Metric Century Ride

The recent pair of rain events caused flood damage throughout the state. Especially hard hit was the Waialua-Haleiwa neighborhood. Road damage resulted in significant impact on the safety of the annual Hawaii Bicycling League Haleiwa Metric Century Ride, particularly at Waimea Bay. HBL did the right thing by taking the riders safety into account and cancelling this event. But decisions like this go beyond the immediate impact.

Last Sunday was the annual Haleiwa Metric Century Ride, hosted as always by the Hawaii Bicycling League. The ride begins at Kaiaka Bay Park in Haleiwa and passes several iconic surfing spots, including Waimea Bay and Sunset Beach. It’s place on the calendar make it a perfect shake-down for anyone doing Ironman 70.3 Hawaii, aka Honu, and there was a bunch of us doing just that.