Monday, January 10, 2011

Hawaii Island United Way Resolution Runs

This past weekend we had the opportunity to participate in an inaugural event on the Big Island - the Hawaii Island United Way Resolution Runs/Walks. These 5k events were hosted by the Big Island Road Runners and held simultaneously in Hilo and in Kona. They were made possible by the generous donations of HELCO. Approximately 50 people participated in the Hilo race and 75 in the Kona race (including Jason and I).

The Hilo race was held on the Bayfront course used for many 5k races. Results from the Hilo race are available at Wayne "Big Dog" Joseph's blog.

The Kona race was a new course out at the Old Airport. It was a nice, completely flat course. I haven't been able to locate any results from the Kona race, but I do know that Jason had a tough race with an out-of-state runner before managing to break away for the win. In the women's race, it was a battle between me, Renee Wilson and another runner, with Renee coming in just behind me and then the unknown runner.

But the real story of the day were the number of people, at least in Kona, who just came out to show their support and either walk or run. There were many new faces at this race and we hope they all keep coming out and staying active! Of course, there were some usual suspects, too, including Jon Kunitake and Lori Montgomery, below.

Post-race, there were 10 door prize giveaways, including Nathan belts, jewelry, fleeces and gift certificates.



Congratulations to all of the runners and walkers! We look forward to seeing this event grow next year!

2 comments:

  1. Hello there!
    I am the unknown runner, Wendy Rogers. I am 26 years old from Sacramento, California.
    Correction: I came in 2nd in the women's division with a time of 21:55.
    It was a fun morning, and I look forward to running here again. Aloha!

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  2. I have a photo of the result board, with the top 21 finishers listed by bib #, of the Old Kona Airport United Way Resolution 5k run on January 8, 2011. If you know your bib #, here is your race time:

    1. #243 17:34 Jason Braswell
    2. #210 17:41
    3. #231 20:00
    4. #242 21:40 Melissa Braswell
    5. #218 21:55 Wendy Rogers
    6. #227 22:27 Renee Wilson
    7. #215 23:02
    8. #232 23:13
    9. #244 23:43
    10. #251 23:48
    11. #209 24:09
    12. #205 24:36
    13. #221 24:36
    14. #211 24:58
    15. #237 25:00
    16. #254 25:07
    17. #265 25:33
    18. #260 25:51
    19. #253 25:54
    20. #245 26:05
    21. #263 26:46

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