Catching up with the Ohana

Been pretty busy with alot of things since Boston and as a result have been behind in keeping up with posts for the latest adventures of our ever productive and expanding Ohana. Here's a brief recap of the races/events that have occurred over the last two weeks. Much thanks to Stroller Mom & Dad, Maniacles, and Mr. T for their race reviews and emails regarding what the gang has been doing...

3D Marine 10k on Saturday 26April2008 @ MCBH Kaneohe

Well folks, here is the post-race 'run' down for thisevent.I think that I was the only one out there, didn't seeanyone(I was out numbered by Fleet Feet runners). It was a good course with two significant hills overthe first 3.5 miles with the remainder being flat. The weather got warm quick out there, but it wasnt toobad. I also overhead 'vog' being kicked around.Now those two hills, while there were only two, theymade up on quality what the event lacked in quantity. The second one never wanted to end. It was a burner! With that being said, I am going to pass on the hillrun tomorrow.I must say, if you do one one 10k in late april on theMCBH, this would be the one.Overall it was a good time with a really good turnout(I think it was around 200). ~Reviewed by Mr T (Dan)


Early Cinco de Mayo Celebration - Public Performance for Mariachi Loco

Mariachi Loco will be peforming Friday, May 2nd at the Mililani Town Center at "Just Tacos" from 8-10 p.m. for the general public.

Frederick Maryland Marathon on Sunday, May 4, 2008

Aloha All,

The East Coast Ohana checking in with the Frederick Maryland Marathon report. We had a picture perfect day. In some respects, a little warm. We were comfortable at the start in shorts and Marathon Maniac signets. But some late-in-the-race cloud cover and a good northerly breeze kept it from being too miserable.Saw a few other Maniacs out there. Opted for Maniac gear in order to be able to report on the One State, Two Marathons, Three Medals thing. We still find it funny.The course was okay. I really like figure eight courses. Thought the old town part of the run was interesting (especially seeing where Dan used to live), the River Walk was beautiful. Rivals San Antonio's River Walk. The industrial parts of the race weren't that scenic. And neither one of us likes to run on the side of highways, but they were parts to get over. There were some out and back parts so we could spot runners we'd chatted with previously.

Stroller Dad and I ran it as a date since he's been having problems with his heel lately. We probably should have taken a pass on it since I was sick yesterday. But neither of us had a limb hanging by a tendon, nor were we throwing up. So we took it easy, kissed at every mile marker, at the center of every bridge we ran over and every bridge we ran under... Our kind of date :)The medal was nice. The T-shirt was a gray microfiber pull-over jacket. For those of you old enough to remember, think Members Only jacket. It's kind of yucky. Especially since the half marathoners got long-sleeved technical T's.

We were sprinting to our finish, just about to catch the woman in front of us when Dan hollered out that he just did not have that next gear. I hesitated enough to let him catch up to me and it cost me two seconds. Yes, he beat me by two seconds on the chip time. Sigh, the things I do for love...

Grandma and Grandpa came through for us yet again and spent the night to watch the kids so we could get an early start (loved the 0630 start). They rock.Onward to San Diego. If we don't come up with Ohana running T's, I'm going with my raspberry Runner's Hi top...

Aloha, Stroller Mom

Marathon Weekend (Frederick, Eugene, Lincoln) Report by maniacles

Congratulations to ALL our weekend marathoners for their performances today!! Although Amanda & Dan were not 100% they still persevered and finished their runs at the Fredrick Marathon. Sounds like you two really knew how to enjoy the moment. We are reminded that a year ago, both Wyatt and Mike H were enjoying their experiences at the Fredrick Marathon. Red Rabbit and Bob also had successful runs today at the Eugene Marathon. Two weeks after Boston, RR had enough to finish in 3:44:26! (Gary-about a minute behind Maniac Marc Frommer) Also Bob, one of our most improved runners, shattered his previous best with a PR of 6:02:09! Bob just missed his six hour goal but he must be encouraged with his improvement.

In Lincoln Nebraska our Big Island friend, Greg, also set a new PR at the Lincoln Marathon. The other runner from Hawaii is Jay's friend Capt. Benito.
Our RunnersHI gang had a fine training run this morning. Twelve of us did a tough 20 miler in the Moanalua/Salt Lake area. Congratulations again to all our weekend marathoners. Four weeks till Rock n Roll in San Diego!Hope everyone else enjoyed their weekend runs. Train safe. maniacles

This coming weekend though without any known marathons being run by any Ohana members, is jam packed with several short races:

Saturday, May 10th:

-H.U.R.T. Run-with-a-View at top of Ka`ahele, $10 entry, show up/sign up, 7am start

-33rd Annual (10k) Pineapple Run (in Wahiawa), 7am start

-JambaJuice Bananaman Chase 5k at Magic Island, 7am start

-MAG-24 Sprint Triathlon at MCBH, Kaneohe Bay (500m swim/11.1-mile bike/5k run), 730a start

Sunday, May 11th:

-Pearl Harbor Bike Path 10k at Lehua School, 7am start

-Popoia 1.6-mile Swim at Kailua Beach Park, 8am start

Seems like the Ohana will be well represented in each of these events! Can't wait to hear the race reviews...that means more posts!!! For those looking for additional distance training, the Ohana will be heading to west (`ewa side) to to an 18-22 miler around Kapolei/Makakilo area! Have a great week all and hope your weekends are rewarding!