) At Thunder Hole (which did not), then hiked with 3/4 of them up Gorham, which is a hike we remember fondly from our minimoon. Legs now want a day off. Other highlights since last I posted: a fabulous skate dinner at Café This Way (five of our friends had the same idea at the same time, ha!); friend-made Cincinnati-style chili followed by three kinds of pie; a scenic bike ride around the Eagle Lake loop, with lunch beside a froggy marsh; lying on my back on a choppy raft, looking up at the zillion stars while rowboats banged against their moorings on either side of me; and a trip to the quiet side of the island for a butterfly garden (butterflies: 1, hummingbirds: 2), specialty pizza, and a...

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Rick Leone, Guam's other amateur qualifying competitor, took a nasty crash about two miles into the mountain biking trail -- but like a true XTERRA warrior, he still finished the race in 5:30:49. "Pete did fantastic, he had a strong bike and his performance was outstanding considering that it's difficult to mountain bike in Guam leading up to this race due to the rainy weather," said XTERRA Guam Race Director Eric Tydingco. 1-mile trail run was held, for the first time, in and around the beautiful, mountainous area of Kapalua, Maui. Performance "Still, I'm happy with a top 20 age group finish, and I think a good goal next year would be to shoot for sub-3 hours and maybe a top 10 age group finish," he added. "Finishing the race is a big accomplishment," said Tydingco, "I'm sure Rick wanted to do better but he crashed early on in the mountain bike ride -- those things happen. 3-mile mountain bike ride and 6.

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