The hot, humid and brutally rugged course on the southwest shore of Maui is by far the most difficult course on the whole Xterra circuit. The two lap 1500m swim is spectacular complete with clear blue water, coral reefs, and sea turtles. The 20 mile mountain bike course is hell-ish with steep climbs, nasty rocks, and relentless heat. The final run leg finishes you off with some long climbs, more rocks, then two long beach runs that saps whatever drop of energy and life you have left in your body.
Sounds fun doesn't it? I think you can sign up for the 2009 race here soon. Sweet, can't wait!
Once the dust settled, Sara came away with the best result of the day, 9th place amongst the pro women. That is a serious result considering the quantity and quality of the pro-womens field. Top ten in a professional World Championship is killing it! Way to go Sara.
Representing EPC in the pro men's field, Cody, on the other hand, exploded on the slopes of Haleakala. Let's not talk about it. You can check out his blog for more details.
Cary raced a solid race and finished 3rd in her age-group. Awesome season for her in her first season of Xterra racing. The demanding strength course seemed to suit her well. Look for her to comeback next year going for the win.
Rickey the triathlon rookie had another great day finishing strong in a super-competitive age group filled with racers from around the globe. His 6th place Worlds result is impressive at the end of his first season of swim-bike-run racing. Totally awesome!
It was a tough day in a beautiful setting that seemed to perfectly cap off the inaugural season of the EPC Multisport Team. With such great success in our first year, we will have to work very hard over the winter to keep the momentum into 2009!
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