A long run
•
Course map: Start to Kahala
•
Course map: Kahala to Hawai'i Kai
•
Course map: The finish line
Advertiser Staff
The Honolulu Marathon celebrates its 30th anniversary with one of its biggest turnouts in years i more than 29,000 runners are expected to take off at 5 a.m. Sunday morning. The route, the finish and some highlights of the race.
Male contenders
Mbarak Hussein
(Wearing No. 1)
• Kenya, age 35
• Two-time Honolulu Marathon winner
• 2001 Honolulu Marathon: 2:15:09, 1st place
• Best time in Honolulu: 2:14:53 in 1998, 1st place
• Lifetime bests: Marathon—2:09:46 on Nov. 3, 2002; 10K—27:45 (1999)
• Fun fact: An invitation to a UH football game years ago surprised Hussein. He thought he was attending a soccer match. He is the younger brother of three-time winner and course record holder Ibrahim Hussein.
Jimmy Muindi
(Wearing No. 5)
• Kenya, age 30
• 1999 and 2000 Honolulu Marathon winner
• 2001 Honolulu Marathon: 2:15:39, 3rd place
• Lifetime bests: Marathon—2:08:24 on Sept.30, 2002; 10K—27:15
• Fun fact: Family members in Kenya know what time his races begin and start to pray. In nine Honolulu Marathons, he has never finished out of the top four.
Ondoro Osoro
(Wearing No. 9)
• Kenya, age 35
• Lifetime best: Marathon—2:06:54 in 1998 (world's fastest-ever debut)
• Fact: Formerly ranked No. 1 in the world at the marathon, this Kenyan superstar survived a gunshot wound through the neck during a carjacking in 2000. Having overcome nerve damage to the right side of his body, his race is part of his remarkable comeback.
Francis Robert Naali
(Wearing No. 11)
• Tanzania, age 30
• Lifetime best: Marathon—2:09:32 in 1996
Daniel Kirwa Too
(Wearing No. 13)
• Kenya, age 26
• Lifetime bests: Marathon—2:09:58 Oct. 13, 2002
Female contenders
Svetlana Zakharova
(Wearing No. 2)
• Russia, age 32
• 1997 Honolulu Marathon winner; has placed second five times
• Best time in Honolulu: 2:28:51 in 2000, 2nd place
• Lifetime best: Marathon—2:21:31, Oct. 13, 2002
• Fun fact: In seven Honolulu Marathon appearances, she has placed first or second every time.
Irina Bogacheva
(Wearing No. 6)
• Kyrgyzstan, age 41
• 1998 and 1999 Honolulu Marathon winner
• Best time in Honolulu: 2:32:36, 1999
• Lifetime bests: Marathon—2:27:41, 1999; half-marathon—1:11:16
Hellen Kimutai
(Wearing No. 10)
• Kenya, age 25
• Lifetime best: Marathon—2:26:10 in September, 2002
Tatiana Khmeleva
(Wearing No. 22)
• Russia, age 23
• Lifetime bests: Half-Marathon—1:11:25 in September, 2002
• Fun fact: One to watch in her debut marathon
Silvia Skvortsova
(Wearing No. 12)
• Russia, age 28
• Lifetime bests: Marathon—2:27:07 in April 2002; half- marathon—1:09:37
• Fun fact: Pace setter in last month's New York City Marathon
Franca Fiacconi
(Wearing No. 3)
• Italy, age 37
• Best time in Honolulu Marathon: 2:30:19, 3rd place in 2000
• Lifetime best: Marathon—2:25:17 (1998 New York City Marathon Winner)
Past men and women champions, 1973-2001
2001
Mbarak Hussein 2:15:09
Lyubov Morgunova 2:29:54
2000
Jimmy Muindi 2:15:19
Lyubov Morgunova 2:28:33
1999
Jimmy Muindi 2:16:45
Irina Bogacheva 2:32:36
1998
Mbarak Hussein 2:14:53
Irina Bogacheva 2:33:27
1997
Erick Kimaiyo 2:12:17
Svetlana Vasilieva 2:33:14
1996
Erick Kimaiyo 2:13:23
Ramila Burangulova 2:34:28
1995
Josia Thugwane 2:16:08
Colleen De Reuck 2:37:29
1994
Benson Masya 2:15:04
Carla Beurskens 2:37:06
1993
Bong Ju Lee 2:13:16
Carla Beurskens 2:32:20
1992
Benson Masya 2:14:19
Carla Beurskens 2:32:13
1991
Benson Masya 2:18:24
Ritva Kaija Lemettinen 2:40:11
1990
Simon Robert Naali 2:17:29
Carla Beurskens 2:33:34
1989
Simon Robert Naali 2:11:47
Carla Beurskens 2:31:50
1988
Gianni Poli 2:12:47
Cyndie Welte 2:41:52
1987
Ibrahim Hussein 2:18:26
Carla Beurskens 2:35:11
1986
Ibrahim Hussein 2:11:43
Carla Beurskens 2:31:01
1985
Ibrahim Hussein 2:12:08
Carla Beurskens 2:35:51
1984
Jorge Gonzales 2:16:25
Patti Gray 2:42:50
1983
Kevin Ryan 2:20:19
Annick Loir-Lebreton 2:41:25
1982
David Gordon 2:15:30
Eileen Claugus 2:41:11
1981
Jon Anderson 2:16:54
Patti Lyons Catalano 2:33:24
1980
Duncan Macdonald 2:16:55
Patti Lyons Catalano 2:35:26
1979
Dean Matthews 2:16:13
Patti Lyons 2:40:07
1978
Don Kardong 2:17:05
Patti Lyons 2:43:10
1977
Jeff Wells 2:18:38
Cindy Dalrymple 2:48:08
1976
Duncan Macdonald 2:20:37
Kim Merritt 2:44:44
1975
Jack Foster 2:17:24
Jacqueline Hansen 2:49:24
1974
Jeff Galloway 2:23:02
Cindy Dalrymple 3:01:59
1973
Duncan Macdonald 2:27:34
June Chun 3:25:31
