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2008 Ultraman Triathlon

Triathlete Shanna Armstrong is the lead female as she bikes along the Keaau Bypass (Hwy 130) headed towards Hilo during the second day of the Ultraman Triathlon.

Shanna Armstrong is the lead female triathlete as she bikes along the Keaau Bypass (Hwy 130), Saturday morning, headed towards Hilo during the second day of the Ultraman Triathlon. (Photos by Baron Sekiya/Hawaii247.com)

2008 Results Page
DAY 1

Race #	 Name		Age	Sex	Swim 6.2 mi	Bike 90 mi	Total
452	O’Keefe	Tony	47	M	3:04:06		5:04:22		8:08:28
456	Ribeiro	A.	43	M	3:12:00		5:01:25		8:13:25
459	Seedhouse E.	44	M	2:55:53		5:21:18		8:17:11
424	Ajram	Josef	30	M	3:35:03		5:00:00		8:35:03
447	Kregar	Miro	46	M	3:15:08		5:22:27		8:37:35
446	Kotland	Peter	36	M	3:19:58		5:18:03		8:38:01
457	Roll	Richard	42	M	2:41:28		5:56:37		8:38:05
442	Gower	Scott	44	M	3:03:39		5:34:55		8:38:34
455	Raymond	Marty	46	M	2:38:23		6:20:24		8:58:47
432	Conceicao C.	44	M	3:29:27		5:34:53		9:04:20
427	Armstrong S.	34	F	3:02:44		6:05:30		9:08:14
451	Mueller	Peter	46	M	3:14:33		5:55:46		9:10:19
461	Wang Gary	41	M	4:01:18		5:21:05		9:22:23
438	Ford Mark	46	M	3:13:54		6:11:55		9:25:49
460	Smallwood Brian	53	M	3:30:53		5:58:39		9:29:32
450	Lopes Dias Beto	45	M	3:42:46		5:49:27		9:32:13
435	Dewald	Stephen	40	M	3:17:50		6:55:34		10:13:24
453	Patzina	Roland	42	M	3:44:12		6:41:07		10:25:19
429	Bodden	Dan	41	M	4:28:47		5:58:41		10:27:28
440	Franks	Duane	49	M	4:18:01		6:25:39		10:43:40
431	Calil Paulo	36	M	3:56:15		6:58:44		10:54:59
428	Bialla Vito	60	M	3:28:52		7:26:26		10:55:18
433	Crandell Todd	41	M	4:00:33		7:01:16		11:01:49
443	Hollinger W.	43	M	3:57:29		7:24:39		11:22:08
434	Degazon	Suzy	44	F	4:59:08		6:25:14		11:24:22
454	Paulson	C.	41	F	4:37:33		6:52:20		11:29:53
441	Luna Freire A.	42	M	4:09:14		7:21:12		11:30:26
426	Alessi Riccardo	39	M	5:09:13		6:31:44		11:40:57
444	Holt Darwin	46	M	4:32:15		7:10:14		11:42:29
430	Bradley	Bill	48	M	4:52:50		6:52:44		11:45:34
448	Lester	Jason	34	M	5:27:02		6:18:39		11:45:41
439	Foulk	Cory	49	M	5:00:56		6:45:41		11:46:37
449	Loomis	Gil	58	M	3:46:30		8:00:07		11:46:37
436	Duhig	Kelly	40	M	DNF		DNF		DNF
445	Holton	Leslie	40	F	5:46:58		DNF		DNF
458	Rouse	Mike	56	M	5:29:28		DNF		DNF
425	Alessi	Giorgio	43	M	DNS		DNS		DNS
437	Fernandez M.	40	F	DNS		DNS		DNS

289	Team Deux Chevaux	M/M	4:16:23		6:24:39		10:41:02
290	Team BMW		M/M/F	4:58:03		6:20:29		11:18:32
291	Team Indi N Phil	M/F	5:12:10		6:35:14		11:47:24

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Triathlete Peter Mueller rides along rainy Kanoelehua Avenue in Hilo during day two of the 2008 Ultraman Triathlon.

Triathlete Peter Mueller rides along rainy Kanoelehua Avenue in Hilo during day two of the 2008 Ultraman Triathlon.

Johnny Phillips, left, jogs next to triathlete Shanna Armstrong along the Keaau Bypass (Hwy 130)  heading towards Hilo during the second day of the Ultraman Triathlon. Phillips is part of Armstrong's support team during the three day event which started and finishes in Kailua-Kona

Johnny Phillips, left, jogs next to triathlete Shanna Armstrong along the Keaau Bypass (Hwy 130) heading towards Hilo during the second day of the Ultraman Triathlon. Phillips is part of Armstrong's support team.

Triathlete Richard Roll rides along the Keaau Bypass (Hwy 130) towards Hilo during the second day/stage II 171.4 mile bike ride from Namakani Paio, at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, to Hawi's Kohala Village Inn.

Triathlete Richard Roll rides along the Keaau Bypass (Hwy 130) towards Hilo during the second day/stage II 171.4 mile bike ride from Namakani Paio, at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, to Hawi

Ultraman is a three-day, 320-mile ultra-endurance event which takes place annually on the Big Island. Entry is limited to 35 participants and is by invitation only. Founded in 1983, the event is held on the traditional Thanksgiving weekend.

The race begins with a 6.2-mile ocean swim from Kailua Bay to Keauhou Bay, followed by a cross-country bike ride around the southern tip of the island to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Vertical climbs total 7,600 feet.

Day 2 is a 171.4-mile bike ride from Hawaii Volcanoes National Park along the east side of the island, cutting west and finishing at Kohala Village Inn on Hawi Road. Vertical climbs total 8,600 feet.

Day 3 is a 52.4-mile double-marathon run from Hawi south to Kailua-Kona finishing on the beach at the Old Airport State Park.

Each stage must be completed in 12 hours or less. The swim should be completed in 5-1/2 hours.

Limited to 35 athletes, and five relay teams, participants are expected from Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Puerto Rico, and the United States. More than 50 percent of the field will have participated in at least one previous Ultraman.

Each athlete must be accompanied by an individual support team of at least two persons over the entire course. Many of these team members volunteer from the Big Island community each year.

The event attracts individuals who not only thrive on personal challenge and enjoy the thrill of victory, but who come to understand, as did the ancient Hawaiians, the importance of aloha (love), ohana (family), and kokua (help).

Individual resources, mental, physical, and spiritual, are shared in an atmosphere where everyone who completes the course is a winner, and the pursuit of human excellence is the fundamental rule of the road.

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