Running Our First Marathon (What To Expect) | Honolulu Marathon 2022

PhD Couple Running First Marathon in Honolulu Hawaii Vlog. What To Expect When Running Your First Marathon. Honolulu (Oahu, Hawaii) Marathon 2022 Course, Expo, Finish Line. My First Marathon Story, Experience, and Reflection.
Hi all! We are Alexus and Michi (an American German LGBT International Couple). In this video, we (PhD students living in Oahu, Hawaii) run our first marathon (The Honolulu Marathon 2022)! We share how we trained for our first marathon, going to the Honolulu Marathon Expo, short clips from the race, how we were feeling during and after the marathon, our running injuries, details about the Honolulu Marathon course, and our general thoughts about this huge accomplishment!
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Last Run Before Our First Marathon
02:25 Our Running Shoes
03:37 Day Before The Race (Expo)
07:39 Night Before The Race
08:07 How We Trained for Our First Marathon
09:27 Our Marathon Plan
11:37 It’s Race Day
13:15 Running 42 km
14:08 Post Marathon (Recovery, Injuries, Reflections)
28:08 Honolulu Marathon (What To Expect)
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[@michaelanuer5929]

Can’t believe we’re doing it again this year 😭 and I feel even less prepared oops

[@manuelsteele7755]

This is a great video. I have been preparing for the Minnesota Marathon sponsored by Medtronic. I work remotely for Medtronic from AZ while studying for a PhD at Arizona State. Decades ago, I was a mountain runner in his prime who did the Pikes Peak Ascent three times. Now, at age 54, I just want to finish the marathon. As late as 2015 I could still run a half marathon well under 2 hours. But now I have been finishing at about 2:27 on flat sea level. I figured a marathon would take me about six hours or longer. I did a long run last weekend in Seattle with a 6 mile jog/walk to the start then a fierce half marathon. The total was about 19 miles, and I burned out at about mile 14 - lol. But I think I'm ready now. I got to 19 miles in about 4 hours. Your video is inspiring. The PhD progress is impressive. I am working on a PhD in data science and have six masters degrees - lol. As an old Generation X biomedical engineer, I often listen to the soundtrack of the futuristic "Blade Runner" while studying biomedical engineering and AI. Running is great for study breaks.

[@alexusandmichi]

Wow, thank you for sharing this! Sounds like you are well prepared for your marathon!! We are not as avid runners as you haha but hopefully will also finish our marathon this year! You are right, running is a great study break! Good luck with your PhD, too! Your topic sounds fascinating!

[@acomment5991]

You are ambitious! I love it! My kind of person. I hope you finished your degrees and will run the marathon!

[@LifeisaPhotoOp]

Congratulations ladies! What an amazing accomplishment!

[@alexusandmichi]

Thank you so much! It was a tough one, but felt great finishing it! 😊

[@diegoghuerta]

Wow this is so impressive!! I can't believe how hard you both worked when you were both so tired and in pain! Coconut water is soooooo good after a run. Running a marathon is officially on my radar! Hope you can both beat your time next year! :)

[@alexusandmichi]

Ahhhh i can’t believe we did it either!! The coconut water was theee best. Omg Diego, come run it with us this year in Hawaii 🏃🏻‍♀️ that’d be so awesome!!

[@seanpitcher7103]

Amazing video- I also ran the Honolulu Marathon- it was also my first marathon. It was also my first time in Hawaii … so it was a good combo 😉 I also got cramps at around the 21km mark and so I did lots of walking and I made a friend along the way. I’m from South Africa and I’m definitely planning on coming back and doing it again. I had an advantage as I was living in Colorado in 2022 so training at altitude definitely made me fitter. Hope you run many more marathons. If you want a cool half marathon I would suggest the Golden Gate Bridge half marathon in San Francisco in November. I ran it last year and the views across the bridge are spectacular 🤩

[@alexusandmichi]

Thank you so much!! That’s so awesome that you ran it, too! 🥰 We’re signed up for the 2023 one, maybe we’ll see you there! Altitude training definitely helps, so lucky! And the SF half marathon sounds so nice! We will have to train for running in colder weather, too!

[@monikanuer2215]

I‘am so proud of you ❤🎉🥰☺️

[@alexusandmichi]

Thank you so much!! ❤️🥰

[@yilanhu4598]

Congrats!!!

[@alexusandmichi]

Ahhh thank you, Yilan!! ☺️ congrats to you too!!

[@Jefflagarde1991]

I love it ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@cynthiamcazares3859]

You should try KT tape next time...I think you can wear it while active, it’s suppose to help a little with pain. That’s what I heard anyways 😂 I really liked this video. Congratulations to both of you! Also..love the shorts! 😉

[@alexusandmichi]

Oooo I will have to give that a try, next time 😂😂 I’m glad you liked this one!! Haha thank you ❤️ The shorts were perfect 😍 no chafing! Haha