12k participants compete in 41st Great Aloha Run
HONOLULU (KHON2) — Up before the sunrise and on the move, more than 12,000 runners laced up for an iconic Hawaii tradition that keeps growing.Records were broken and crowds cheered for thousands of runners and walkers crossing the finish line at the 41st Great Aloha Run on Monday.
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'I didn't really come into it expecting to win or anything like that. But, you know, I just came out to have fun, you know, get a good workout in and it was nice to win,' stated Landon Pretre, Men's 1st place finisher.
The top three finishers for women were neck and neck only seconds apart from one another.
'I was seven months pregnant with this little guy, Isaiah, last year. It was much nicer this year, not having that baby weight to carry though,' said Grace Chow, Women's 1st place finisher. 'This year, I was just thinking about seeing him at the at the finish line and being able to attend to all his needs before mine when I finished.'
More than 12,000 participants, young and old, started the race at Aloha Tower, making the 8.15 mile journey toward Aloha Stadium.
'First, five miles are pretty strong, but then those challenging points came up, but we just pushed on and kept going and we did it and we finished under two hours,' stated Chris Hudak who ran with his son.
According to the Great Aloha Run's co-founder, Carole Kai Onouye, the event continues growing every year.
'When we first started, it was pretty small, but there were a lot of excited people, and because of them, the race has grown to what it is today,' said Onouye, 'We were able to give over $20 million to 130 organizations.'
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