Great Aloha Run - RunOther

View Member's Race Log View other race reports

Honolulu, Hawaii
United States
Hawaiian Telcom
Sunny

Total Time = 1h 15m 57s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 80/1169

Pre-race routine:

Was supposed to link up with some friends so I spent most of the time standing on the porta pottie street corner on the lookout. When I finally came to the realization that I wasn't going to find them, I went and stretched.

Event warmup:

Stretching

Run

1h 15m 57s
8.15 miles
09m 19s min/mile

Comments:

Since I forgot my watch I just started out nice and slow and gradually picked up pace ~ once I got out of the crowd which wasn't until about the 1 1/2 mile point. Then out of nowhere I got this gust of energy at about the 5 mile mark and when I saw I had caught up to the military formations (who were the first to start)I, for some reason, made it my mission to pass them. Once I completed that, I realized we had hit the 7 mile point and the end was in sight!

What would you do differently?:

Save myself some mental turmoil by either driving with friends or just saying from the get go that I'm going by myself.