HONOLULU MARATHON - 2021 - See Exactly What To Expect In This Race
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ก.ย. 2024
- If you are thinking of running the Honolulu Marathon and want to know what exactly to expect, then check out this video.
This video is our personal experience of running in the Honolulu Marathon, which is located in the beautiful State of Hawaii. Our video will not only specifically show you various experiences and sights along the race course; but will also tell you the entrance fees and historical numbers of the participants that have previously ran in the Honolulu Marathon.
A summary of the Honolulu Marathon course is as follows:
The Honolulu Marathon starts on Ala Moana Boulevard, which in Hawaiian means “path by the ocean.” At the starting line is Ala Moana Beach Park, a local recreation area encompassing over 100 acres of park, beaches, swimming and surfing spots.
The 2nd Mile of the course runs through downtown along Honolulu Harbor and the historic Aloha Tower, a ten- story clock tower which was the tallest building in Hawaii when it was erected in 1926. Runners turn right into Chinatown and proceed through Downtown Honolulu on South King Street. This historic stretch of the course passes Iolani Palace, the only royal palace on American soil; the gilded statue of King Kamehameha; Kawaiahao Church, built with coral blocks from nearby reefs; Honolulu Hale, city hall; and Mission Houses Museum.
The race forks right onto Kapiolani Boulevard through urban Honolulu and in the 4th Mile turns right down Piikoi Street. The course returns to Ala Moana Boulevard, this time passing Ala Moana Center, a huge, open-air mall with more than 250 stores. The bridge spanning the Ala Wai Canal marks the entrance to Waikiki. The Ala Wai Canal is a favorite training area for outrigger canoe paddlers and the Ala Wai Harbor hosts international yachting competitions.
Mile 5 races through the concrete jungle of Waikiki high-rise hotels and condominiums, by the Hilton Hawaiian Village and the U.S. Army’s Fort DeRussy. The course turns right onto Kalakaua Avenue lined with shops offering everything from tacky souvenirs and t-shirts to high- priced designer merchandise.
Near the 6th Mile, the course forks to the left onto Monsarrat Avenue, around the Honolulu Zoo and past the Waikiki Shell. Runners turn right onto Paki Avenue which threads around Kapiolani Park, Hawaii’s first public park. As the course nears Diamond Head, an extinct volcanic crater 760-feet high, there are some short, uphill grades and breathtaking views of Oahu’s east coastline. The route circles the crater to the left on Diamond Head Road, then turns right onto 18th Avenue.
The race turns right onto Kilauea Avenue in the 10th Mile, passing through residential and commercial areas of Kahala then merges into Kalanianaole Highway. The coastal route continues for four miles through the bedroom communities of Waialae Iki, Aina Haina, and Niu Valley. This suburban area of Honolulu is comprised of hillside communities with side roads that curve steeply up the mountains. The expensive homes, often perched precariously on cliffs, provide panoramic views of the ocean far below.
In the 16th Mile, runners turn left onto Hawaii Kai Drive into a valley community created by and named for billionaire industrialist Henry J. Kaiser. The course through residential Hawaii Kai loops around an inland waterway. Looming ahead is Koko Head, a volcanic crater eroded on one side by the ocean into the popular snorkel spot, Hanauma Bay. The course turns right back onto Kalanianiole Highway at Maunalua Bay Beach Park, a popular spot for parasailing and outrigger canoes.
For the next four miles, runners double back along Kalanianaole Highway passing Kawaikui and Wailupe beach parks. At Mile 22, the course turns left onto Kealaolu Avenue along the Waialae Country Club where the Hawaiian Open PGA Golf Tournament is held. At the road’s end, the route turns right onto Kahala Avenue, a neighborhood of luxury homes fronting Kahala Beach and Black Point. Kahala Avenue merges into Diamond Head Road at Mile 24, circling back around Diamond Head crater.
As the last miles of the course curves around Diamond Head toward the finish in Waikiki, the route passes Cliffs, a popular surfing spot, and the Diamond Head Lighthouse. The last final stretch of the race runs along the park past Sans Souci Beach and the Waikiki Aquarium to the finish line near the Kapiolani Park Bandstand.
We hope you enjoy this video of the Honolulu, Hawaii Marathon. If you have any feedback about what you liked or disliked about the video, please feel free to post any thoughts in the comments section. We will reply to all comments as soon as we can. Lastly, the music that was partially used in this video was "Fly Away" by Lenny Kravitz. Please note that we do not own or claim to own the copyright to this song, which strictly belongs to the artist mentioned above. It is strictly being used under the fair use doctrine.
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God bless,
I’m headed to Honolulu for the 2023 marathon, and your generosity in making and sharing this video will help me so much. Thank you (and congratulations)!
No problem, this is why we make the videos so that people can have a better experience running these marathons. I ran the 8K and my wife ran the marathon. We had a great time and thought it was a great experience.
It is one of the more difficult marathons, but still alot of fun and a great accomplishment.
Enjoy yourself when you run it and wishing you the best. Thanks for watching the video.
I’m running this race as my first marathon in 2022. This was super helpful! Thanks so much!
No problem and I'm glad you enjoyed the video. You will have a great time running this race. I ran the 10K and my wife ran the marathon. We both really enjoyed it.
This will be my first full and thank you for sharing your video.
Absolutely a great video, beautiful, entertaining and informative! We’re proud of LONGRY and all the runners, tough, resilient and strong. Our USA is a great nation because of the people like you guys.
It’s really a special marathon, starting before the daybreak, with fireworks decorating the sky, and spectacular landscape scenes on the both sides of the course, and enthusiastic spectators/helpful volunteers cheering all the way to the finish line. Truly a unique marathon full of American flavors.
Thanks, Longry and Eric for this Christmas & new Year gift.
Thanks George for the nice comments. We are glad you enjoyed the video.
Well done ! You are an inspiration and your attitude with that smile throughout the race was just as much as a pleasure to see on your journey :)...As a fellow runner :) I wish you many more years of health and happiness...and remember never done, just finished. :):) GO CUBS !!!!
BigShark, thanks for the kind words and know Longry and I really appreciate it. We like to make these videos to help fellow runners to know what to expect if they run a certain marathon. We hope that this video not only entertained you, but also motivated you to perhaps try this marathon or other marathons that we have produced.
We have tried to make our videos specifically for people who are runners or are thinking about becoming runners. Thanks for watching the video and keep on running.
I wish I could run this!, have ran 2 marathons, running my first 37 mile race on sunday!
Flamingdelta9853 thanks for watching the video and best of luck to you in your 37 mile race this Sunday. The Honolulu Marathon is one of the harder marathons to run. However, its truly unique and worth the effort. Keep having fun running!
Ran 2015 , the elevation climbs are no joke … had a horrible run but the views were great.
Well at least you had a fun time running the Honolulu Marathon. Maybe you can run it another time; now you know exactly what to expect.
Wishing you all the best! 😀
Awesome video. I made the decision to train for the 2023 Honolulu Marathon. Any tips or advice on what to pack, how to prepare, etc. Thanks.
Regina, as far as tips for the Honolulu Marathon; I would say packing less is better than having too much stuff. Also if your traveling to the marathon and don't live close or are from Hawaii, I would advise to try to stay at a hotel that is as close to the starting line as possible. By doing this it will save you alot of time and allow you to focus more on the race. It might be more expensive to do this, but it makes everything alot easier and enjoyable. We stayed at the Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort.
As far as the training goes it would depend on your exact skill and fitness level. However, there is some information out there for beginner marathon training plans.
th-cam.com/video/1B4xVeYdH3I/w-d-xo.html
This is a video that Longry just recently did. In the 1st two minutes of the video it provides you with a basic training plan that she used. I would also advise buying a really good pair of running shoes and it will probably help your training if you join a running club. Longry is part of a running club and it seems to help her stick to the training schedule, especially when you get to the higher miles that are tougher and take more time to complete.
The only other advice I would really give is to just have fun and give it your best. It is a great accomplishment to complete this marathon and you will feel great afterwords. We both enjoyed this event and felt the time and money invested into it was well worth it.
Regina, best of luck in your challenge to complete this marathon! You will do great and it is truly a great lifestyle to help anyone become much healthier and happier in their life.
Thanks for watching the video and if you want to see other marathons Longry has completed; just check out the channel.
@@ericmonte2038 Thank you and Merry Christmas 🤙🤙
@@reginamuai No problem Regina, wishing you a great Christmas and happy and successful 2023.
Enjoyed a great deal
Great video. Curious on what kind of movie software you used for this & how many GoPro batteries you used for this run.
Flying Fox14, I asked Longry and she said that she used a total of three batteries for a GoPro 9 that was used to record the marathon.
As far as the software that I specifically used to edit all the video she took during the marathon, it was Final Cut Pro version 10.6.5 and Apple Compressor version 4.6.3. Additionally, for the graphs presented in the video I used Apple Keynote version 12.2.1.
I hope this helps you produce videos of your own for TH-cam. Thanks for watching the Honolulu Marathon - 2021 video and hope you enjoyed it.
The most recent video that I produced is this one.
th-cam.com/video/1B4xVeYdH3I/w-d-xo.html
Have fun and keep running! All the best! Eric
Thanks for sharing, I don’t know why I feel so emotional at the end of the video, all my besties are thinking to do this thsi year
@@quicklysacramento4365 Thanks for watching. I would say its because its something that you can see yourself being successful at and it is a great accomplishment. I just hope the video motivates you and other people to try running. With this video you know exactly what to expect, so it should help you become successful at running it.
This is why we do these types of videos to help people see what to expect with these different marathons.
Great job! Was that one of the toughest you have run? It looked very hot.
Scott, thanks for watching the video. I talked with Longry and she said it was the hardest marathon to run just because of the warmer weather and some hills during the race. However, she also said she had a great time running and was glad she ran the Honolulu Marathon. Wishing you the best and keep running! 😀
I've run over thirty marathons but can't imagine carrying a camera the whole 26.2
Longry carried a GoPro to record her experience. The one she has is a handheld GoPro that weighs about 2 pounds. It's really easy to carry and record as you run.
Thanks for watching and don't forget to check out the other marathons that she had recorded. If you thinking of running one of the marathons that she ran; the videos that we produce should really help you out and give you an insiders view of what exactly to expect.
How can I find out where Bundit Kanisthakhon is within the race
I'm not sure how you can find that person in the race or in this video, but thanks for watching.
is it a BQ?
Yes, it is a Boston Qualifier. Best of luck to you if you decide to run the Honolulu Marathon.
Do you use gel when you run?
Thanks for watching the video. Longry uses a gel called GU, which she says helps her when it gets into the longer miles of the marathon.
Wishing you the best!
What is her main channel called?
She is actually under my channel. I am her husband and we both post our videos on this channel.
Thanks for watching the video.
Best,
Eric
@@ericmonte2038 Ok, I wasn't sure because so many people comment on her runs that they like her videos, but yet you only have a few hundred subscribers unfortunately. I love the videos.
@@hamiltoes We are not two worried about the subscribers and more focused on the quality of our videos. We appreciate you watching the video and wish you the best in your enjoyment of running.