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Honolulu, Hawaii
United States
Hawaiian Telcom
72F / 22C
Sunny
Total Time = 1h 02m 37s
Overall Rank = 503/17499
Age Group = M40-44
Age Group Rank = 53/814
Pre-race routine:

Got on the bus at Aloha Stadium to head downtown at about 5:15 a.m. Made the obligatory porta pottie stop and then chilled until about 6:30 am.
Event warmup:

Jogged from the staging coral to the start line and stretched a bit.
Run
  • 1h 02m 37s
  • 8.19 miles
  • 07m 39s  min/mile
Comments:

Good run. Had to exert a little more mental energy to push the last mile or so.
What would you do differently?:

During the race...nothing. Before the race...more running in the training plan when leading up to an 8 mile race.
Post race
Warm down:

Walk, stretch, nibbled on a banana and drank a little water.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Training.

Event comments:

Finished 441 out of 8478 Male finishers

Good race in general. It was a little warmer this year than last which helped to not deplete the energy before the race. As always, I enjoyed the run but I think I definitely noticed that my run pace was not as good as this time last year. I'll always do this race as long as I am in Hawaii.




Last updated: 2009-10-25 12:00 AM
Running
01:02:37 | 08.19 miles | 07m 39s  min/mile
Age Group: 53/814
Overall: 503/17499
Performance: Good
Course: Flat for about the first 4.75 miles then 3 successive short hills. A straight point to point course starting near the Aloha Tower and finishing on the field at Aloha Stadium. All street except for the last 50 yds across the artificial turf in the stadium.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4

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2010-02-15 7:26 PM

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Subject: Great Aloha Run


2010-02-17 1:44 PM
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Subject: RE: Great Aloha Run
Nice job, Sam!!  Is this not one of the best races??  Those hills are placed just so that it totally kicks your arse, huh?!
2010-02-19 2:30 PM
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Subject: RE: Great Aloha Run

Thanks Michelle!  Definitely a fun event.  I've never missed it in the years that I've been here and will continue to always participate.

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