Ironman Revisited: The Last Supper, then Race Day! / R0010693

Aug 24-25, 2002: The "112 mile bike course" is actually only 100 miles long, with just 3,000 feet of total elevation gain. But 1,000 of those feet are between Haleiwa and the Dole Plant on "three hanky hill," with a lot of heat and straight into a headwind. I did the first 50 miles in 2.5 hours, but needed 3.5 for the second half, due to the climbing and then the streetlights across Pearl City and Honolulu.