Olivier Marceau places second followed by Brian Smith in third for the men.
Melanie McQuaid places second for the women roughly 6 minutes behind Julie Dibens. Jamie Whitmore puts in an amazing run to finish in third position.
Run Update
Update #3
Conrad Stoltz and Olivier Marceau are nearing the clearing at run mile 5 entering Makena Beach.
Update #2
The first 3 females have left transition with Julie Dibens maintaining a 3 minute lead over second place Melanie McQuaid. Daniela Campuzano of Mexico is in third with Candy Angle and Jamie Whitmore following.
Update #1
Conrad Stoltz passes Olivier Marceau in transition and is the first male to hit the run. Marceau is 20 seconds back with Brian Smith and Felix Schumann 2 minutes behind.
Bike Update
Marceau and Stoltz are still in the lead with Brian Smith of Gunnison, CO making the pass for third position followed by Felix Schumann and last year's XTERRA Warrior Nico Pfitzenmaier.
Julie Dibens has entered the top of the Plunge in first place with Melanie McQuaid a minute behind.
Riders are entering the Plunge with Olivier Marceau still in the lead.
Two minutes behind Marceau and Stoltz is Eneko Llanos, Bevan Docherty and Felix Schumann.
PRO Men are entering the Crossroads section of the course with Olivier Marceau keeping his lead over Conrad Stoltz.
Olivier Marceau from Cannes France and Conrad Stoltz from Stellenbosch, South Africa are leading the pack at Double Gate roughly 11 miles into this challenging Haleakala bike course.
Julie Dibens from Bath, United Kingdom is the first female to reach Boneyards.
Olivier Marceau, last year's second place finisher has just taken the lead on the bike at Boneyards.
At Heartbreak Hill
Conrad Stoltz is leading the pack followed by Olivier Marceau, Cedric Fleureton, Bevan Docherty and Eneko Llanos.
Julie Dibens is leading the female race, followed by Melanie McQuaid, Sybille Matter and Candy Angle.
Out of the Swim
After an on-time start racers are exiting the water and transitioning to the bike course. Jordan Bryden of Canada is the first PRO to exit the swim followed by newcomer Bevan Docherty and Sergio Saruiento. Julie Dibens is the first PRO female to exit the swim followed by Sibylle Matter and Candy Angle.