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Danelle Kabush of Canada rides a ridge 1,200 feet above the beach at Kapalua.
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Prepping the bike by inserting rubber bands to hold the bike shoes in place on the pedals for a fast takeoff.
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Nicolas Lebrun of France has a win, two seconds and third place at XTERRA Worlds but did not break the top 10 this year.
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Swim start!
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Swimmers body surf a crowded wave to get to the beach faster.
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Exiting the swim.
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Javier Gomez led the swim by 1:19 and held the lead to Mile 14 of the bike.
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Pro Mike Vine fights his way past an age grouper on a narrow trail.
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Leonardo Chacon, a Costa Rican Olympian, finished 5th.
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Brent McMahon of Canada rides the high ridge.
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Lesley Paterson of Scotland was well back on the swim but took charge of the women's race in the first 7 miles of the bike.
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Barbara Riveros-Diaz of Chile used her ITU skills to take the lead after the swim, but bowed to Paterson's off road skills by Mile 6 of the bike.
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Javier Gomez showed more mountain biking skills than even he expected.
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Josiah Middaugh posted the fastest bike split but after a slow swim, he never caught Gomez.
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Gianpietro De Faveri of Italy rides through the Maui woods.
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Conrad Stoltz passed Javier Gomez a few miles before the bike to run transition, but surrendered his lead by Mile 1 of the run.
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Josiah Middaugh fights through the pain on the run.
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Mari Rabie, a Rhodes Scholar from South Africa and a 2008 Olympian, fought through the mud and repulsed a charge by Heather Jackson to place 3rd.
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The usually humble Javier Gomez strikes a pose after his unexpected victory.
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Lesley Paterson forms a heart with her hands - perhaps a tribute to her nickname 'Braveheart?'
