My father has been on a quest to run a race in all 50 states for the last few years. When he first started talking about this I said “Make sure the last one is on Hawaii on the beach and I’ll be your trainer.” I was joking but we’re here! Today was the Kona Marathon/Half Marathon/10K/5K. I was support staff only. No running for me.
This is my dad, my uncle, and my cousin. Everybody got into a Hawaii trip.
You can’t have a race in Hawaii without hula girls.
In case you need encouragement to run fast.
Dad took second in his age group and my cousin tok third in hers. My uncle is younger than them but he ran the race with my dad so he didn’t place. They said that at the end of the race they got routed into a hotel and up and down a flight of stairs. That wasn’t a fun surprise.
What a great place for a run! I never thought about hula dancers being there for a race, but I guess, in Hawaii, that would seem quite natural.