2021 Honolulu Marathon | 26.2 miles in Hawaii

[@robertclarkson6064]

Awesome job 👍👏👍

[@Fathead362]

Congratulations! I’m doing the Hawaii Marathon this December. I’m hoping that living at altitude in Colorado will be helpful!

[@dende3442]

I live in the springs, but I am also from Hawaii. Other than logging those miles, training, and staying to your plan, hopefully it should be sunny yet cool. It is always warm/mildly humid but very nice in the morning as it is a constant 50 to 75 degrees majority of the year!! Hoping for good weather! Anything beats the snow XD

[@dende3442]

I live in the springs, but I am also from Hawaii. Other than logging those miles, training, and staying to your plan, hopefully it should be sunny yet cool. It is always warm/mildly humid but very nice in the morning as it is a constant 50 to 75 degrees majority of the year!! Hoping for good weather! Anything beats the snow XD

[@dende3442]

Altitude should help !!! I run in the mountains near pikes peak all the time and around northern Colorado Springs :D

[@homeiswheretheysendus]

Just make sure you hydrate! This is a hot race, but I think you'll enjoy easy breathing :)

[@runningkirkwa2934]

See you in 3 weeks lisa. Lets crush it.

[@kelsiekelseakelsey]

Wow!! Congrats! That is a really fast pace! 🎉

[@homeiswheretheysendus]

Thank you! Hoping for a tad faster this year :)

[@ascendlearningeducationalc4502]

Congratulations 🍾 you are a rockstar!!! You did it!!! Do you feel like it was the hardest marathon because of the cramping/external factors or did you feel that the peloton training plan should’ve included more mileage?

[@homeiswheretheysendus]

It’s hard to say. I think I logged enough miles to be ok during the race. It was incredibly humid at the start of the race and then it ended in the sun. I planned to drink the course power aid, but they only had two stops. I didn’t have anything else other than water so I think I got cramps from being dehydrated. I had another bad cramp after the race too so I don’t think it was a training issue, but a hydration/ nutrition issue.

[@coreypollard8508]

@@homeiswheretheysendus This is so helpful!!! Thank you so much for the information and your detailed review, you rock!

[@georgesoto5436]

That’s where I will be in a few weeks! Good race, curious, what was your time? I’m trying for 4:20 or 954 pace

[@runningkirkwa2934]

Hey george, thats the pace i am going for also. See you on race day, i will have my Las Vegas shirt on. My 82nd full marathon, 4th honolulu marathon

[@georgesoto5436]

@@runningkirkwa2934 that’s awesome! I will be on the lookout, perhaps we can pace each other! I look just like in my profile photo, but few less hair lol…see ya soon!

[@homeiswheretheysendus]

Hope to see you out there!

[@homeiswheretheysendus]

George - I finish around 4:45. I was holding a great pace until I started cramping at the end. Hoping for 4:30 this year.

[@georgesoto5436]

@@runningkirkwa2934 we’re very close to Marathon Day! Kinda bummed as I had a minor calf injury a week ago. Still planning for main goal of 420, but also preparing for goal B. Is parking there difficult? Will probably get dropped off…see you soon!

[@emilycovington3494]

How did the Apple Watch hold up?? I’m scared mine is going to die before I can finish!!

[@homeiswheretheysendus]

My watch was fine; however, it was new. My older watch might not have made it. I’ve run 4 marathons with an Apple Watch and it’s always been fine. See how much charge you have left after your 20 mile run.

[@Dadoutdoors24]

BPN has an electrolyte powder that is really good and awesome taste *not a sponsor or ambassador* lol. Ive just found it seems to help me a lot more than Powerade or Gatorade. It also taste better than the Noom tabs I have had.

[@homeiswheretheysendus]

I'll have to check that out! I actually had a small bottle of Noom, but it just didn't cut it. I've always carried water and then had poweade on the course, but that plan definitely failed this time around.

[@1world2coexist]

Mile 20: half way point!!! ;)

[@homeiswheretheysendus]

Yes! It was the beginning of the end for this race. Looking forward to redeeming myself this year.