Team CORE Hawaii

Yoga for athletes

Interested in trying yoga, but you're not sure where to go? Want to learn Downward Dog, Tree Pose or Child's Pose? This information is being shared by Meredith Kuba, lululemon ambassador. For the month of August lululemon is holding a free "Yoga for RunnersClinic." It will be every Saturday 9 AM at Kapiolani Park and Sunday8:30 AM at the lululemon Ala Moana store. Please share this information with your family, friends, other people in the community and take advantage of this wonderful opportunity.

Here's the link to our blog with all the info and a video.
http://www.yogaforrunnershi.blogspot.com/

Namaste!

Upcoming events

Team,

The deadline for early registration for the State Time Trial Championship is before May 17.  The active.com link is at http://www.active. com/cycling/ laie-hi/qr- hawaii-state- time-trial- championships- 2010 and you can also mail or drop off your entry at the Bike Factory. 

Here are some of the details for the road race that's happening on Kauai on May 30:

Tradewind Cycling Team Presents:
PEDAL TO THE MEADOW
May 30, 2010
8 a.m
. start in Kekaha, Kaua`i
Held under USA Cycling Permit# 2010-980
Pedal to the Meadow is the first official bicycle hill climb race on Kaua`i. It starts on the west side of the island and climbs along the Waimea Canyon rim to the Kanaloahuluhulu Meadow in Koke`e State Park. It is a scenic and challenging climb that starts at hot dry sea level and ends deep in the cool wet upland forest of the Garden Island's interior.

DISTANCE & ELEVATION GAIN
15.75 Miles & 3,835 Feet

RACE TYPE
Mass start

START & FINISH
Start at Koke`e Road at intersection of Cane Haul Road in Kekaha, Kaua`i, Pole #817
Finish in Koke`e State Park near the entrance to Kanaloahuluhulu Meadow, Pole #0702

REGISTRATION
Regular registration at:
http://www.active. com/cycling/ kekaha-kauai- hawaii-hi/ pedal-to- the-meadow- 2010

ENTRY FEES
$30 Regular Entry, if received via active.com by 6 pm HST, Wednesday, May 26, 2010.
$40 Late Entry, accepted until 7:15 am on race morning, May 30, 2010.
$10 USA Cycling One-Day License Fee (except for current USAC Annual License Holders)

PACKET PICK-UP & LATE REGISTRATION
Friday, May 28:
3 – 5 pm
at Kaua`i Cycle, 934 Kuhio Hwy., Kapa`a, HI 96746, (808) 821-2115
Saturday, May 29: 1 – 3 pm at Kaua`i Cycle
Sunday May 30: 6:30 – 7:15 am at Kekaha Neighborhood Center

CATEGORIES
• Senior Men 1,2,3 & Master Men 1,2,3
• Senior Men 4,5 & Master Men 4,5
• Golden Masters Men (50+)
• Women
• Juniors

PRIZES
Cash prizes will be awarded for the race series, by race category as follows:
1st = $50
2nd = $30
3rd = $20
Total prize list value by race = $100

RACE DAY TIMETABLE
6:30 am Registration / Check-In Opens, Kekaha Neighborhood Center's west pavilion
7:15 am Registration / Check-In Closes
7:45 am Line-up at Start Line (Kokee Rd. at cane haul road, approx. 0.5 mile from check-in)
8 am Start of Race
11 am Course Closed

RULES
All USA Cycling Rules apply. For details, go to http://www.usacycli ng.org/forms/ USAC_rulebook. pdf
Highlights are:
• Jerseys must have sleeves.
• Each racer must hold a valid USA Cycling Annual License or purchase a One-Day License at race check-in.
• All bikes are subject to safety inspection, must have two working brakes and plugged handlebar ends.
• Helmets must be properly worn at all times when on the bike, even during warm-up.
• All racers must obey the Rules of the Road unless directed otherwise by race officials and/or Kauai Police Department officers. Please use extra care in one-lane and narrow areas.

T-SHIRTS
A t-shirt will be provided to racers who register by the regular entry deadline of May 26.
Extra shirts will be sold if available.

TOP BAG
As weather at the finish can be quite cool and frequently wet, race volunteers will transport a small "top bag" to the finish line. Your bag must be clearly marked with your race number and should be fairly compact (no suitcases please). We suggest packing dry warm clothes, comfortable footwear, rain gear/jacket, and your recovery drink mix in the bag.

DIRECTIONS TO KEKAHA NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER
From Lihue Airport (LIH):
Exit Airport, proceed straight through stoplight on Ahukini Road to T-junction with main highway (Kuhio Hwy, Rte. 56), turn left and follow west for approximately 30 miles past Tree Tunnel, several towns, and over Waimea River bridge. Once in Kekaha, look for St. Theresa's CatholicChurch on the mauka side, and turn right on Amakihi Road. Park near the tennis courts or in the main parking lot. Check-in is at the west pavilion. The Kekaha Neighborhood Center address is 8130
Elepaio Rd., Kekaha, HI 96752.

START LINE
The race will start approximately 0.5 miles north of the Kekaha Neighborhood Center on Koke`e Road, at the intersection of a cane haul road (the former site of the island's first, and for many years
only, traffic light), at Pole #817. We will stage riders according to ability to minimize passing. Please be in the start line area in time for the 7:45 am pre-race meeting. No parking will be allowed at the start line area.

FINISH LINE / BANANA POKA ROUND-UP FESTIVAL
The race ends just before the entrance to Kanaloahuluhulu Meadow in Koke`e State Park, the site of the annual Banana Poka Round-Up festival hosted by Koke`e Museum / Hui o Laka. We encourage you to have your friends and family join you up at the finish to enjoy this forest education fair's food, craft classes, exhibits, kids' activities, a rooster crowing contest, and live music by Grammy
Award-winning slack-key artist Paul Togioka and local bluegrass band The Happy Enchalatas. For event details, visit www.kokee.org/(808)335-9975. Look for the Pedal to the Meadow hospitality tent and bike racks. Note: Cell phones do not work in Koke`e State Park. A pay phone is located next to the Museum.

RESTROOMS
Restrooms will be available at the Kekaha Neighborhood Center. Two portables will be located at the start line area. Numerous facilities will be available near the finish (at park pavilion and portables).

MONDAY GROUP RIDE
Meet at Kauai Cycle in Kapa`a at 8:30 a.m. for informal 2-3 hour spin toward North Shore. Parking is limited at shop; more is available at Kapa`a Beach Park where you can wait to join the first group. No-host refreshments afterwards (Starbucks, Papaya's Natural Foods etc.) For details call (808) 285-3934.

INFORMATION
Registration questions: Kauai Cycle, (808) 821-2115 kauaicycle@hawaii. rr.com Other questions and to volunteer: call (808) 639-9018p2mKauai@gmail. com
Press inquiries: call (808) 639-9788 p2mKauai@gmail. com
Race Blog: http://pedaltotheme adow.blogspot. com

POST EVENT -- RESULTS & PHOTOS & FEEDBACK
In June, please check back at active.com and the race blog. This is a first-time event that we hope to repeat…we welcome your constructive comments at p2mKauai@gmail. com
festivals or call

Message from Tony Lang

Here is a message from Tony Lang. Wow, amazing race! I'm tired after reading his message and feeling his pain. That's exactly how I feel on a Tuesday and Saturday training ride. Congratulations Tony, I can't image cyclist smaller than you. Good job...looks like Tony will be recruiting riders from Hawaii for next year, so start riding Tantalus.

Cambio,
 
What a race - a 5 day stage race with close to 30,000 ft of climbing!  The town of Silver City, New Mexico sits at 6000 ft above sea level.  The area is a desert and temps hit 40 degrees during the races.  We had 194 cyclists start the Pro/1 field with 18 Pro Teams including Radio Shack and Garmin Transitions.  We had about 150 Pros and 44 Cat 1 riders like myself.  101 riders finished the race. I unfortunately was in the unlucky pack of 93 who didn't finish with an official time. I was amazed how young all the pros were..most were between 18-26 years old and super skinny too.  But super strong..
 
Also, thanks to Owen from McCully Bike Shop who picked me up at the Phoenix Airport.  After a 6 hour ride to New Mexico, I got some shut-eye and woke up the next morning for the first stage.
 
Stage 1 - 96 miles
 
I knew I was in trouble when neutral support was unavailable.  Had to go 96 miles with only two bottles.  The last 8 miles are all uphill to the top of the mountain with pitches up to 19%.  I was sitting good until mile 65 when Radio Shack's Jason McCartney went to the front and all of a sudden we were riding at 36mph single file into a head-wind.  The pack split down the middle.  A big crash then happened in our group of 90 riders or so with about 6 riders going down.  I was caught in the back and then blown out the back.  I hit the bottom of the climb with two other riders from Team Orbea. We crawled our way to the top but lost over 30 minutes from race winner Levi Leipheimer. We knew the time-cut was going to be 35 minutes --barely made it.  This was no fun!
 
Stage 2 -80 miles
 
Imagine riding through a typhoon with 50 mph winds.  This race stage was tough.  The first feed zone saw a split when Garmin's Tom Danielson went super hard.  I was able to grab on to the wheels of three Bissell riders and three other Pro's.  Those guys pushed the pace so hard.  Pro Adam Carr from Team Adegeo Pro Energy was super nice and he let me draft his wheel for almost 50 miles. i think I finished in 89th place - about 1:44 seconds after the stage winner.  Now, sitting in 131st place. 
 
Stage 3 - 16.5 miles
 
I probably should have ridden the course and tried the TT bike Owen loaned me.  But the temps dipped below 40 degrees and I had no heavy gear so I decided to warm-up by sitting in the car.  Heck...losing 5 or 10 minutes may cost me a couple of places???  right before the Pro start, the refs checked our bikes for weight, length, etc. to ensure we were within the NRC/UCI rules.  After the start I knew I was in trouble since I still had a hard time breathing.  I felt like I was towing around an iceberg....2 large climbs in the TT with a screaming 5 mile finish.  Most Pros had 58x11 gearing....I think I had a 53x12 but the gear wouldn't shift into the 12...so just a 13...oh well.  As I crossed the line I pretty much knew I had a bad time...oh well..
 
Stage 4 - 43 mile hilly crit
 
Felt good before the crit.  After several laps, a large crash happened heading into the hill.  I was caught behind it with about 15 other riders.  The pace then went single file since Dave Zabriskie decided to hammer on the front?  Why i asked myself as 10 of us popped off.  I felt bad for the Jelly Belly rider and two Team kenda riders who were on my wheel. We tried to bridge but the ship already set sail.  We needed to complete 22 laps or risk not starting the next stage.  We got pulled....our race was over.
 
Stage 5 - 106 miles
 
Since about 20 of us weren't allowed to start I decided to drive back to Tuscon, AZ to meet my friend and return the TT bike to Owen.  Anyway, the last stage was indeed epic...40 degrees with rain and snow.  I see 55 riders quit the stage.
 
Final Impressions -
 
This would be a great race to have a team from Hawaii.  This race is really geared for teams. Maybe next year we can form an Elite Team from Hawaii and ensure we stay in Silver City at least 7-10 days to acclimate to the altitude.
 
I'll attach some pictures of some famous cyclists tonight.  Probably should have been warming up but decided to snap a few photos instead.  Tony

Miwok Results

Congratulations to Rod Huddleston who completed the Miwok 100 KM Race on Saturday, May 1, 2010 in Sausalito, California. Huddy completed the hilly course in 11:15:39.

 Way to go Huddy!

Hawaii State Team Time Trial Results 2010

Sorry for posting this so late. Congratulations to all riders on your stellar performance. Way to REPRESENT! Here is a message from David Lum:

Team,
 
Thank you to all the participants and volunteers who helped out at the Hawaii State Team Time Trial Championship yesterday at Kualoa!  There was a good turnout with 33 teams competing and Cambio-Core did well with Tony, Ricky, and John taking the overall win again.  Kim helped us get another gold medal in the mixed team category and others did well in their respective categories too, including "Barry's Kids", "PHIL-AM Power", and "Cambio-Core Mixed #2".  It wasn't smooth sailing for everyone though as Randy, Todd, Noe, and Ryan Seto's team encountered some hardships with two flat tires but managed to finish the race.
 
We could not have put on the race without our volunteers:  Darin Miyamura, Gordon & Chris, Tony, Leyla, Bev, Steven, Barry, James, Todd, Charisa, Kim, Greg, Woody, Gary, Ken, Cal, Matt, Suzie, and anyone else I forgot to mention.
 
John Akana will be hosting the Team Time Trial celebration party... date and time to be announced.
 

Hawaii State Team Time Trial

Get your teams together and practice your drafting skills for this years Hawaii State Team Time Trial. This is a great event to build teamwork, while having fun at the same time. Let's support local racing by either volunteering or racing. Here is a message from David Lum and if you are available to volunteer he has included this information as well.

Team,
The Hawaii State Team Time Trial is happening next week Sunday, April 11 and we need to put together some teams and find some volunteers to help out with:

Course sweep - Saturday, April 10, 8:30 am at Kualoa Regional Park

Registration/Packet pick up - Saturday, April 10, 3:00 - 6:00 pm at McCully Bicycles

Race day set up - Sunday, April 11, 5:30 am at Kualoa Regional Park

Race day registration - 5:45 am

Officials/Timers - 7:00 am

Course Marshals - 7:15 am

Pleaselet me know if you can help out or if you want to race but don't have ateam, or if you need to find more riders for your group. 

Thanks,

David 429-9475

Hawaii State Team Time Trial 2010

Makaha Beach Time Trials Results

Sorry I took so long to post this message from David Lum regarding the Makaha Beach Time Trials. Congratulations to all the racers!

Team,

Thanks to all who helped out and participated in the Makaha Beach Time Trial this year!  We had a record turnout with a lot of names that were new to me which is a good sign that we have an exciting race season ahead of us.  The weather was great this time and I got some good feedback on the well swept roads.  Mahalo to Barry and crew (Bev, Greg, James and Woody) for spending their Saturday morning

Mahalo,

-David

p.s. let me know if you have anything you want to sell at our table at the Tri-swap this Saturday. getting the course prepped.  Thanks to everyone who helped out with the timing - Leyla, Owen, Devin, Nguyen and Tony and to Jon and Tino for helping with traffic at the turnaround.


Ft. DeRussy Biathlon Volunteers 2010 Needed

It's that time of the year again, the Ft. DeRussy Biathlon. Kelley Hupp is once again looking for volunteers to help during the race.

Saturday, 27 Feb. 2010
Packet Pick Up 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. (4 people needed)

Wednesday, 03 March 2010
Packet Pick Up 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. (2 people needed)


Saturday, 06 March 2010 Race Day

Late packet pick up (4 people needed)
Timing Chip & Swim Cap Distribution & Body Marking (6 people needed)
Transition Area & Aid Station #1 (3 people needed)
Finish Line (3 people)
Run Course – Mike Conway Leader (15 people needed)
Aid Station #2: (3 people needed)
Gear Check In & Volunteer Tent (5 people needed)
Keiki Leaders (4 people needed)

Plan on meeting at 0530 – Hale Koa Hotel Park (Ilima Lawn) race day. Parking available in the hotel parking lot and
and don't forget to bring your parking ticket the day of the race for validation.

If you are available to help in any one of the following assignments, please email/ call  Kelley Hupp 228-0431/huppk@halekoa.com or email Gay at gaymurakami@yahoo.com. Kelley also needs your t-shirt size. Thank you for your continued support and for giving up your time to help make this race a success.


Makaha Beach Time Trial Volunteers Needed

Here is an article from David regarding the Makaha Beach Time Trial:

Team,

The Makaha Beach Time Trial is on Sunday, February 21 and we're looking for volunteers. 

Please let me know where you can help out:

Course Prep - Saturday February 20 8:30 am at Makaha Beach Park
Bring brooms, shovels and blower if you have one to check the road for glass and debris.

Barry Masuda , _____________,  ______________, ________________, _______________


Packet Pickup - 2:45 - 6:00 pm at McCully Bicycles & Sporting Goods

Suzie Lum, _______________, ________________



Race Day Set up - 6:00 am, Yokohama Beach

______________,  _______________,  ________________, __________________


Race Day Registration - 6:30 am, Yokohama Beach

_______________, _________________,  _______________


Timing Crew - 7:15 am Yokohama Beach

______________,  _______________,  ________________, __________________ , __________________


Hope you get to do the race too but let me know your shirt size if you're not racing.

Mahalo,

-David 429-9475 , Barry 227-3519 ( barry_masuda@yahoo.com )

p.s.  There's a cycle cross race at Kualoa on Feb. 14 contact oahubiker@yahoo.com for more info. 
  • Also, Tri Swap (a benifit for the Kamehameha Tri Club ) is on Saturday Feb. 27 at Boca Hawaii fro 12 -4 pm (We have a booth), contact Alika at 389-9447 or alika.chee@gmail.com for info or to reserve your space.
  • Castle to Hanauma Time Trial is on Sunday Feb. 28, call 591-9839 for more info.

Tuesday Night Sprint Series

Here's a message from Matt "Squiggy" Acosta regarding the Tuesday Night Sprint Series:

Rules on Tuesday nightsprint series 3stages, 20pts EA. Stage.....1stage top of lunalino2stage wind tunnels of of hawaii kai drive and 3rd kahala ave to top oftriangle park must win 2out of 3 cambiocore members only but if u arenot a member u can join in but will not be place and must obey alltraffic awards & prizes will be given to 1st 2nd & 3rd at everyend of da month at bar35/ WED night 10 to 2am wit DJ RUMBUS host sprint party...... Ok dats it.........keep points till end of da month for grandprize ....

The word out on the street is Samson Ramirez has been winning "da Green Jersey". If you have any question or would like more information, contact Squiggy at Ironpilot@yahoo.com or look for him on Facebook.

Have fun and ride safe!