2007 HBL Century Bike Ride...

Stepped out of bed much earlier than my usual weekend wake up time (7:30am) for the 2007 edition of the Honolulu Century Bike ride which happened to start at 6:30ish am. Got the wheels rolling solo from Triangle Park at about 9:00am and took two short cuts: one over a very windy Hanauma Bay, and the other bypassing the Waimanalo back roads. Got out to the 50 mile (45 mile?) turn around a little before 12 noon in about 2:40ish ride time.

Like being in Japan...

Not seeing any musubis being provided for all the 4,000 Nihonjin in the goodies tent, I crossed the street over to 7-11 for some supplies. Witnessing the last spam musubis disappearing before my eyes, I cut into the pay-line to grab the LAST one...upon hearing a Nihonhin say, "aawwww." Being the good island host that I am, I insisted "please please" that he take the last one. Luckly for me, there was one last "new item" hotdog musubi hiding on the side.....

Ate my half of my hotdog musubi here on the stone wall...note the 650c wheeled steel frame...and mine...

Me chilling out in what little shade there was at the finish. Caught one flat on the way back in Kailua...which was really handy cause it let me rest my upset stomach...eat the rest of my musubi...and get in about 160 arm curls using my dependable Ti mini-pump...

After the flat, I suddenly felt really good and rode really solid all the way back to the finish. Kicking back, on my back, to the best view in the house after 151km in 5hr 23min ride time...

My friends from Japan, Kushima-san and wife at the finish. With the weather conditions, there were a ton of flats - Kushima-san had 3 flats!!! Maki had 1 flat!!!