Photography by David O. Baldwin | Special to Hawaii 24/7
Karin Stanton | Hawaii 24/7 Editor
Being the only two professional triathletes in the Lavaman Keauhou field gave a bit of an advantage to Tim Marr and Bree Wee.
Marr and Wee were afforded a quick start as the elite athletes (all three of them) got their own swim start. The rest of the 200 athletes and several dozen relay teams had to fight it out in the second wave start.
Marr, of Honolulu, and Wee, of Kailua-Kona, were first in the water and first across the finish line Saturday morning at Keauhou Beach Resort, claiming the 2011 Lavaman Keauhou crowns.
The Olympic distance race includes a 1.5K swim, 49K bike and 10K run. Marr’s time was 1:58:20 and Wee’s time was 2:09:21.
Now that Wee has the Lavaman Keauhou 2011 crown, she simultaneously holds three local triathlon titles, including Lavaman Waikoloa and Ironman 70.3 Hawaii. She is the first triathlete to win all three events in the same year.
“I had a great swim and an OK bike, but the run was tough,” Wee, 31, said. “I’ve been training hard all week and you never know what kind of day (last year’s women’s winner Rani Tanimoto) is going to pull out. Plus there are a couple of real strong women from Oahu. It’s literally three miles from my house, so it’s definitely a hometown race and I am really glad to win it.”
Last year’s winning husband-and-wife team of Penn Henderson and Rani Tanimoto were looking to repeat, but the Kona couple had to settle for second and third, respectively.
“This year was definitely harder than last year. It was good conditions, but a little more humid and you could really feel that on the run,” Henderson said.
His time of 2:04:23 was 4 minutes slower than last year.
“I had a headwind on the bike and a whole handful of Oahu guys barreling down on me in the run,” Henderson said. “But finally that last mile, I really enjoyed the run.”
Henderson next races in Kona at the Oct. 8 Ironman World Championship.
Tanimoto’s time of 2:18:16 was the same as last year’s, however, Wee and Rae Bastoni, with a time of 2:17:33, pipped her at the finish.
“Yeah, it was almost the same as last year,” she said. “I wasn’t really expecting much. This is my fourth race in four weekends, including the Sea to Stars two weeks ago and they call that the toughest hill climb in the world. But I just did what I could today.”
One of the race organizers, Gerry Rott, said Lavaman Keauhou is not just to have a competitive race, but a real hometown sporting event.
“It’s a great day. We have tons of great volunteers and there really is a wonder community spirit,” she said. “It’s always fun.”
— Find out more:
www.lavamantriathlon.com/keauhou
2011 Lavaman Keauhou Triathlon Overall Results
Plc Name Division Fem Overall 1 Tom Marr #2 Elite 1:58:20 2 Penn Henderson #12 35 - 39 2:04:23 3 Benjamin Williams #36 25 - 29 2:05:16 4 Mark Geoghegan #161 45 - 49 2:05:43 5 Mike Ferreira #151 45 - 49 2:08:39 6 Bree Wee #1 Elite 1 2:09:21 7 Gary Keith #111 40 - 44 2:09:47 8 Jano Soto #114 40 - 44 2:10:51 9 Aaron Wallen #108 40 - 44 2:13:13 10 Tai Scarbrough #68 30 - 34 2:13:23 11 Chris Gregory #230 25 - 29 2:15:28 12 Jason Dolbeck #120 40 - 44 2:15:46 13 Rae Bastoni #19 20 - 24 2 2:17:33 14 Mark Schlicting #98 35 - 39 2:17:47 15 Rani Tanimoto #11 35 - 39 3 2:18:16 16 Nataliia Kravchuk #10 Elite 4 2:19:26 17 Roberto Wharton #83 35 - 39 2:20:12 18 Eugene Tschudy #155 45 - 49 2:20:34 19 Tobias Olney #133 40 - 44 2:21:50 20 Brandon Perea #18 20 - 24 2:22:23 21 Kimiko Senzai #40 25 - 29 5 2:22:27 22 Rune Dahl #160 45 - 49 2:22:53 23 Warren Hollinger #152 45 - 49 2:23:55 24 Hideki Torigoe #31 45 - 49 2:24:05 25 Sandra Ferreira #117 40 - 44 6 2:24:20 26 Cory McCord #30 25 - 29 2:25:09 27 Eddie Johnson #153 45 - 49 2:26:16 28 Chad Childers #49 30 - 34 2:26:33 29 R. Toby Anderson #194 55 - 59 2:26:58 30 Joseph Wedemann #146 45 - 49 2:27:16 31 Ian O'Brien #231 35 - 39 2:27:32 32 Michael Decarli #80 35 - 39 2:27:41 33 Marcos Azua #41 25 - 29 2:28:12 34 Jessica Kirkwood #32 25 - 29 7 2:28:28 35 Sam Baer #118 40 - 44 2:28:45 36 Kris Kiser #136 45 - 49 2:28:58 37 Lee Carter #187 50 - 54 2:29:34 38 Sam Wilburn #104 35 - 39 2:29:40 39 Joe Barcia #107 40 - 44 2:30:00 40 Kenneth Fish #132 40 - 44 2:30:11 41 Sylvia Ravaglia #63 30 - 34 8 2:31:13 42 Noel Mackisoc #167 45 - 49 2:31:36 43 Charlie Becena #236 40 - 44 2:32:19 44 Stephen Dewald #129 40 - 44 2:33:03 45 Ed Letourneau #226 65 - 69 2:33:43 46 Ryan Lopossa #95 35 - 39 2:34:43 47 Greg McKenna #45 25 - 29 2:34:52 48 Daniel Hodel #213 60 - 64 2:34:57 49 Matthew Rauls #97 35 - 39 2:35:38 50 Matt Buongiorno #21 20 - 24 2:35:50 51 Mark Boussy #158 45 - 49 2:36:03 52 Jason Nixon #163 45 - 49 2:36:12 53 Sam Brown #101 35 - 39 2:37:50 54 Rhon Turalde #22 20 - 24 2:37:55 55 Tim Conway #212 60 - 64 2:38:17 56 Mark Curry #150 45 - 49 2:38:40 57 Robin Fasciano #47 30 - 34 2:39:31 58 Kawika Singson #166 45 - 49 2:40:21 59 Richard Bell #56 30 - 34 2:40:52 60 Amy Bugala #105 40 - 44 9 2:41:23 61 Jeremy Withrow #144 30 - 34 2:42:00 62 Tony Ueno #174 50 - 54 2:42:07 63 Eliza Graham #143 45 - 49 10 2:43:00 64 Tim Robinson #139 45 - 49 2:43:04 65 Kymberly Kiser #89 35 - 39 11 2:43:42 66 Todd Meadows #122 40 - 44 2:43:47 67 Brad Bryson #79 30 - 34 2:44:05 68 Yanis Nora #26 25 - 29 2:44:21 69 Tony Kotas #121 40 - 44 2:44:32 70 Kevin Lynch #200 55 - 59 2:45:20 71 Allison Alterman #15 1 - 19 12 2:45:40 72 Jessica Abner #37 25 - 29 13 2:45:44 73 Bill Greineisen #198 55 - 59 2:46:06 74 Belinda Herd #169 50 - 54 14 2:46:07 75 Mark Turner #191 50 - 54 2:46:22 76 Serena Chamberlain #116 40 - 44 15 2:46:28 77 Athol Barnes #128 40 - 44 2:46:55 78 Joseph Pierkarski #81 35 - 39 2:46:58 79 Brian Yannutz #20 20 - 24 2:47:05 80 Michelle Tilley #64 30 - 34 16 2:47:34 81 Susan Nixon #127 40 - 44 17 2:47:45 82 Sarah Munar #16 20 - 24 18 2:47:47 83 Isaiah Bobnar #65 30 - 34 2:48:12 84 Bill Barto #186 50 - 54 2:49:11 85 Gene Sykes #183 50 - 54 2:49:30 86 Lopaka Quitevis #78 60 - 64 2:49:54 87 Rick Rubio #206 55 - 59 2:50:49 88 Robert Puaokalani #192 55 - 59 2:51:04 89 Daniel Johnson #75 35 - 39 2:51:11 90 Tay Soares #69 30 - 34 2:51:26 91 Daniel Berman #234 55 - 59 2:52:31 92 Vicki Nakata #72 35 - 39 19 2:53:14 93 Jim Moore #209 55 - 59 2:54:23 94 Kaeti Ecker #219 60 - 64 20 2:54:42 95 Rob Sargent #154 45 - 49 2:54:51 96 Cecilia Woodbury #157 45 - 49 21 2:55:12 97 Michael Kelly #211 60 - 64 2:55:18 98 Jerry Ewing #220 60 - 64 2:56:20 99 Monica Price #100 35 - 39 22 2:56:51 100 Tiffany Lindsey #71 35 - 39 23 2:56:54 101 Elizabeth Barnaby #53 30 - 34 24 2:57:30 102 Chris Morrison #137 45 - 49 2:57:38 103 Hiroaki Sasabuchi #113 40 - 44 2:58:11 104 Angie Metriyakool #62 30 - 34 25 2:58:42 105 Stephen Cosgrove #159 45 - 49 2:59:06 106 David Littrell #190 50 - 54 2:59:13 107 Mike Drutar #102 35 - 39 3:00:28 108 Sharlene Gee #134 45 - 49 26 3:00:30 109 Madeleine Budde #193 55 - 59 27 3:00:50 110 Andrew Lanning #162 45 - 49 3:01:07 111 Craig A. leeper Leeper 55 - 59 3:01:29 112 Lucas Roberts #50 30 - 34 3:01:56 113 Christine Lanning #90 35 - 39 28 3:02:38 114 Dard Vader #218 60 - 64 3:02:45 115 Mark Johnson #221 60 - 64 3:03:10 116 Robyn Scarth #55 30 - 34 29 3:03:28 117 Justin Ripley #179 50 - 54 3:03:36 118 Don Perea #138 45 - 49 3:04:43 119 Travis Reed #60 30 - 34 3:04:44 120 Cassidy Landes #70 35 - 39 30 3:04:56 121 Ricci Bezona #168 50 - 54 3:06:35 122 Kristin Basden #84 35 - 39 31 3:07:04 123 Floyd Rhoades #222 65 - 69 3:07:38 124 Wendy Minor #224 65 - 69 32 3:07:45 125 Margaret Haderle #126 40 - 44 33 3:08:27 126 Michael Woodbury #223 65 - 69 3:08:38 127 Douglas Wilkerson #184 50 - 54 3:08:52 128 Keith Johnson #235 50 - 54 3:09:18 129 Fernando Lopez #44 30 - 34 3:09:59 130 John Maure #172 50 - 54 3:10:16 131 Chitwin San Tun #130 40 - 44 3:10:32 132 Una Burns #147 45 - 49 34 3:12:40 133 Jenna Nakao #29 25 - 29 35 3:13:49 134 Zoe Shea #25 25 - 29 36 3:13:59 135 Andrew Donaldson #74 35 - 39 3:14:05 136 Bob Smith #232 65 - 69 3:14:11 137 Nathan Cook #73 35 - 39 3:15:11 138 Autumn Johnson #170 50 - 54 37 3:15:22 139 Edgardo Gonzalez #66 30 - 34 3:16:18 140 Jesse Logan #76 35 - 39 3:17:04 141 Andrew Fauth #131 40 - 44 3:17:18 142 Devin Davis #43 30 - 34 3:18:03 143 Christoph Eibl #57 30 - 34 3:18:20 144 Elly Motloch #48 30 - 34 38 3:18:31 145 Travis Obrey #233 35 - 39 3:18:54 146 Michael Parrish #164 45 - 49 3:19:18 147 Jarmila Williams #197 55 - 59 39 3:19:20 148 Tim Wiley #175 50 - 54 3:19:23 149 Dene'Dene' Sturm #149 45 - 49 40 3:19:42 150 Peter Bresciani #217 60 - 64 3:19:45 151 Joe Killian #189 50 - 54 3:19:49 152 Tara Brown #38 30 - 34 41 3:20:09 153 Sarah Higgins #61 30 - 34 42 3:20:15 154 Charlie Camacho #171 50 - 54 3:20:27 155 Sandoz Maurer #91 35 - 39 43 3:21:09 156 Mastin Cox #34 25 - 29 3:21:28 157 Manu Hanano #181 50 - 54 44 3:21:50 158 Lauren Prutow #24 25 - 29 45 3:22:11 159 Michael Traub #207 55 - 59 3:22:19 160 Michael Dela Cruz #35 25 - 29 3:23:49 161 Ellen Jackson #210 60 - 64 46 3:24:15 162 Benjamin Marshall #59 30 - 34 3:25:04 163 Gwen Hobbs #195 55 - 59 47 3:26:23 164 Nicole Mailhot #28 25 - 29 48 3:26:47 165 Angee Lincoln #54 30 - 34 49 3:27:56 166 Garrett Oka #96 35 - 39 3:28:06 167 Cynthia Keith #88 35 - 39 50 3:28:30 168 John Miller #201 55 - 59 3:29:43 169 Ellery Duke #225 65 - 69 3:30:50 170 Jay Plasman #123 40 - 44 3:31:10 171 Tom Finney #205 55 - 59 3:32:21 172 Lee Otani #196 55 - 59 51 3:33:34 173 Michelle Marshall #52 30 - 34 52 3:35:52 174 Lisa Christensen #141 45 - 49 53 3:36:44 175 Ellie Sumic #135 45 - 49 54 3:37:03 176 Marissa Bryant-Manago #13 1 - 19 55 3:37:04 177 Shearenn Gedayloo #180 50 - 54 56 3:38:09 178 Amy Hough #27 25 - 29 57 3:38:15 179 Jessica Nguyen #85 35 - 39 58 3:38:55 180 Leah Murphy #109 40 - 44 59 3:39:35 181 Robert Ching #86 35 - 39 3:42:17 182 Gina Torres #93 35 - 39 60 3:42:26 183 Diana Holt #185 55 - 59 61 3:43:10 184 D-P (kristy) Le #106 40 - 44 62 3:44:35 185 Dana Slechta #148 45 - 49 63 3:45:59 186 Marcelle Parrish #92 35 - 39 64 3:47:24 187 Kelsey Kumiji #67 30 - 34 3:48:42 188 Michael Kasser #229 70 - 74 3:49:39 189 Dennis Burns #203 55 - 59 3:51:17 190 kealoha Curnan-Medina #177 50 - 54 65 3:51:23 191 Isaac Akashi #214 60 - 64 3:52:24 192 Adriana Kruger Fouts #99 35 - 39 66 3:53:38 193 Mark Mangibin #103 35 - 39 3:54:44 194 Quyen Pham #46 30 - 34 67 3:57:14 195 Patricia Welter (Henderson) #156 45 - 49 68 3:58:58 196 Lisa Bryant #176 50 - 54 69 3:59:09 197 Brad Dalton #182 50 - 54 3:59:47 198 Bryan Sawaya #77 35 - 39 4:02:21 199 Jordan Barthold #51 30 - 34 70 4:14:41 200 John Barnett #227 70 - 74 4:31:32
Division Relay Results
Place Name Swim Bike Run Overall
High School
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1 Caleb R Westfall :37:10
Caleb J Westfall 01:30:44
Caleb R Westfall 01:12:04 3:19:58
Kupuna
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1 Bud Quitiquit :29:07
Bill Degele 01:37:23
Bud Quitiquit 00:53:25 2:59:55
Men
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1 Jeff Maki :21:04
Andrew Penny 01:03:24
Ian Smith 00:44:05 2:08:33
2 Ryan Tomm :30:47
Maurice Test 01:16:20
Stefan Tomm 00:45:39 2:32:46
3 Richard Meldrum :32:03
Jessie Taylor 01:20:21
Justin Butler 00:46:22 2:38:46
4 Israel Gonzales :29:12
Eddie Ombac 01:22:42
Danny Jesser 00:52:35 2:44:29
TANDEM
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1 Jeffery Neubauer :34:08
James Neubauer 02:11:27
Jake Harris 00:58:50 3:44:25
Women
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1 Karlyn Pipes-Neilsen :20:13
Janet Higa-Miller 01:30:36
Kerstin Busse 00:49:33 2:40:22
2 Michelle McKeon :39:28
Christina Vansidener 01:13:57
Bree Dallwitz 00:58:34 2:51:59
3 Sue Berges :30:17
Simone Denzinger_white 01:24:22
Laverne Curry 00:57:57 2:52:36
4 Holly Degeal :27:58
Claire Robinson 01:25:37
Sharona Lomberg 01:03:34 2:57:09
5 Karen Hand :30:04
Toni Reynolds 01:28:45
Karen Hand 01:04:37 3:03:26
6 Jane Dierenfield :29:56
Maggie Murphy 01:28:01
Wendy Clark 01:09:31 3:07:28
7 Gia Fontany :29:18
Mary Meheula 01:39:06
Rozelle Graham 01:04:23 3:12:47
8 Mercedes Liu :43:55
Linda Jane Kelley 01:19:59
Mercedes Liu 01:18:53 3:22:47
9 Cynthia Modeen :38:05
Toni Romp-Friesen 01:34:33
Lynn Howery 01:12:18 3:24:56
10 Christine O'Gorman :31:45
Beth Kasser 01:48:00
Beth Kasser 01:21:37 3:41:22
Mixed
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1 Leahi Camacho :23:22
Gary Shields 01:02:00
Jason Braswell 00:37:49 2:03:11
2 Aimee Kolman :21:53
Todd Wanke 01:07:08
Karolina Wanke 00:45:06 2:14:07
3 Madison Foo :21:00
Douglas Leopold 01:05:02
Douglas Leopold 00:51:41 2:17:43
4 Richard Adcock :24:26
Nick Nelson 01:16:12
Brooke Myers 00:45:42 2:26:20
5 Dana Strang :25:56
Jeff Strang 01:12:06
Dana Strang 00:54:28 2:32:30
6 Malia Santos :23:26
George Goldstine 01:21:58
Melissa Braswell 00:49:27 2:34:51
7 Mo Mittelstaedt :34:20
Brian Mittelstaedt 01:11:28
Mo Mittelstaedt 00:59:35 2:45:23
8 Kala Tolzmann :28:08
Harry Yoshida 01:11:08
Danielle Stover 01:14:24 2:53:40
9 Kathleen Leahy :29:28
Peter Rice 01:30:21
Michael Ferry 00:56:24 2:56:13
10 Marnie Brand :39:20
Peter Brand 01:25:02
Conor Brand 00:51:59 2:56:21
11 Stephanie Wood :40:48
Wolf Lange 01:21:05
Joshua Abner 00:56:01 2:57:54
12 Patrick Du Monceaux :39:14
Patrick Du Monceaux 01:28:19
Janette Do Monceaux 01:00:25 3:07:58
13 Kris Whiting :37:12
Albert Martinez 01:32:07
Mercedes Decarli 00:58:43 3:08:02
14 Scott Horlock :40:57
Scott Horlock 01:25:27
Katy Brophy 01:13:37 3:20:01
15 Kristina Sawaya :28:04
Randall Cislo 01:28:21
Andrea Cobb 01:25:54 3:22:19
16 Gregory Chun :32:26
Anabelle Smith 01:48:14
Diane Quitiquit 01:22:40 3:43:20
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Happy to hit the finish line. (Hawaii 24/7 photo by Karin Stanton)
Rob Sargent finds a post-race shady spot. (Hawaii 24/7 photo by Karin Stanton)
Volunteers helping out at the finish line. (Hawaii 24/7 photo by Karin Stanton)
Miss Kona Coffee 2011 Lacy Deniz adds triathlete to her resume. (Not really. Deniz was just mugging for photographers.) (Hawaii 24/7 photo by Karin Stanton)
Busy in the massage tent. (Hawaii 24/7 photo by Karin Stanton)
Family time. (Hawaii 24/7 photo by Karin Stanton)
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