This past weekend was just supposed to be a relaxing long-weekend-cum-short-vacation. We spent a few days in Hawaii, did all the touristy things, and met up with an old friend. However, while on the tour bus, it came to our attention that there was a little event going on on Presidents' Day called the
Great Aloha Run. Apparently it was a big deal around those parts. After doing a little research on it (mainly to determine the distance, since I was incidentally planning to do a long run on that day anyway), I said
what the hey, why not?,
signed up, and ummm... ran with it.
I finished the 8.15 mile course in 1:31:01.
I'm actually somewhat disappointed with my time. Since I'm gunning for a 10K in a few weeks, i was hoping to at least finish this race in under 1:30. Interestingly, my mapmyrun app reported that I actually ran a MUCH longer race at 8.61 miles.
I ran almost half a mile more. Ridiculous! I guess if i want to clock in better times i'm going to have to learn to
run the tangents better. I suspect that bathroom break around mile 6.5 didn't really help either. Oh well. Not bad, i suppose, considering that i did not prepare in any way, shape, or form for the race. Not to mention the relative warmth and humidity. Nor the upper respiratory infection i was nursing. Nor the big tonkatsu dinner i had the night before. Excuses galore! Let's see how well i do on that upcoming 10K; hopefully i won't have to come up with any excuses for that one.
Here are some pics:
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| Hanging loose before the start of the race. Despite my expression, i was not under the influence of any substance. |
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| The requisite selfie at the starting line. Kid, why are you photobombing me? |
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| Close to the finish, i identified a photo op, and posed like a real runner. |
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| Done! |
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| Requisite selfie at the finish, in the Aloha Stadium. |
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| A little bit of wishful thinking when i wrote down my time. Oops! |
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