By David Monti, @d9monti (c) 2021 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved HONOLULU (12-Dec) — After a two-year hiatus, the Honolulu Marathon returned as an in-person race here today with victories going to Canada’s Lanni Marchant and Kenya’s Emmanuel Saina. In typical Hawaii weather –warm, humid, windy and sometimes rainy– both Marchant and Saina completed mostly solo runs from Ala Moana to Kapiolani Park in…

Honolulu – November 24, 2021 A negative Covid test or proof of vaccination will now also be accepted to participate at the 2021 Honolulu Marathon. On November 23, the Mayor of Honolulu further eased the restrictions for event participation. Participation at the 2021 Honolulu Marathon, Start to Park 10k and Kalakaua Merrie Mile, will be allowed by showing either proof of Covid vaccination or a…

Honolulu Marathon is a go, with planning already underway By Nina Wu October 27 Updated 11:43 pm Reprinted from StarAdvertiser  This year’s Honolulu Marathon is officially on, with capacity limits now imposed on road races slated to be lifted next week. Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi on Wednesday announced that effective Wednesday, road races — currently limited to 500 participants — may be staged with an…

The Honolulu Marathon weekend will be held on December 11-12, 2021. If the Covid situation had improved, we had considered holding a postponed 2020 Honolulu Marathon in April in conjunction with the 2021 Hapalua. With the cancelation of the 2021 Hapalua, this will unfortunately not be possible. We want to thank everyone who participated in the 2020 Honolulu Marathon Virtual Beachfest and also invite you…

The Honolulu Marathon Virtual Beachfest Race anytime from December 8, 2024 – January 7 2025

Updated October 22 After consulting with all our stakeholders, the City and County of Honolulu, the State of Hawaii and our sponsors, the Honolulu Marathon Association has decided that the appropriate and safest course of action is not to conduct the 2020 Honolulu Marathon, Start to Park 10 and Kalakaua Merrie Mile in December.  We understand that it has been difficult for you to train…

By David Monti, @d9monti (c) 2019 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved HONOLULU (07-Dec) — Blasting away at the gun and leaving nothing to chance, Kenya’s Edward Cheserek won his third consecutive Kalakaua Merrie Mile on a picture-perfect morning in Waikiki. His time of 3:53.3 was both an event record and the fastest mile ever run in Hawaii, a remarkable achievement considering that the course…

By Jason Kaneshiro (c) 2019 Star Advertiser, all rights reserved A lack of opportunity in his hometown turned Titus Ekiru toward a path that would lead him around the globe and offer a means to provide for those back home. “We don’t have money to pay my school fee, so I start running,” Ekiru recalled of his introduction to the sport late in his teenage…

Mile PB: 4:16.35 Merrie Results: 1st, 2023, 4:28.07; 2nd, 2022, 4:27.5; 6th, 2019, 4:40.5 3rd 2024 World Indoor 1500m: 2x USA 1500m champ