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Racing Through Midlife

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The days that count

Local Honolulu races and the ones we got on a plane for, one page each. We don't make up splits, so if a result is blank we don't have the official one yet.

The road to 140.6

Going the full distanceWe ran a marathon before we ever entered a triathlon, and for three years a full Ironman was the thing we were most intimidated by. How a hurricane changed that, what the decision cost, and what the week around 140.6 is made of.

2026

10 races

Recovery and rebuild.Slower times on purpose, on bodies that spent two years at peak volume. The season →

  1. Sep 20IRONMAN 70.3 Tri-Cities 2026: the Versailles that never happenedTri1.2 mi swim / 56 mi bike / 13.1 mi run · BothJay 5:11:41 · Michelle 6:47:51
  2. Aug 30Waikiki Roughwater Swim 2026: two and a half hours into the currentSwim2.4 mi (just under 4 km) · BothJay 2:27 · Michelle 2:27 (our own watches)
  3. Aug 16IRONMAN 70.3 Northern California 2026: the inaugural race on the surface of the sunTri1.2 mi swim / 56 mi bike / 13.1 mi run · BothJay 5:37:38 · Michelle 7:03:02
  4. May 30Honu 70.3 2026: the fourth oneTri1.2 mi swim / 56 mi bike / 13.1 mi run · BothJay 5:54:48 · Michelle 6:59:03
  5. May 17Honolulu Triathlon 2026: the fourth one on this courseTri1.5K swim / 40K bike / 10K run · BothJay 2:28:38 · Michelle 2:52:43
  6. Apr 12Hapalua 2026: six minutes off, on purposeRun13.1 mi · BothJay 1:44:22 · Michelle 2:09:30
  7. Mar 01King's Runner 10K 2026: the first race of a rebuild yearRun10K · BothJay 48:03 · Michelle 57:47
  8. Feb 22Kailua 10-Miler 2026: fourth year in the windRun10 mi · BothJay 1:19:19.7 · Michelle 1:34:34.6
  9. Jan 11Tour of Hawaii Kai Half 2026: a January half in a rebuild yearRun13.1 mi · JayJay 2:08:14 (our own watches)
  10. Jan 01Bosetti Sunrise 10K 2026: the fourth New Year's morningRun10K · BothJay 50:06.0 · Michelle 1:01:32.4

2025

17 races

The peak.IRONMAN Texas in April, and then whatever we felt like: an Olympic three weeks later, Honu five weeks later, the Pentathlon, a lap of the island, Augusta a year late, and a second full Ironman in California on three weeks' notice, because at that point we thought we were invincible. The season →

  1. Dec 20Hawaii Kai Ultra 2025: a 50K, six days after the marathonRun50K · JayJay 4:54:00 (own watch)
  2. Dec 14Honolulu Marathon 2025: together, on purposeRun26.2 mi · BothJay 5:25:08 · Michelle 5:25:08
  3. Nov 23Kaiwi Coast Run 2025: fourth year, still togetherRun4 mi · BothJay 36:55.6 · Michelle 36:57.2
  4. Oct 19IRONMAN California 2025: the second full distanceTri2.4 mi swim / 112 mi bike / 26.2 mi run · BothJay 11:16:13 · Michelle 15:26:59
  5. Sep 28IRONMAN 70.3 Augusta 2025: the river swimTri1.2 mi swim / 56 mi bike / 13.1 mi run · BothJay 5:16:17 · Michelle 6:26:20
  6. Aug 31Waikiki Roughwater Swim 2025: an hour and a half, togetherSwim2.4 mi (just under 4 km) · BothJay 1:30:01 · Michelle about 1:30 (own watches)
  7. Aug 24Dick Evans 2025: my first lap of the islandBike112 mi · BothJay 5:55:53.0 · Michelle 7:57:33.8
  8. Aug 09The Oahu Pentathlon 2025MultiFive events · Both15:22 (6:00 a.m. to 9:22 p.m.), both of us
  9. May 31Honu 70.3 2025: five weeks after a full IronmanTri1.2 mi swim / 56 mi bike / 13.1 mi run · BothJay 5:44:12 · Michelle 6:44:44
  10. May 18Honolulu Triathlon 2025: first in my age groupTri1.5K swim / 40K bike / 10K run · BothJay 2:26:29 · Michelle 2:47:11
  11. Apr 26Ironman Texas 2025: the full distanceTri2.4 mi swim / 112 mi bike / 26.2 mi run · BothJay 11:52:41 · Michelle 14:37:09
  12. Apr 13Hapalua 2025: my half-marathon PRRun13.1 mi · BothJay 1:38:34 · Michelle 1:58:02
  13. Mar 23Windward Half 2025: Jay wins it, and mine starts with a oneRun13.1 mi · BothJay 1:41:31.0 · Michelle 1:58:53.8
  14. Mar 02King's Runner 10K 2025: 42:53 and fourth in the age groupRun10K · BothJay 42:53 · Michelle 53:52
  15. Feb 23Kailua 10-Miler 2025: Jay wins it again, and I take thirdRun10 mi · BothJay 1:13:11.5 · Michelle 1:31:23.2
  16. Feb 17Great Aloha Run 2025: the warm-up was longer than the raceRun8.15 mi · BothJay 1:18:03 · Michelle 1:18:09 (our own watches)
  17. Jan 01Bosetti Sunrise 10K 2025: Jay wins the age group, and I finally break an hourRun10K · BothJay 45:48.4 · Michelle 59:37.8

2024

20 races

The transition year.Keep the running races on a lighter schedule and put the effort into triathlon: Michelle's first 70.3 at Honu in June, and a first race off the island at Augusta in September. The season →

  1. Dec 08Honolulu Marathon 2024: 3:41 and 4:39Run26.2 mi · BothJay 3:41:11 · Michelle 4:39:06
  2. Nov 24Kaiwi Coast Run 2024: the November traditionRun4 mi · BothJay 36:28.0 · Michelle 36:28.9
  3. Nov 10Val Nolasco Half 2024: 2:08 on a check dayRun13.1 mi · BothJay 1:44:44.9 · Michelle 2:08:08.4
  4. Oct 06Spartan Sprint, Nashville 2024: the morning afterTrail5K with obstacles · BothJay 1:24:27 · Michelle 1:25:55 (our own watches)
  5. Oct 05Spartan Super, Nashville 2024: mud, walls, and a 10KTrail10K with obstacles · BothJay 2:24:33 · Michelle 2:24:34 (our own watches)
  6. Aug 25Dick Evans 2024: around the island, second timeBike112 mi · JayJay 6:09:26.5
  7. Aug 17Spartan Beast, Mokuleia 2024: the 20K with wallsTrail20K with obstacles · BothJay 4:42:51 · Michelle 4:43:32 (our own watches)
  8. Aug 11Norman Tamanaha 15K 2024: third year, third in the age groupRun15K · BothJay 1:14:14.6 · Michelle 1:31:33.9
  9. Jul 14Kailua Beach Shark Chase 2024: slower on purposeRun4.4 mi · BothJay 55:36.9 · Michelle 55:38.7
  10. Jul 06Kaena Point Firecracker: no shade, no pavementTrail10 mi · BothJay 1:58:36.4 · Michelle 1:58:37.4
  11. Jun 22Cholo's Waimea Bay 2024: a North Shore swim in JuneSwimOcean swim (distance not listed on the timing page) · BothJay 44:56.9 · Michelle 45:51.4
  12. Jun 01Honu 70.3 2024: my first, and Jay 81 minutes fasterTri1.2 mi swim / 56 mi bike / 13.1 mi run · BothJay 5:26:37 · Michelle 6:40:28
  13. May 19Honolulu Triathlon 2024: twenty-five minutes, mostly on the bikeTri1.5K swim / 40K bike / 10K run · BothJay 2:20:57 · Michelle 2:49:02
  14. Apr 28Haleiwa Metric Century 2024: my longest ride before HonuBike100 km · BothJay 3:07:06 · Michelle 3:54:38 (our own watches)
  15. Apr 14Hapalua 2024: fourteen minutes back, in April heatRun13.1 mi · BothJay 1:43:11 · Michelle 2:18:53
  16. Mar 24Windward Half 2024: eight minutes faster on the humid sideRun13.1 mi · BothJay 1:43:49.6 · Michelle 2:14:46.1
  17. Mar 03King's Runner 10K 2024: two minutes off the year beforeRun10K · BothJay 44:36 · Michelle 57:18 (our own watches)
  18. Feb 25Kailua 10-Miler 2024: first in the 50-54sRun10 mi · BothJay 1:19:47.2 · Michelle 1:45:11.1
  19. Feb 19Great Aloha Run 2024: two seconds ahead of JayRun8.15 mi · BothJay 1:19:24 · Michelle 1:19:22 (our own watches)
  20. Jan 01Bosetti Sunrise 10K: the first bib of the yearRun10K · BothJay 50:36.1 · Michelle 1:03:26.0

2023

28 races

The year of expansion.Race a whole bunch of everything and see if the fitness could go to another level: 10Ks, 10-milers, halves, a metric century, an Olympic tri, and Jay's first 70.3 in the lava with two friends who signed up the minute he told them. The season →

  1. Dec 10Honolulu Marathon 2023: the sixth race in a five-race seriesRun26.2 mi · BothJay 4:00:34 · Michelle 5:37:40
  2. Nov 25Turtle Bay Triathlon: closing the tri year on the North ShoreTriShort course · BothJay 2:29:09 · Michelle 3:05:35
  3. Nov 19Kaiwi Coast Fun Run: a view, a few miles, and breakfastRunShort course · BothJay 40:20.3 · Michelle 40:20.9
  4. Nov 12Val Nolasco Half: the last check before DecemberRun13.1 mi · BothJay 1:45:08.5 · Michelle 2:17:01.5
  5. Oct 22BOCA Hawaii 30K: the marathon dress rehearsalRun30K · BothJay 2:42:08.4 · Michelle 3:27:55.4
  6. Oct 08Tantalus 10-Mile Challenge: the one we run for the climbRun10 mi · BothJay 1:26:07.9 · Michelle 2:03:10.5
  7. Oct 01Hybrid Design 25K: past the half againRun25K · BothJay 2:11:25.0 · Michelle 2:53:44.7
  8. SepHonolulu Century Ride 2023: 79 miles of itBike79 mi (the 75-mile option, by the watch) · BothJay 5:36 moving · Michelle 5:45 moving (79 mi, own watches)
  9. Sep 04Waikiki Roughwater Swim 2023: the original Ironman swimSwim2.4 mi · BothJay 1:50:49 · Michelle 2:02:27
  10. Sep 03Runner's HI 20K: the distance steps up, and so does the heatRun20K · BothJay 1:36:52.6 · Michelle 2:10:21.0
  11. AugDick Evans Memorial: 112 miles around OahuBike112 mi · JayJay 6:19:54 moving, 6:24:36 elapsed (own watch)
  12. Aug 13Norman Tamanaha 15K: the marathon build gets a bibRun15K · BothJay 1:14:16.6 · Michelle 1:33:19.3
  13. Jul 30Na Wahine & Kane Sprint: transitions, on the new bikeTriSprint · JayJay 1:16:24
  14. Jul 23Lanikai 8K: short doesn't mean easy in JulyRun8K · BothJay 37:17.5 · Michelle 47:17.9
  15. Jul 16Kailua Beach Shark Chase 2023: 4.4 miles on the sandRun4.4 mi · BothJay 47:51.9 · Michelle 47:51.1
  16. Jun 10Ho'omau 10K 2023: the Saturday after HonuRun10K · BothJay 1:02:24 · Michelle 1:02:20 (our own watches)
  17. Jun 03Honu 70.3: the first time the distance was the pointTri1.2 mi swim / 56 mi bike / 13.1 mi run · JayJay 6:48:03
  18. May 28Hibiscus Half: my day, and Jay sat on the easy paceRun13.1 mi · BothJay 2:12:24 · Michelle 2:12:23
  19. May 21Honolulu Triathlon, twice: 2014 and the year we meant itTri1.5K swim / 40K bike / 10K run · BothJay 2:46:58 · Michelle 3:14:51
  20. AprHaleiwa Metric Century: the first ride that felt longBike100 kmno official time on file
  21. Apr 16Hapalua Half: Hawaii's half, and what it taught usRun13.1 mi · BothJay 1:51:51 · Michelle 2:33:22
  22. Mar 26Windward Half Marathon: the pretty one, the humid oneRun13.1 mi · BothJay 1:52:17.2 · Michelle 2:19:46.6
  23. MarKu'ikahi 10K: I won my age groupRun10K · BothMichelle 1:01:56, 1st in age group · Jay 50:49 (our own watches)
  24. Mar 05King's Runner 10K: a town 10K to find out what the legs are worthRun10K · JayJay 46:48
  25. Feb 26Kailua 10-Miler: the windward side, with windRun10 mi · BothJay 1:21:54.9 · Michelle 1:44:52.9
  26. Feb 20Great Aloha Run: the distance that was our ceiling for yearsRun8.15 mi · BothJay 1:25:56 · Michelle 1:25:07 (our own watches)
  27. JanAkahai Half: a January half, three weeks after a marathonRun13.1 mi · JayJay 1:53:55 (own watch)
  28. Jan 01Bosetti Sunrise 10K 2023: three weeks after the first marathonRun10K · BothJay 47:39.7 · Michelle 1:14:01.1

2022

10 races

The year of discovery: the first marathon, for a fiftieth.One and done. Train enough to actually run the Honolulu Marathon three days after Jay's 50th birthday, enjoy it, and not be wrecked for two weeks afterward like the friends who'd done it before us. The season →

  1. Dec 11The marathon Jay never wanted, for a 50th he didRun26.2 mi · BothJay 4:22:02 · Michelle 5:42:20
  2. Nov 20Kaiwi Coast Run 2022: the first one we ran together on purposeRun4 mi · BothJay 40:18.4 · Michelle 40:18.2
  3. Nov 13Val Nolasco Half 2022: a month out from the first marathonRun13.1 mi · BothJay 1:57:03.8 · Michelle 2:28:47.7
  4. Oct 23BOCA Hawaii 30K 2022: the first dress rehearsalRun30K · BothJay 3:01:11.6 · Michelle 4:08:27.8
  5. Oct 02Hybrid Design 25K 2022: past the half for the first timeRun25K · MichelleMichelle 3:09:48.6
  6. Sep 10Old Pali Road 5K 2022: on my ownRun5K · MichelleMichelle 44:35.0
  7. Sep 04Runner's HI 20K 2022: twelve miles in SeptemberRun20K · BothJay 1:48:15.9 · Michelle 2:23:17.5
  8. Aug 14Norman Tamanaha 15K 2022: the first bib of the marathon buildRun15K · BothJay 1:22:33.1 · Michelle 2:16:23.9
  9. JulNa Wahine Sprint 2022: our first triathlon since 2014Tri500 m swim / 12 mi bike / 5K run · Bothno official time on file
  10. MayHibiscus Half 2022: the one that made the marathon realRun13.1 mi · Bothno official time on file

2014

1 race
  1. JulTinman Triathlon 2014: not nearly enough trainingTriOlympic-ish (0.5 mi swim / 25 mi bike / 6.2 mi run) · BothJay 2:40:58.4 · Michelle 3:08:26.9