A new race? Hell yeah!
When I got the email that the Honolulu Marathon was planning on staging a new race I was so excited. They do such an awesome job on their races and I wanted to make sure I could always say I ran in the Inagural Merrie Mile :) and Inagural Hapalua Half Marathon. And so I signed up thinking it was only a mile no problem.
Well, the only problem it posed was having to wake up early the day before the marathon on a morning after I decided to Carb Load with the Marathon Maniacs and Runners Hi Ohana at Buca di Beppo. Small issue in the larger scale of 4 days of madness and so I suited up and toed the line.
I wasn't sure if I was going to go all out. I knew it wouldn't be too smart. All I needed was a pulled muscle or a trip and my marathon would be a disaster. And yet, I am competitive and curious and it was pretty much a given that I was gonna toe the line.
When I got to the start it was a very festive mood with lotsa happy runners. There was a dude carrying a 100 pound log, another one wearing a blow up Dinosaur costume. All the hoopla put me in great spirits and when the gun went off for wave 1 which I was in I of course took off (since it was only a mile). I wanted to see how fast I could run and so I went out pushing the pace but not an all out sprint. I was breathing pretty hard due to the vog but feeling good over all. At the turn around I took a few elbows in the tight space and then tried to pick up the pace. I ran in at a good speed that was less than an all out sprint. I was super happy with my time which was 7:12 and put in at the 112th over all and 14th woman. I was stoked.
After my race we watched the elite race and was amazed to see the first place Keptoo come in at 3:58 without breaking a sweat. A concert on the beach with Henry Kapono made the day perfect. :)
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