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Hawaii > Kona Marathon, Half Marathon, 10K & 5K
Keauhou, HI
Date
Sunday, June 27, 2010
Event
Details
A field of roughly 1,000 runners makes its way from all corners of the
globe each summer for the annual running of the Kona Marathon, Half
Marathon, 10K & 5K, which features an out-and-back course that
starts and finishes at the Outrigger Keauhou Beach Resort and takes
runners across the running portion of the course used in Hawaii's
world-famous Ironman Triathlon. Mostly fast and flat and run on paved
surfaces throughout, the race course features largely gentle uphills
and downhills, with no hills climbing more than 120 feet above sea
level.
From the starting line near Makolea Street near the Keauhou Beach
Resort, those running both the half and the full marathons follow the
course as it winds northward along Alli Drive along the Big Island
coastline, passing Keolonahihi State Historical Park and Holualoa Bay
along the way. Runners will see plenty of the sights Hawaii is known
for along these portions of the route, including lush Hawaiian rain
forests and the waves crashing against the rocky Pacific shoreline.
The half marathon course continues all the way north to the 6.55-mile
point in the race on the Queen Kaahumanu Highway, just south of the
Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park, whose roughly 1,100 acres
are home to stark lava fields, fish ponds and coral reefs out in the
water. Once they hit the turnaround point, runners then head back in
reverse along the course they've just run, back toward the finish line
at the resort.
Race
Weather & Climate
Located along the western shore of Hawaii's Big Island, the resort town
of Keauhou-Kona typically sees warm to moderate weather conditions
throughout the year, and usually much drier weather than the northern
and eastern shores of the island. In June, the town's average monthly
temperatures range between 85°F and 72°F, while
rainfall totals average just under half an inch for the month.
Fees
$55 for the half marathon, if registered by April 30, 2010
$65 between May 1 - 31
$75 after June 1
Registration
To reserve your spot in the summer 2010 running of Keauhou-Kona's
Marathon or Half Marathon, register
online at SignMeUp.com or print out
and mail in this downloadable entry form.
Website
www.konamarathon.com
Half
Marathon Course Map
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