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Hawaii 24/7 Staff Miro Kregar and Hillary Biscay notched remarkable wins Sunday in the 29th Ultraman World Championships. Kregar, who has five podium finishes in seven starts, finally pipped long-time rival and good friend Alexandre Ribeiro on Day 3 for his first Ultraman title. The race covers a total of 320 miles (515 kilometers) over […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Following a sell-out dinner in July, triathlete-friendly hotel, The Mauna Lani Bay Hotel & Bungalows will again host an exclusive vegan dinner with one of the most popular faces of triathlon, Hillary Biscay. Enjoy a four-course vegan menu especially created by Mauna Lani’s award-winning team of chefs using the best and freshest in-season […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The Mauna Lani Bay Hotel & Bungalows celebrates women in sport with a relaxed three-course, farm-to-table vegan dinner hosted by Team Mauna Lani pro Hillary Biscay at 6 p.m. Thursday, July 7. Hillary is one of the most prolific iron-distance competitors on the professional women’s racing circuit. In 2006, she set a standard […]

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Karin Stanton | Hawaii 24/7 Editor Day 2 of the Ultraman World Championships is all about the bike. The 171.4-mile course runs the length of the island from Volcano to Hawi, via Hilo and Hamakua. Sweden’s Jonas Colting – the champion in 2004 and 2007 – had to fight off a 6-minute drafting penalty, but […]

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Karin Stanton | Hawaii 24/7 Editor Two-time champ Jonas Colting, of Sweden, jumped into the Ultraman lead Friday after a 6.2-mile ocean swim and 90-mile bike leg that finished in Volcano. Colting managed to open a 10-minute gap over Australian Mike LeRoux, who has another 10-minute lead over Californian Slater Fletcher. In her inaugural run […]

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