TF Teammate Leah Completes the Ironman 70.3 in Germany!

Here's what friend and Try Fitness member Leah Lauderback had to say about completing her first triathlon in Germany:

"This race rocks! The course is great and the German spectators are even better.

The swim was in a harbor right off the Rhine - temp was @ 74 degrees - I was one of three ladies (out of about 260) that didn't have on a wet suit - funniest thing when everybody is in black and you aren't!

The bike - crap there are a ton of hills around here! There is no flat ride - EVER! But the cool thing about going up - you get to come down! I got up to 42 mph. Anyhoo, bike was @ 3:50 - a great challenge and I'm happy to say I made it!

My goal on the run was to not stop and that's just what I did. I thought my legs would be toast for the run but they felt amazingly okay - funny, it was more my mind that was wavering. The Germans were complaining of the heat - it was 85 in the shade and with a breeze. I thought back to Honu and laughed! I finished the run in 2:09 for a race total of 7:00:32. Yippee!"

Coolest things about this race:

1. Our race numbers had our names on them so the spectators kept yelling your name - very cool!
2. There were so many local Germans watching the race - they were out there sitting on their lawn chairs cheering everyone that went by the villages. They had cow bells and noise makers and posters - they kept chanting "up up up up" as they would sit at the bottom of one of the many hills and motivate you. They were all over the run too - just the greatest feeling ever!
3. As much free beer as you wanted at the end of the race. In the "athlete's garden" after the finish you got a huge meal and all the good German beer you could drink without having to take your wristband off!
4. The entire bike course was shut off to traffic - you could go as fast as you wanted down the hills and not worry about getting hit by a car - you did have to watch out for the turns that were lined with bails of hay - that's right, hay to stop you from slamming into the guard rails.

Okay - that's it - my next race is a half marathon in Amsterdam! Tschuss!

International Na Wahine Triathlon

It was a gorgeous late summer day in Honolulu, perfect weather for a triathlon.


6 friends from up north decided to come to Hawaii to participate in our premier all women’s triathlon the Na Wahine Sprint Triathlon. Long story short, they couldn’t make it for the Aug. 30 event so we decided to put on the first annual International Na Wahine Sprint Triathlon for them.

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I couldn’t turn down Trish, who is also a cancer survivor. She and her 5 friends have been buddies for years and Try Fitness wasn’t about to let them down. So, we called on the rest of the Team who happily agreed to help us put on the event. All of the Try Fitness’s coaches were out to make sure everyone was safe and each of the Canadians was paired with a Try Fitness woman to be her buddy and race along side her.

We swam in the beautiful waters of Kaimana Beach, cycled around Diamond Head, through Kahala and back to Kapiolani Park for the 5k run. We learned that they call a swim cap a “squid lid”, which we of course thought was wonderfully humorous. 2 of the Canadians were designated cheerleaders and one dressed in a grass hula skirt with a coconut shell bra to complete the experience.

We had an award ceremony afterward and ate great food at our Pot Luck to celebrate the day. It was truly rewarding to see them so excited and appreciative of our support.We have new friends in Canada and we look forward to our second annual event next year.

Women Drivers Golf Tournament

KC and the Office Pavilion team participated in the Women’s Fund – Women Drivers Tournament at Mid Pac Golf Club on Aug. 24.

We got second place. It was fun!