you had and really tested our endurance. Then after all that; run toward the finish line and head straight for the healthy race food. (powdered donuts and cookies)

Here is a pic of Chris blazing on in after the treacherous soft sand run.

Jake was there of course giving lots of smiles in support. Al (Jaimes' hubby) was a champ and watched the little tykes as the big ones went to race.

First in our division!! Our reward: massive breakfast burritos at Rosie's cafe..yum yum.

Our fist blog!

What's Up

This is our new family blog. We decided that it was easier for everyone to stay up to date if we published our updates through this blog. To get our blog started, we will just try to get everyone caught up...

So, in the beginning, there was man... several thousand years later, Chris and I got hitched, moved to Hawaii, and decided that our family needed to grow. Our son, Jake, was born on the 13th of July, 2008 at 10:34PM in Honolulu, Hawaii.


He is now 2 months old, and getting bigger every day. At his 2-month checkup last week, he weighed 11 pounds, was 23 inches, and the doctor said that he was very healthy. We have found that he sleeps like a baby only when he is in his swing, but that he also passes out when we take him for a ride in the car. He is not a big fan of laying on his tummy, but his legs are really strong, and he is ready to start playing soccer.

Chris and I decided that we are going to attempt to survive the Honu, Half Ironman on May 30, 2009. For those of you that don't know, a half Ironman starts out with a 1.2-mile swim, continues with a 56-mile bike, and ends with a relaxing 13.1-mile run (half the distance of a marathon). To get things started, I did the NaWahine Sprint Triathlon (500-meter swim, 12-mile bike, and a 5-kilometer run). We tried going to the pool earlier this week, and Chris almost drowned! He has a long way to go, but he went right out for a run as soon as we got home from the pool.

Well, that brings us up to today, and I am tired of typing. I will try and do frequent, short posts, to try and keep everyone up to date.
Have a good weekend,
Nichole