At the start of week five, meet again at Palolo Valley District Park and run hills above the park for 75-80 minutes as we begin a taper before the Hapalua race in two weeks. There will be a community affairs broadcast on Zoom Audio.
Meet at 5:30 p.m. at the corner of Farmers Road and Kolohala Street in Waialae Kahala. This is a taper workout (5 x 5 minutes at half-marathon pace). There will be a community affairs discussion from 6 to 6:45 p.m.
Meet at the main Magic Island restroom next to the main MI parking lot in Ala Moana Park at 7 a.m. This is a 90-minute visualization run on the town loop of the Hapalua race course. We will have a potluck meal after the workout and a final class meeting of the "mental side of […]
Meet at the restroom in Waimanalo District Park at 6:30 a.m. This is a 2.5 hour run with a potluck meal to follow.
Meet at Kamamalo Park across from the Pacific Club (1451 Queen Emma Street). This is a 75 minute taper run to Queen Liliuokalani Botanical Garden. There will be a community affairs discussion from 6 to 6:45 p.m.
The final program workout before the Hapalua Half Marathon this Sunday. Meet at Waterfront Park at 5:30 p.m. for a 60-minute taper run through Kakaako Park and Ala Moana Park and back. There will be a community affairs discussion from 6 to 6:45 p.m.
Brian is on a coaches panel after dinner during the Mid-Pacific Road Runner's Club annual banquet. The event is free to club members ($75 for non members). Membership is $35 (see MPRRC.com) and it comes with numerous perks, including discounts at club races, two of which we will run during the marathon training this fall. […]
If you are not doing the Hapalua Half Marathon tomorrow, you're welcome to participate in a workout at Waterfront Park at 7:30 a.m. Please text or email Brian to let me know you'll be there. I'll confirm the workout as soon as I have five commitments.
Meet at the Waikiki end of the Waikiki Shell parking lot at 6 a.m. We will stretch and walk to the start on Kalakaua Avenue. After the race, meet the group at our tent located Diamond Head of the Kalakaua tennis courts. Cheer for our late-finishing athletes and share food and drink, complements of the […]
Meet at Kahala Mall (the tables in front of Whole Foods) at 5:30 p.m. This will be a 60-minute slow-and-easy recovery run out and back through the golf course sub division (enter at Waikui Street, across from Star of the Sea School). On the call, we will debrief from the Hapalua race.
Meet at Kahala Mall (Whole Foods, as on Monday) at 5:30 p.m. This will be another recovery run (75 minutes) in Kilauea and Ainakoa Valleys (mauka of the mall). We will debrief the race and talk about the Hibiscus half-marathon training.
Meet at Palolo Valley District Park (in the parking lot at the corner of Palolo Avenue and Kiwila Street) at 6:30 a.m. This will be a 90-minute run mostly on the lower end of the valley towards Waialae Avenue. Some hills, but not as much as recent workouts.
Meet at Brian's place (4133 Sierra Drive) at 4:30 p.m. for a potluck meal (starting about 5:30 p.m.). Please bring a guest who is considering joining the training. Brian will talk about the Hibiscus, Summer Strengthening, and Marathon programs, which fill our schedule between now and the end of 2025. We will also acknowledge one […]
Meet at the restroom on 22nd Avenue in Kilauea District Park at 5:30 p.m. for a 90-minute visualization run on the Hibiscus Half-marathon course.
Meet at the intersection of Farmer's Road and Kolohala at 5:30 p.m. for a tempo interval workout (6 x 6-minutes, with one minute rest intervals). Read Brian's blog articles on "Understanding Tempo Intervals" and "Comfortable Tempo Training" so you understand the ability-building purpose of the workout.