https://austinsemmel.com/tags/covid/CovidHugo Blox Builder (https://hugoblox.com)enAustin SemmelSun, 13 Dec 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://austinsemmel.com/media/sharing.pnghttps://austinsemmel.com/tags/covid/https://austinsemmel.com/running/humuhumunukunukuapuaa-marathon-2020/Sun, 13 Dec 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://austinsemmel.com/running/humuhumunukunukuapuaa-marathon-2020/<p>When the 2020 Honolulu Marathon was cancelled due to COVID, we made our own. A group of us mapped out a 26.2-mile course around Honolulu, pinned on handmade bibs, and lined up at 5:14 AM in the dark on December 13th.</p> <p>We named it the Humuhumunukunukuapua&rsquo;a Marathon after Hawaii&rsquo;s state fish, because why not.</p> <p> <figure > <div class="flex justify-center "> <div class="w-full" > <img alt="Start line" srcset="https://austinsemmel.com/running/humuhumunukunukuapuaa-marathon-2020/start_hu_b51b8aca8e14b2ab.webp 320w, https://austinsemmel.com/running/humuhumunukunukuapuaa-marathon-2020/start_hu_118e5fc397f78d00.webp 480w, https://austinsemmel.com/running/humuhumunukunukuapuaa-marathon-2020/start_hu_1422d87898d2df61.webp 760w" sizes="(max-width: 480px) 100vw, (max-width: 768px) 90vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, 760px" src="https://austinsemmel.com/running/humuhumunukunukuapuaa-marathon-2020/start_hu_b51b8aca8e14b2ab.webp" width="760" height="570" loading="lazy" data-zoomable /></div> </div></figure> </p> <p>No aid stations. No crowds. No medals. Just friends who wanted to race.</p> <p> <figure > <div class="flex justify-center "> <div class="w-full" > <img alt="Running through Kailua with the Ko&rsquo;olau Mountains" srcset="https://austinsemmel.com/running/humuhumunukunukuapuaa-marathon-2020/running_hu_559d6fe270a65a68.webp 320w, https://austinsemmel.com/running/humuhumunukunukuapuaa-marathon-2020/running_hu_567b47a7c814894c.webp 480w, https://austinsemmel.com/running/humuhumunukunukuapuaa-marathon-2020/running_hu_5506b2010b100d.webp 564w" sizes="(max-width: 480px) 100vw, (max-width: 768px) 90vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, 760px" src="https://austinsemmel.com/running/humuhumunukunukuapuaa-marathon-2020/running_hu_559d6fe270a65a68.webp" width="564" height="760" loading="lazy" data-zoomable /></div> </div></figure> </p> <p><strong>Distance:</strong> 26.2 miles <strong>Time:</strong> 3:37:43 <strong>Avg Pace:</strong> 8:17/mi <strong>Elevation Gain:</strong> ~1,300 ft <strong>Avg HR:</strong> 164 bpm</p> <p>All things considered, it was a win.</p>