Hana Relay 2006 Press Release

Press Release

The Hawaii Foodbank Team woke up early on September 9, 2006 to start thier Hana Relay heat at 645A. Team Captain, Louis Tomsic gave a safety brief to the runners and advised them to warm up early because little time is given to warm up while driving each of the relay runners to thier handoffs.

Jonah Maiyo stretched as much as he could before the hilly leg 13 but all the uphill had its effect as he slowed some at the top of the hill.

Handoff 6 was missed while Steve Moreno was in the restroom. Louis Tomsic ran in his place because of his closeness to the handoff. While the 4 hour and 37 minute record was being sought, this was the moment where the Hawaii Foodbank team let its gaurd down and let the record get away.

Steve Moreno ran the next leg 8 but felt bad about missing the handoff. Steve Immel shrugged his sholders on leg 9 and said "There is always next year." This is where the momentum slowed and the Hawaii Foodbank finished in a time of 4 hours 44 minutes and 41 seconds. By leg 9, the nomal Hawaii Foodbank relay rotation was restored.

Who knows? Maybe some other team will take up the challenge to break the record.

Last Updated: September 18, 2006