We spent our Sunday morning running the Aloha Run 5K, and it went by in a flash! That’s probably because we’re such fast runners though. (And by we, I mean Matt. He friggin won 3rd in his age group of 25-29. #rockstar)
It was the 2nd annual Aloha Run, and it seemed very well put together for how low key it felt (1328 runners). We had a lot of fun running at Mission Bay all dressed up in our coconut bras and grass skirts. When we first got there, not many people were dressed up. I was confused why people were looking at us extra long until I remembered we didn’t exactly look normal. As more people arrived, we saw many more grass skirts and even some sea shell bras, so we fit in more as the morning progressed.
The course was just a down-and-back path along the bay, which worked fine for the 5K. Any race that I get to run next to the water I am all for.
Matt finished in 20:51 for an average pace of 6:43/mile. He was 23rd overall and 3rd in his age group (out of 47), which apparently earned him another award of sorts? Still waiting to hear about that. I finished a wee bit later. My total time was 25:40 for an average pace of 8:17/mile and finished 9th in my age group( out of 111 people). I’m quite happy with that.
Oh, and our hopes for the hula skirt moving on our medal kind of came true. It’s really hard to move, but it’s on a screw so if you try hard enough, it will shift.
After our wave was done (groups went at 7:30, 8, and 8:30), we hung out and got some ice cream, Gatorade, and other free randomness while we waited for some friends who ran the race too. There was some entertainment in the main area and even along the course, like music, a main band, a Polynesian fire dancer, hula dancers, and more.
It was a fun morning, and we were back home by 9:30am, which was kind of awesome.
Questions for You:
- Did you have a race this past weekend?
- Ever wear a costume to a race? Do share.
love the costumes! You look like you both had a blast 🙂
You know that I’ve been waiting to see those costumes. Just think, you don’t even need to go shopping for Halloween!
Haha it’s true! I really want a reason to wear the costume again. Just haven’t figured out what for yet.
Congrats on a great race! 5Ks hurt !
I have worn crazy American flag pants (cotton) to a 4th of July race and it was super hot! I can’t imagine running hard or far in a costume but for fun runs its cool!
American flag pants sound kind of awesome/hilarious. So patriotic. 🙂 And thanks!
Your costumes are so cute! Sounds like a fun race. Congrats on the great finishes! I dressed as a mime for a race a couple of years ago. But it was pouring rain so by the end I looked like something from a horror film! Fun times though!
Haha horror film sounds accurate with all that running makeup. It’s fun to dress up for races though, despite how you look by the end.