Last Sunday, along with about 18 other lucky people, I got to take part in a 40km Time Trial on the Honolulu Triathlon course ahead of the triathletes. The 6am start wasn't so awesome, but what's not to like about having a race start 1/4 mile from your apartment, no entry fee, a course closed to traffic, and a police escort or sorts!

I opted for the "pro-warmup" which entails sitting around until the race start, getting on your bike, then RACE! It's not something that I would advise but it seems to work out OK for me. The course started at Magic Island in Honolulu opposite the Ala Moana mall, headed west on Ala Moana Blvd, then onto Nimitz to the turnaround at Pearl Harbor, back to Nimitz, a hot lap of Lagoon drive, then go nuts back to the start. Nguyen Le from Momentum Multisport was on hand to time the event with the use of his iPad! First race ever with iPad results / timing? So much for a wee black book, a pencil, flask of coffee, and a stopwatch with a 60yr old at the helm!

I clocked 51:15 to set the fastest time. Tony Lang was second fastest with 52:05, and Carl Brooks in third with 52:29. The rest of the BME Racing guys rode well - Casey Tucker was 6th in 54:48, Shannon O'shea pulled out a 57:33, and Voytek Szymanski just missed out on breaking the 1hr barrier with a 1:00:19.

Next race on the radar it the Hawaii State Time Trial on May 23. Game on!