1986

Ibrahim Hussein, the defending champion, set a killer pace from the outset of yesterday's 14th annual Honolulu Marathon and quickly buried the rest of the field.

In fact, he went out so fast that even Tom Wysocki, the "rabbit," died. Paid to set a brisk first-half pace, Wysocki of California, quit after seven miles. Hussein maintained a world record clip through the first 14 miles of the course.

Hussein, a 28-year-old Kenyan, lost some of his steam toward the end of the race but still shattered the Honolulu Marathon mark of 2:12:08, which he established last year, winning in 2:11:43.

Suleiman Nyambui, a Tanzanian, finished second, a full 3-1/2 minutes behind the graceful Hussein at 2:15:13.

Like Hussein, Holland's Carla Beurskens, the defending women's titlist, also repeated winning by almost five minutes in 2:31:01. Her time easily eclipsed the Honolulu record of 2:33:24 set by Patti Catalano in 1981.

Beurskens and Hussein accomplished their feats on a course that measured 130 yards too long. Presumably, the course will be shortened to a regulation 26 miles, 385 yards next year. The extra yardage added approximately 25 seconds to their times.

Hussein won $10,000 for first place and another $10,000 for the record. Beurskens earned $15,000 overall. The monetary awards represented the first formal prize money in Honolulu Marathon history.