For my 6th marathon, I decided to do the Honolulu Marathon on December 12, 2010 in Hawaii and visit my friend Steffen at the same time. Not knowing that the XTERRA was super hard with all of its steep trails, and muddy terrain, I had signed up last minute for the XTERRA Trail Run Half Marathon for the week before. The XTERRA left me sore all week, which kind of threw me off, and did not allow for fresh legs for the Honolulu Marathon. After a week of hiking, eating, drinking, bars, etc., and a very few gym/running sessions, I found myself waiting in a sea of people (mostly from Japan), waiting to start a little before 5 am. Half of the run was in the dark. Once the sunrise hit, it got pretty hot and humid. I was trying to just finish at this point. This was my worst marathon yet, and I finished in 4 hours. Next time, only one race should be ran in one trip! Overall, it was great trip to Hawaii!
