Kona Half Marathon
Kona, Hawaii
Sunday, June 25, 2017
On Sunday, June 25, 2017 I race walked the Kona Half
Marathon in Kona, Hawaii. It was a nice
day for the event as it was sunny, almost windless with the temperature in the
70’s. The course was on paved roadways
in the Hilton Waikoloa Village and the highway by it. The course had much gradual up and down and
was configured as a double out and back utilizing parts that were completely
closed to traffic and also had little cross traffic. Volunteers controlled driveways and police
controlled intersections. Water/Gatorade
stations were located approximately every 1.5 miles and were manned by plenty
of efficient, friendly volunteers taking care of the needs of the 300
marathoners, 600 half marathoners, 300 5Kers, and 200 quarter marathoners. The race which is sponsored by Kona Coffee is
very well organized and fun to do. I
have done the marathon once and the half marathon twice. I got to see many of my friends from the 50
States Marathon Club, Marathon Maniacs, and Half Fanatics including Steve and
Paula Boone who founded the 50 States Marathon Club and Larry Macon who has
finished over 1800 marathons.
Rainbow Falls
Steve Boone, Gerda Kalb, Paula Boone Chester Kalb
Exposition
Hilton Waikoloa Village
Chester Kalb, Gerda Kalb, Paula Boone, Steve Boone
Before Race
Chester Kalb, Dan Breeding, Brianna Breeding, Gerda Kalb
Larry Macon, Gerda Kalb, Chester Kalb
After Race
Still Out on Marathon Course
Larry Macon, Paula Boone
Stece Boone
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