Chris McCormack shattered the course record Sunday at the 2009 Waikoloa Lavaman.
He finished the Olympic Distance race in an unofficial time of 1 hour, 50.29 minutes well ahead of second place James Cotter, and third place Tim Marr.
“It’s a beautiful course,” McCormack said. “I thought it was relatively tough out there today, quite windy. I always enjoy it when it’s a bit cooler.”
On the Women's side, Lisa Mensick, a member of Canada’s Olympic team, won the race.
According to Hawaii277.org:
"Mensick, 32, had to make up about a minute going into the run, and her winning time of 2:05.37 was slightly more than 1 minute faster than Kona’s Bree Wee, 30.
“It was a good day out there, great volunteers,” Mensick said. “I had to chase down the hometown girl, though.”
Nearly 6 minutes behind them was Heather Gollnick, Christina Jackson and Laura Sophiea.
The defending champions were James Cotter, 27, and Bree Wee, both of whom are now professionals. Cotter also previously held the course record of 1:53.00."