2011 Mana Road 10s

Start of the Mana 10s

This past weekend there were two great running events on the Big Island - the Big Island Road Runners Mana Road 10s (10k and 10-miler) and Peaman's Pedal Till Ya Puke, Run Till Ya Ralph. Unfortunately, they were on the same day, so we were only able to go to one. Although we love both events, we chose the one that we could literally walk to - Peaman's Kaloko hill climbs.

Although we couldn't make it to the Mana Road race, we received the following pictures and results from the Big Island Road Runners about their race. Additional pictures can be found here. Mana Road is a scenic run through ranchland in Waimea. The weather is hit or miss - for last year's race it was chilly, windy and spitting rain; when Jason and I ran it a week ago, it was cool, clear and gorgeous. The runners this year were treated to some of the less favorable conditions, with another chilly, rainy and windy day. Some might say this is perfect running weather!

The course takes you out on a rolling dirt road, with a general uphill. After the 10k turnaround, the real climbing begins - miles 3-5 of the 10-mile distance are pretty steep in sections. But that makes for a nice fast run on the way back!
In the 10-mile distance, Billy Barnett came in first in a time of 1:00:16, followed by Chris Gregory (1:06:16) and Chris Mosch (1:07:26). For the ladies, Rani Tanimoto ran away with it in a time of 1:11:21, Sally Marrack finished second in 1:23:31 and Melissa Schad was third in 1:25:41. Full results are below.

Big Island Road Runners Mana 10's - 10 Mile Run August 7, 2011 Mana Road, Waimea, 7:30am
				Pace
Plc	Name		Time	(min/mi)
1	Billy Barnett		1:00:16	6:02
2	Chris Gregory		1:06:16	6:38
3	Chris Mosch		1:07:26	6:44
4	Mike Sullivan		1:08:15	6:50
5	Jason Thorp		1:10:01	7:00
6	Rani Tanimoto	F	1:11:21	7:08
7	Andrew J Langtry		1:16:57	7:42
8	Stephen Hunter		1:17:11	7:43
9	Keith Marrack		1:17:32	7:45
10	Patrick Leatherman		1:20:00	8:00
11	Nick AhYo		1:20:30	8:03
12	Steve Cosgrove		1:21:00	8:06
13	Penn Henderson		1:22:03	8:13
14	Kris Kiser		1:22:29	8:15
15	Sally Marrack	F	1:23:31	8:21
16	Sid Hoots		1:24:24	8:26
17	Melissa Schad	F	1:25:41	8:34
18	Lyle Balingit		1:28:30	8:51
19	Andrew M Langtry		1:29:17	8:56
20	Hannah Bakke	F	1:30:14	9:01
21	Tiffany Hirata	F	1:30:14	9:01
22	Heidi Seibel	F	1:30:16	9:02
23	Emily Taaroa	F	1:30:33	9:04
24	James Hank		1:30:48	9:05
25	Esra Lynch	F	1:30:53	9:05
26	Kendra Ignacio	F	1:32:13	9:13
27	Star Baker	F	1:40:40	10:04
28	Bindi Wiernicki	F	1:40:41	10:04
29	Jenna Fear	F	1:44:08	10:25
30	Ann Campbell	F	1:44:29	10:27
31	Charles Holzwarth		1:46:06	10:37
32	Jolene Mears	F	1:47:02	10:42
33	Katieri Kizer	F	1:50:23	11:02
34	Charles Heaukulani		2:00:53	12:05
35	Lee Otani	F	2:03:50	12:23
36	Rick Otani		2:03:52	12:23
37	Michael Gordan		2:08:18	12:50
38	Travis Obrey		2:09:57	13:00

Hannah Bakke and Tiffany Hirata

In the 10k, Lyndi Fielitz came in first overall in a time of 44:54. Second place for the ladies was Gaye Tatsuno in 52:54 and third place was Erin Rietow in 53:06. Coming in second overall and first place male was John Simmerman in 46:08, followed by Frank Grotenhuis in 48:00 and Sam Seibel in 49:21. Full results for the 10k are below:

				Pace
Plc	Name		Time	(min/mi)
1	Lyndi Fielitz	F	44:54	7:13
2	John Simmerman		46:08	7:25
3	Frank Grotenhuis		48:00	7:53
4	Sam Seibel		49:21	7:56
5	Lynn Fielitz		49:43	7:59
6	Mark Noetzel		49:56	8:02
7	Ray Ibarra		50:40	8:09
8	David Littrell		52:36	8:28
9	Gaye Tatsuno	F	52:54	8:30
10	Erin Rietow	F	53:06	8:32
11	Linus Tavares		54:13	8:43
12	Lindsay Englund	F	55:08	8:52
13	Jenna Nakao	F	55:11	8:52
14	Alison Mansfield	F	55:36	8:56
15	Tiffany Lecong	F	56:29	9:05
16	Tim Orr		56:53	9:09
17	Fernando Lopez		56:59	9:10
18	Rolando Vasquez		56:59	9:10
19	Eli Waltz		58:01	9:20
20	Patrick Donovan		58:19	9:23
21	Jessica Johnson	F	58:38	9:26
22	Cassandra Hertz	F	59:02	9:29
23	David Hammes		1:01:21	9:52
24	Karen Littrell	F	1:01:54	9:57
25	Peter Wagner		1:03:32	10:13
26	Johnnelle Chun	F	1:04:32	10:23
27	Josen Ho		1:06:18	10:40
28	Amy Tatsuno	F	1:07:10	10:48
29	Manu Hanano	F	1:07:43	10:53
30	Harvey Nakasone		1:07:48	10:54
31	Morgen Bahurinsky	F	1:09:48	11:13
32	Bri Standing	F	1:10:30	11:20
33	Barbara Nash	F	1:11:49	11:33
34	Ryan Chun		1:13:25	11:48
35	Craig Stevens		1:13:57	11:53
36	Clint Zenigami		1:18:07	12:34
37	Melora Purell	F	1:19:32	12:47
38	Kelly Heaukulani	F	1:25:19	13:43

The winners of each of the races received bottles of wine. John Simmerman and Billy Barnett showed theirs off for the camera:

Congratulations to all participants and to Big Island Road Runners for another great event. We'll make it a point to be there next year!

Run Big Hats are Here!

The long wait is over! After many repeated requests for a "Run Big." hat, they have finally arrived!


These lightweight running hats are made by KC Caps with a moisture-wicking fabric to keep you cool. They come in three colors - white, gray, and pink. An elastic pull in the back adjusts the hat to fit most head sizes.

The front of the hat features a sublimated "Run Big." logo, while the side panel has the Big Island Running Company logo with Kona, Hawaii (below).

Priced at $19.95, they are a necessity for anyone who wants to Run Big! Stop in today to check them out! Also, keep an eye out for the "Run Big." visor which should be arriving soon!

Bike Works Beach and Sports 5K/10K 2011

After my experiences swimming the past two weeks, it was nice to finally get into a running race again. (As I typed that, I realized that the Kona half marathon was only two weeks earlier, but with races usually every weekend, it seemed longer than that.) Anyway, last year was the first time for this event in Waikoloa. Both Jason and I ran the 10K last year and on a hot and windy course decided that this year we'd tackle the 5K instead. As we did our warm-up both of us were glad we made that call.

Both the 5K and 10K ran along the main road through Waikoloa Beach Resort and back, which definitely has more hills than you would think. Jason started out the race by watching another guy pull 30 seconds ahead in the first mile, so he had to work pretty hard to reel him back in. But at the end of the day, Jason came in first in 17:43, followed by Bruce Berkeley in 18:25 and Heimana Donnatin in 19:04. For his efforts, he also won a gift certificate for some Oakleys!

For the ladies, Pascale Fasciano pulled away at the start and the rest of us could never catch up. She finished in 22:08. I was second in 22:19 and Melissa Schad was third in 23:04. So no Oakleys for me, but I did get a gift certificate for some Sanuk sandals. Full results for the 5k are here.

Go Jenny!

Andrea Cobb

Garrett Oka with Stanley Ray and Blair

In the 10K, Todd Edgell from West Virginia took first in 37:59, while Tai Scarborough was second in 39:03. Coming in next was the first female, Rani Tanimoto, in a fantastic time of 39:35, just ahead of Kona Marathon champ Valeria Sesto who finished fourth in 41:28. Full results from the 10K are here.

10K Female Winner Rani Tanimoto

Second place woman Valeria Sesto

Lee-Anne Lowery-Gorman

I hope she didn't run the whole race with kids on her shoulders!

Mahalo again to Nori Becker who took some great photos for us. In addition to the ones in this post, more can be found here. Here are some of the local runners who won some age group awards!

Mike DeCarli

Michael Woodbury

Rob Van Geen

Lisa Bryant

Jon Kunitake

Mahalo to BikeWorks and the volunteers for another great event. Up next is Peaman's Red, White & Blue Biathlon this Sunday at Kailua Pier. It starts at 8:03 a.m. and is a 1/2 mile swim and 3.5 mile run. I'll be on the mainland, so good luck to everyone!

Swimming v. Running

Many of you may know that I've tried picking up swimming in the last year and a half. To say it's been challenging is probably an understatement. There's just something about swimming that is not intuitive to me. I can do it and won't drown, but don't count on me to go fast. I'll blame it on the fact that I didn't really swim growing up.

But summertime is a time for swimming on the Big Island. After skipping out on all the races last summer and this year's Cinco de Mayo swim, I decided to bite the bullet and try out the Hapuna Roughwater Swim on July 3 and then followed it up with King's Swim at Kailua Pier on July 9. The Hapuna swim was great - beautiful day, calm ocean conditions, clear water. I also was able to stay out of people's way and find some feet to swim with. I was hoping to finish under 40 minutes and ended up surprising myself and finishing in 30:26 (still well towards the back of the pack, though).

Of course, all the kids on the Big Island are born with fins and gills, so they were all at the front of the swim. Here are some of the winners:

Makena Becker

Marissa Bryant-Manago

Full results from the Hapuna swim are here. Mahalo to all of the volunteers and organizers for putting on a great swim event!

Then last weekend was the King's Swim in Kona. Full results from the King's Swim are here. This swim is a 1.2 mile swim to the King's Buoy out in the pier. It was another beautiful, sunny day, but a little on the choppy side in the water. Again my goal was to come in under 40 minutes. This time I didn't quite get it, finishing in 40:39. The swim was a little tougher here, but the post-race party was amazing. Tons of baked goods that more than replaced the calories I worked off on the swim; tons of awards to 5-year age groups; and tons of raffle giveaways! I didn't win anything, but will definitely try again next year.

Overall, the swims were great experiences, but I still prefer running (good thing for my business!). Although maybe if I get faster I might enjoy the swims a little more. We'll see!