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If you re a longtime Hawaii runner, you remember the Maui Marathon when it was held in March, during whale-watching season, making it not just one of the most scenic marathons in the world, but an amazing experience as whales breached along the course. accommodation special rates venice Several years ago, the marathon moved to September — when Hawaii travel is slower, which helps with traffic and the ability to get a room.
You may not know, however, that the Maui Marathon is one of the three oldest marathons west of the Mississippi River. And, it originated on Oahu in the early 1940s as the Hawaiian A.A.U. (Amateur Athletic Union) Marathon. During the 30s and 40s, Hawaii's top runner was Norman Tamanaha, who competed successfully on the mainland and was considered one of America's top marathon athletes. Long story short, some time before 1971 Tamanaha convinced the newly-formed Valley Isle Road Runners accommodation special rates venice to bring the event to Maui. In 1971, Oahu runner Johnny Faerber was the winner of the inaugural Norman Tamanaha Marathon, and in 1974, the event was officially renamed The Maui Marathon.
I was thrilled to get a sponsored invitation to run it, but am nowhere near the shape I need to be in to run a full marathon. Turns out, the event has blossomed into a weekend-long event, with a 10K, 5K, and one-mile run on Saturday, and a full and half marathon on Sunday — so I opted for the half. It s a hot course, so thankfully, it s essentially flat, but not completely. There are sneaky little accommodation special rates venice inclines along the way, like the kind you encounter when running on military bases, but at least there s no Heartbreak Hill.
Staying at the Westin Maui is the best thing to do for the Maui Marathon, so get your room early. I've run marathons and half marathons all over the world, but this is the first one where the starting line is right outside accommodation special rates venice the hotel. I literally waited until 5:10 a.m. to go downstairs, accommodation special rates venice walked two minutes, and still had time to stretch with the crowd.
For those of you who prefer accommodation special rates venice smaller marathons, this is for you! The field is a fraction of the size of the Honolulu Marathon, so there is lots of elbow room. About 1000 people ran the full marathon and 1400 ran the half; on Saturday, there were 300 running the 10K, 500 in the 5K, and 700 in the one-miler. There s also no time limit that I know of: when I checked on the people coming in after seven hours, I was told that there were still about 75 people still out on the course.
accommodation special rates venice Since it s a more intimate accommodation special rates venice marathon, the Westin — as one of the big sponsors — headquarters all of the pre- and post-race events in the hotel. The expo, packet pickup, carbo load luau, and after party are all located accommodation special rates venice conveniently in one place. accommodation special rates venice Here are some shots of the carbo load luau, if you decide to attend this event next year.
[...] eat there as many times as they can when they land on the Valley Isle. Since I was there to run the Maui (half) marathon last weekend, I made a point to grab lunch there with my favorite Mauians: Dania Katz [...]
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