This morning, I set out to do the Runner’s HI 20K as part of the Marathon Readiness series out here in Hawaii, specifically focused on getting you ready to do the Honolulu Marathon which falls on December 13th this year. This morning’s 20K was my first experience with it, and I was pleasantly surprised. Initially, I was intimidated by the map and the fact that I wasn’t too familiar with the area (It was held in Kapolei).
Here’s the map that was emailed to participants:
I started the run late since I decided at the very last minute to do a walk-start. I wasn’t planning on it, but as I walked up to the start line the run-walk group had just taken off and the two nice volunteers were like: You wanna do it? So I decided, maybe it was fate, and said: OK. But, I had to go to the bathroom, which was at the finish line, so I started about 10 minutes or so behind. For much of it, I did the first lap alone and in the dark, which was actually really cool! My time was calculated from the walk-start time of 5 AM. The rest of the runners started at 6 AM. I loved the flat course. This was my first time attempting 12 miles in 2009, so I was stoked it wasn’t too hard on me. My stopwatch said 2:32:44 or something like that when I was done. One thing to remember about this run: It’s dark out there. Not much lighting and absolutely none in the porta potties, so bring a flashlight, or in my case, I used my iPhone.
I didn’t get as many pics as I’d wanted. My fingers were sweaty and my iPhone wasn’t really responding well to me pressing on the display. Eww, gross… sorry!
Swag:
The shirt they gave us for registering was cool. It was the first race I’ve run so far where they didn’t give a heavy, cotton t-shirt, which is not pleasant to run in if you go long distances. I was impressed with it. At the finish line there were cut fruit, gatorade (it’s got electrolytes!), and water.
As always, I try to post my running playlist:
Nine Inch Nails – Dead Souls // The Cure – Foxy Lady // Kid Koala – Excerpt 3: Stoppin’ Traffic / Tracks, Etc. / Slew Test 1 / Lunch With Pavlov // The Cardigans – Lovefool // The Cure – Subway Song // Luke – It’s Your Birthday (Special Edit) // o.boogie – Hoerenjong // DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince – Just Cruisin’ // kids on fire – MFLD-01b // MwesLee – Un J***r Suave // Kanye West – Jesus Walks // Beastie Boys – Root Down (Free Zone Mix) // Juvenile Committee – Flipside // the marylanders – Good Old 99 // Sugarman 3 – Chicken Half
// // Dred Scott – The Story // The Great Mundane – Juno Had A Rough Day // Bing Crosby – Too Marvellous for Words // Al Bowlly – I’ll String Along with You // The Lonely Island – Ras Trent // John Vanderslice – White Dove // Lucila Campos – Samba Malato // The Ting Tings – Impacilla Carpisung // Will Smith – Will 2K // Count Basie Orchestra – April in Paris // Snoop Dogg – Sensual Seduction (Clean) // Aesop Rock – Citronella // KMD – Trial N Error // The Cardigans – Step On Me // The Cure – Lovesong // The Asteroids Galaxy Tour – Around The Bend // Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings – Pick It Up, Lay It in the Cut // Os Mutantes – A Minha Menina // Soto – Only Star // Sound Providers – Braggin & Boasting f. little brother // Will Smith – 1,000 Kisses [Radio Edit] // Dr. Dog – The Old Days // suhov – Funny // Crookram – Biggles
Standout tracks that gave me that extra boost of energy:
The Cardigans “Lovefool,” Luke “It’s Your Birthday,” Kanye West “Jesus Walks,” The Marylanders “Good Old 99,” *thanks sifu! Snoop Dogg’s “Sensual Seduction” which came on just as I passed my 7-mile marker… The Cure’s “Lovesong” and Suhov’s “Funny.”
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