Getting down in H-Town, Hawaii Five "O" Style
Athlete ProfileHonolulu Triathlon World Championships (October 9, 2005 )
The 2005 ITU World Triathlon Championship was held in Honolulu, Hawaii on Sunday, October 9th.
The Olympic distance race comprised of a 1.5km swim, 40 km cycle and 10km run. Over 2,000 athletes from 35 countries gathered at Waikiki Beach for one of the largest ever World Championships to be staged since the founding of ITU in 1989.
USA, the host country, has fielded the largest team with over 600 athletes, while Great Britain, Australia, Canada, Brazil and New Zealand have entered a record number of athletes.
The athletes swim heats started in 5 year age group from 20 to 80.
The number of countries taking part is very important as Triathlon positions itself for entry into the Paralympic Games.
Funny things I heard this week in Hawaii:
"I don't do triathlons, I do triathletes"
-anonymous-
"My kind of three way . . . swim, bike, run"
-anonymous-
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