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  Home Page (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
MarathonFoto is the official photographer of the Honolulu Marathon.
The Honolulu Marathon had 24, 573 finishers to be the country’s third largest marathon.
Five-time Honolulu Marathon champion and hall of famer Jimmy Muindi of Kenya was interviewed by Bobby Curran on ESPN 1420 AM during halftime of the University of Hawaii's game against Northwestern State on Dec. 16 at the Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu.
www.honolulumarathon.org.cob-web.org:8888   (757 words)

  
 Cool Running :: Muindi Seeks 6th Honolulu Marathon Title, Nurgalieva to Defend Women's Crown
Nurgalieva, an ultra marathoner who has excelled in races twice the distance of the Honolulu Marathon, was the surprise winner of the 2005 race in 2:30:24.
Ivanova has held big leads late in the Honolulu Marathon twice, but she was overtaken in 2002 by countrywoman Svetlana Zakharova and in 2003 by Japan's Eri Hayakawa.
For its 34th edition, the Honolulu Marathon will have a prize purse more than double what was offered in 2005 as the total purse for men and women will jump from $65,000 to $150,000.
www.coolrunning.com /engine/3/3_1/muindi-seeks-6th-honolulu.shtml   (776 words)

  
 Honolulu Marathon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
At the forefront of the growth of the Honolulu Marathon was the iconoclastic cardiologist Dr. Jack Scaff, one of the first physicians to prescribe running as therapy for heart disease.
The marathon is popular enough that the Honolulu Marathon Association maintains an office in Tokyo to process entries.
Marathoners consider the course moderately difficult because of the tropical weather conditions, with temperatures starting at around 65°F (18°C) and rising to as high as 80°F (27°C), and a relatively hilly course compared with other marathons.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Honolulu_Marathon   (738 words)

  
 Running A Marathon
The Marine Corps Marathon is a good one for a first-time marathoner -- it is well-organized, is run over flat terrain, and attracts a lot of first-timers so your fellow runners are not out to run you into the ground.
Marathons are usually on Sunday so the Sunday of week 11 -- two weeks before the event -- run 22 miles as your long distance.
Assuming that the marathon is in the morning, with a 9:00 a.m.
www.schlatter.org /marathon.htm   (3502 words)

  
 Honolulu Marathon - Race Details
All major marathon signage is bilingual, the expo is accessible and enjoyable for both Japanese and Americans (and any other nationality attending, for that matter), and both kilometers and miles are clearly posted along the course.
One of the greatest attributes of the Honolulu Marathon is that it welcomes runners and walkers of all speeds.
The Honolulu Marathon is one of those races that goes like this: '"I'll be in Honolulu vacationing - might as well do a marathon while I'm at it." Dont expect a PR or even a good finishing time; the odds are against you in every way.
www.marathonguide.com /races/racedetails.cfm?MIDD=480021208   (2911 words)

  
 StarBulletin.com | Business | /2005/12/09/
By 1995, the marathon's benchmark year, the Japan field had grown to 21,717 participants or 63 percent of the 34,434 total runners who participated in the event, he said.
This year nearly 80 percent of the Honolulu Marathon's 26,571 current entrants are from out of town, with 16,293, or 61.3 percent of them, coming from Japan.
Honolulu Marathon organizers have seemingly developed the perfect business model where both the title sponsor and the organization reap the rewards of their relationship, Story said.
starbulletin.com /2005/12/09/business/story02.html   (996 words)

  
 Japan News : Japanese turn Honolulu marathon into international event   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The Honolulu Marathon is an international event, attracting more than 17,000 runners from Japan, a high-spending group that tourism officials hope to lure to the islands.
A study by Agrusa of marathon participants found that almost 72 percent of Japanese tourists planned to spend $500 or less for souvenirs for relatives and friends.
Kana Fujiwara, 25, who attends Honolulu's Intercultural Communications College, said one of the biggest attractions to running the marathon is how the race caters to the Japanese.
www.keralanext.com /news/?id=917260   (616 words)

  
 Cool Running :: 2004 Honolulu Marathon Generates over $90 Million in Economic Impact
HONOLULU - (March 8, 2005) - A comprehensive survey of 1,200 participants in the 2004 Honolulu Marathon and Race Day Walk by Hawaii Pacific University found the events together generated $90.72 million into the local economy last December.
The marathon had 25,671 total entries in 2004 while the walk had 5,545 total entries.
The instrument consisted of fifteen questions regarding accommodations, length of stay, as well as the amount of money that was spent by marathon participants on their lodging, food, souvenirs and other miscellaneous items while attending the marathon activities in Honolulu.
www.coolrunning.com /engine/3/3_1/2004-honolulu-marathon-ge.shtml   (438 words)

  
 Honolulu marathon introduces elite stars of the future | Outside Online
Yet as he matures he sees how precious Honolulu is to him and vows to defeat all the hot young challengers here, those who have the same unlimited ambitions he began with.
Or perhaps it was her masters and current course record of 2:32:13 she set in winning the 1992 Honolulu Marathon.
Honolulu has the distinction of being the world’s biggest regularly run marathon with 34,434 entries and 27,022 finishers last year, edging New York in that category by 54.
outside.away.com /outside/events/honolulu/preview.html   (1423 words)

  
 ESPN.com - Page2 - Honolulu Marathon decadent, depraved
Of course, these were Marathon winners, wild girls from St. Petersburg who won here last year, extremely impressive little beauties who had made such a fool of me last year.
The top Kenyans were halfway finished, running four abreast, before the back of the pack of 30,000 tossed their Vaseline bottles to the side and passed the starting line and they knew, even then, that not one of them would catch a glimpse of the winner until long after the race was over.
The marathon has become too big for the original group to handle; it is now the fourth largest in the world.
espn.go.com /page2/s/thompson/021216.html   (1331 words)

  
 Marathon LA Honolulu 2006
The Honolulu Marathon, the Disneyland Half Marathon and the Florence Marathon
This year's Honolulu Marathon will be held on Sunday, December 10, 2006, on the beautiful island of Oahu.
And the Florence Marathon will be held on Sunday, November 26, 2006 in historic Italy.
www.aidsmarathon.com /marathonla.htm   (186 words)

  
 Virtual JIM
Honolulu Marathon will take place on Sunday, December 10, 2006, in Honolulu, Hawaii.
The Honolulu Marathon offers a full marathon only and is ideal for runners and walkers alike.
Expo and Race Packet Pick-Up: The Honolulu Marathon Expo will be held at the Hawaii Convention Center in conjunction with the race packet pick-up.
www.arthritis.org /events/jointsinmotion/go_somewhere_honolulu.asp   (1121 words)

  
 2003 Honolulu Marathon - The Honolulu Advertiser - Hawaii's Newspaper
A 22-year-old college student made Honolulu Marathon history yesterday when she became the first runner from Japan to win the race.
Maruyama, who was waiting for his friends to finish, said it was his third Honolulu Marathon and he ran his best time in 3 hours, 54 minutes, 4 seconds.
The Honolulu Advertiser, a division of Gannett Co.
the.honoluluadvertiser.com /current/sp/marathon03   (227 words)

  
 Honolulu Marathon Privacy Policy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
This is the Official Privacy Policy of the Honolulu Marathon, which covers the collection, handling, and dispersal of personal nonpublic information obtained when runners complete the on-line entry forms or when visitors use certain features of the website.
On the night before the Honolulu Marathon, the basic entrant information (name, address, gender, age, etc.) is transferred into the ChampionChip timing system for use in tracking (via electronic chip) runners and recording the results.
The Honolulu Marathon may, however, at its sole discretion, share statistical data with race sponsors or media agencies.
www.honolulumarathon.org /privacypolicy.html   (622 words)

  
 Runner's & Triathlete's Web Athletics: Honolulu Marathon's Website Streamlined by Active ...
HONOLULU - (July 3, 2006) - The Honolulu Marathon is making a change in its race technology that's bound to please participants in the 34th running of the event on Sunday, Dec. 10.
In 2005, the Honolulu Marathon was the nation's 3rd largest marathon and world's 6th largest.
The 2007 Chevron Houston Marathon, the City of Los Angeles Marathon, Long Beach International City Bank Marathon, the Marine Corps Marathon, the New Las Vegas Marathon, P.F. Chang's Rock 'n' Roll Arizona and the Rock 'n' Roll Marathon, San Diego are also clients of Active.
www.runnersweb.com /running/news/rw_news_20060711_RWire_Honolulu.html   (477 words)

  
 ESPN.com - OLY - Honolulu Marathon plans race in war-torn Iraq   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
HONOLULU -- For the third consecutive year, a Honolulu Marathon satellite race will be run in the Middle East war zone.
The Honolulu Marathon at a base in Iraq's Sunni Triangle is scheduled for Dec. 10, the same date as the Honolulu race, said Capt.
The marathon office in Honolulu will send race applications to Iraq, which will be returned to Honolulu for processing with the entry fee waived, Bigold said.
sports.espn.go.com /oly/news/story?id=2649633   (650 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Honolulu Marathon will have satellite run in Afghanistan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
HONOLULU (AP) — About 300 American soldiers in Afghanistan on Sunday will run past palm trees and up Diamond Head in their very own Honolulu Marathon.
The regiment is based at Schofield Barracks near Honolulu, and 16 members of the battalion, including Hurlburt, are Honolulu Marathon veterans.
The results of the race at Tarin Kowt will be listed separately in the marathon book and on the Web site, said Mike Burns, president of the computer services company in Ann Arbor, Mich., that has recorded finish times in Honolulu for 18 years.
www.usatoday.com /sports/2004-12-10-honolulu-afghanistan-marathon_x.htm   (554 words)

  
 -Honolulu Marathon- (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The Honolulu Marathon starts on Ala Moana Boulevard, which in Hawaiian means "path by the ocean." This phrase is an appropriate description for the entire race course.
The second 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.
This suburban area of Honolulu is comprised of hillside communities with side roads that curve steeply up the mountains.
www.honolulu.bz.cob-web.org:8888 /marathon.htm   (711 words)

  
 Running Times Magazine: Honolulu Marathon News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
HONOLULU (07-Dec) -- Sprayed by a tropical mist blown by the Hawaiian Islands Trade Winds, four Olympic medalists completed the Legends 5-K here today at Kapiolani Park, just across the street from world famous Waikiki Beach.
Meb Keflezighi (silver medal, 2004 marathon), Frank Shorter (gold medal, 1972 marathon and silver medal 1976 marathon), Kip Keino (gold medal 1968 1500m and 1972 3000m steeplechase), and Ian Stewart (bronze medalist 1972 5000m), all completed the flat, two-loop course around the park.
Shorter, a long-time guest of the Honolulu Marathon, attracted a crowd of admirers who joined him throughout the run, and who then had him autograph their race numbers and shirts after the race.
www.runningtimesmagazine.com /rt/articles/?id=9636   (420 words)

  
 Thousands To Run Honolulu Marathon - News
HONOLULU -- It will be an early morning Sunday for thousands of runners in the 33rd annual Honolulu Marathon.
Marathon officials have hired nearly 350 police officers to monitor the race.
In addition, the Honolulu Marathon Association has hired five private ambulances for the purpose of attending to runners.
www.thehawaiichannel.com /news/5504940/detail.html   (213 words)

  
 Honolulu Marathon Travel and Entry Info
Marathon Tours & Travel, an official travel agency for the race, invites you to enjoy Hawaiian hospitality at the Honolulu Marathon on December 10, 2006.
The Honolulu marathon is celebrating its 34rd annual running this year at 5:00am.
Reservations can be made at any hotel that you choose or you can speak to our Honolulu Marathon specialist who can recommend a variety of choices.
www.marathontour.com /honolulu   (198 words)

  
 Honolulu Marathon in Honolulu, HI
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One of the world's largest marathons, the Honolulu Marathon hosts some 32,000 runners on the second Sunday each December on a marathon course designed to accommodate both the novice and elite runner.
Racers begin at Ala Moana Beach Park, travel through downtown Honolulu, wind their way past Waikiki, along the ocean to Hawaii Kai and return back to Kapiolani Park for a glorious finish and a coveted Honolulu Marathon "Finisher" tee shirt.
www.superpages.com /cities/mtg/114348   (120 words)

  
 Hal Higdon: On The Run - Honolulu Marathon
The Honolulu Marathon starts at 5:00 AM, but with the four-hour time difference, that's 9:00 AM for those of us who live in the Central Time Zone.
The Outrigger Reef on the Beach is the official headquarters hotel for the Honolulu Marathon, meaning you can book a discount room (if you act quickly).Regardless of your budget and where you want to stay, with more than 20,000 runners expected for the race, it's a good idea to make your reservations now.
The airports will be full today with marathoners heading home, usually catching one of the late (red-eye) flights that land the next morning.
www.halhigdon.com /honolulu/itinerary.html   (1812 words)

  
 CNNSI.com - Athletics - Hussein wins third Honolulu Marathon title - Sunday December 08, 2002 05:42 PM   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
A total of 30,428 runners were registered for the race, which began in the pre-dawn darkness and followed a course through downtown Honolulu and Waikiki to the Hawaii Kai turnaround and back to Waikiki's Kapiolani Park.
Radcliffe, 28, clocked what was then the second fastest time ever in her marathon debut in London last April, leading from start to finish to win in two hours 18 minutes 56 seconds.
The man was among the top finishers in the Reggae Marathon on Saturday and fell to the ground after receiving a medal.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /athletics/news/2002/12/08/sunday_rdp   (1014 words)

  
 Honolulu Marathon
Honolulu is famous for its tropical charm, azure waves, and bottomless Mai Tais, but it also has a rich history, visible in its people, architecture, and cuisine.
Each year, fireworks announce the beginning of the marathon on Ala Moana Boulevard, the 'path by the ocean.' The course passes by world-famous Waikiki Beach and Diamond Head and Koko Head volcanic craters.
Marathon finishers receive lovely shell necklaces with their medals and finishers' certificates.
www.diabetes.ca /Section_donations/honolulu.asp   (316 words)

  
 Bragg Live Foods & The Bragg Healthy Lifestyle - Honolulu Marathon
Petite Lyubov Morgunova, 29, won with the fastest women's race time in the 28 year history of the Honolulu Marathon, 2:28:33.
This was her first trip to Hawaii and she has won at least $35,000 in prize money and speed incentives, nearly double what the men's winner got.
When reporters questioned Morgunova on how she would spend her winnings, she said she plans on using her winnings to pay for upgrades to her Moscow apartment, a better car and financial help for family and friends.
www.bragg.com /bragglifestyle/honolulumarathon.html   (235 words)

  
 THE HONOLULU MARATHON CLINIC FUNSTUFF   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
One of the traditions among the groups of the Honolulu Marathon Clinic is to have a post marathon dinner on the Monday night following the marathon.
Before the post marathon picnics were started, many of the groups would head over to Denny's in Waikiki on the Sunday following the Honolulu Marathon to swap stories about the race.
Pete has served as Dr. Scaff's right hand man and has provided the liason and coordination for the Honolulu Marathon Clinic functions for many years and we will truly miss his company in the coming years.
home.hawaii.rr.com /marathonclinic/FunStuff/FunStuff.html   (312 words)

  
 Honolulu Marathon - Race Report
After they made arrangements for Ed to run the Honolulu Marathon, they invited us to join them at their two-bedroom timeshare condominium on Oahu, run the marathon, and then stay for a week to enjoy the island experience.
Nani Crowell, 61, of Hawaii was training to run/walk the Honolulu Marathon, but regrettably she died on December 7th of a massive blood clot on the brain.
He is one of the "fathers" of the Honolulu Marathon and in 1996 was inducted into the Honolulu Marathon Hall of Fame.
www.ontherunevents.com /news/0435.htm   (1629 words)

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