Review and course map Maui Marathon (マウイマラソンマップと情報), Maui, HI

9/18/2011 - Review and course map Maui Marathon (マウイマラソンマップと情報), Maui, HI

Maui Marathon is recognized as one of the most scenic courses in world with its point-to-point route starting in Kahului, passes moonlit sugarcane fields and hugs the spectacular Pacific coastline for over 17 breathtaking miles. Feast on views of the cobalt blue ocean water, its rolling surf and Maui’s neighboring islands of Kaho’olawe, Lana’i and Moloka’i.Your journey’s final miles will take you through the historical fishing village of Lahaina before finishing near The Westin Maui Resort & Spa, race headquarters, in the world-famous Ka’anapali Beach Resort home of the Whalers Village.(1)

More details and course map are below

Distance: 26.2 miles

Course: The starting line is in Kahului and the run will be on route 380 for the first 6-7 miles which will then continue on route 30 until Lahaina where the run passed through Front St. of the old town and then back to route 30 all the way to the finish line at the Kaanapali Beach resort

Crowd: Many international runners and supporters mostly from Japan.

The easy part: Flat course for the most part and incredible views of the pacific ocean along the course. In addition the first 6 miles we ran between the two volcanos of the island which tunnel the wind at our backs, this was great as it didn't slow us down yet helped to ease the heat and the humidity.

The challenging part: I must say that this was one of the hardest marathons I have ran to date. The weather, as expected, was horrendous with temperatures hitting the mid 80's and humidity of over 80% early in the day. I made sure to continuously hydrate and make up for the electrolytes I lost.
The Marathon started at 5:30AM so it was not very hot yet. However as time went by and as early as 8AM the heat was a challenging factor as we were moving towards the finish line of the Marathon. The organizers realize that and space the aid station in a smart way where towards the end there are aid stations every half a mile. This was very helpful.

Price: Up to $160 on race day, register early and you can save a lot

Pacers: No

Timing:Chip on shoe

Qualifying: None

Official website: Maui Marathon

My 2 cents: 1)Hydrate! This is the Maui Marathon and it is known for both the scenic route of the Marathon as well as the harsh weather conditions. 2) Miles 10-13 takes place in a hilly part of the course, I made sure to try and stick to my targeted pace, it was easy to loose it with the many ups and downs in that part of the Marathon's course. 3) I am not sure about this last point as I haven't tried it but it may make sense to try and run at a higher pace earlier when the sun is not out yet to be left with less miles to run when it is extremely hot. The trade off is the risk of burning out too fast. May worth a try.....

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At the finish line

Kaanapali Beach Resort

The finish line

Ocean views

More ocean views later in the day

(1) From the organizer website

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