KOHALA COAST — After six stages, seven days and 155 miles, the journey is over.
KOHALA COAST — After six stages, seven days and 155 miles, the journey is over.
The inaugural Mauna to Mauna Ultra wrapped up on Saturday afternoon at Hapuna Beach State Park, with athletes from around the world finishing up the pilgrimage that started a week earlier at Coconut Island in Hilo.
The course went through 11 of the world’s 13 climate zones, up Mauna Loa and part of Mauna Kea. Participants climbed more than 16,000 feet throughout the trek, going 20.5 miles in Stage 1, 21.1 miles in Stage 2, 30.4 miles during Stage 3, a whopping 49.1 miles for Stage 4, 26.1 miles for Stage 5, and wrapping up with 6.2 miles on the final day.
But it wasn’t that easy. Athletes also had to carry their own supplies for the week on their backs, which included food, sleeping bags, mats and other mandatory equipment.
There were 79 participants that started the race from 20 different countries.
Official results were not available as of press time, but Waimea resident Sylvia Ravaglia was expected to be named the top overall female in the race. Fellow local racer Alan Ryan also competed in the event.
For more information on the race, visit m2multra.com.