1985

In the 13 years of the Honolulu Marathon, nobody's done it better than Ibrahim Hussein of Kenya.

Hussein's winning time of 2 hours, 12 minutes, 8 seconds, thought to be almost impossible in usually humid Hawaii, shattered the race and course records of 2:15:30 established by Dave Gordon in 1982.

Hussein, 27, bettered the Hawaii standards for 15 kilometers, 10 miles, 20 kilometers, the half-marathon, and 30 kilometers en route to his victory. But they will not be officially recognized as records.

Bill Reifsnyder of Pennsylvania, completing his second marathon, finished second in 2:14:39. Defending champion Jorge Gonzales was third in 2:16:24, one second better than his winning time last year.

Carla Beurskens of Holland, who finished 30th overall, was the first woman finisher in 2:35:51. Honolulu's Rachel Portner was second in 2:53:08 and Noelle Stenger, a University of Hawaii chemistry student, was third in 2:55:43.

It wasn't Beurskens fastest marathon - she ran a 2:27:50 at the America's Cup/Chicago Marathon this year - but it was the second fastest women's time on the Honolulu course. (The record is 2:33:24 set by Patti Catalano in 1981.)

"I feel very happy about this win," said Hussein, who plans to return next year. "I can train much harder than I did. I believe a 2:10 is possible here."

A total of 8,287 runners began the 26.2 mile race at 6 a.m. near Aloha Tower. It was relatively cool at the start, and many veteran Honolulu Marathon finishers said afterward that conditions throughout the run were the best they had experienced here.