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31 Jan 2016

This year it’s the Honolulu Marathon

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A few days ago I talked with my friend Rose in Japan. She asked me about which marathon would be better to sign up for – Disney or Honolulu.

I did the Disney Coast-to-Coast challenge a few years ago and while I found the East Coast part of the event well organized, it wasn’t the best experience for me due to the shear number of people and being placed in the middle of the pack at 4am. Plus, I quickly realized that traveling from the West Coast to the East Coast for an early 1/2 marathon start is a grueling experience.

However, my closest experience with the Honolulu Marathon is from talking to a Japanese person living in Oahu. He told me that he does it every year and his love and passion for this particular marathon sold me on the fact that one day I was going to come back to Hawaii and do it.

Well, time went by and I completely forgot about it until Rose mentioned it. And now with a few days behind me looking at the logistics of doing this event (airfare, temperature, humidity, places to stay, timing, etc), I realize that it can be the perfect marathon goal for this year. So starting in March, I’m going to put together a training schedule and follow it until Dec. 11th – ‘run day’. I hope some of you will be able to use it for your own training and motivation as well.

Plus, if you’re thinking of doing the Honolulu Marathon, I’ve made a team (101Marathoners) that you are more than welcome to join when you sign up here. Heck, I might even make a training t-shirt for everyone that does! So let me know if you do!

So come join me and 101Marathoners in Hawaii on Dec 16, 2016 for the Honolulu Marathon.

05 Jan 2016

Almost a Thousand Kilometers Last Year

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A little over nine hundred and seventy five kilometers and a 148 runs. That’s last year’s accomplishment according to Nike+.

While I didn’t break a thousand, I did do a few 1/2 marathons and even walked away with a Beach Cities Challenge that required three 1/2 or full marathon events. So it looks like the number of runs I did were actually lower than the year before. That makes sense, since I was injured or sick in bed for a number of weeks. Traveling outside the country 8 times and as far away as New Zealand also put a slight toll on my body.

So I still feel pretty good with the outcome, as it was a busy year and I still managed to put in a few good runs.

But this year is going to be different.
Last year I didn’t have much of a plan with all the interruptions. This year I intend to run regularly so that I can build up my milage in a safe ’n healthy way.

One of my goals is to NOT get sick this year and that means I need to eat right and exercise regularity without overdoing it. This will allow me to finally build up my immune system properly. Around Christmas last year I had a touch of the flu for about a week. But now I feel great and it seems that my body is recovering in order for me to hit longer distances. So next week, after I come back from the CES show, I’m looking forward to getting out there to enjoy the wind on my face. By March I should be ready to take on a few running events.

Happy 2016 everyone!