Great Aloha Run photo gallery
Photos by Jeff Widener
Advertiser Staff Photographer
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| Runners prepare to start the Great Aloha Run in front of Aloha Tower. Nearly 20,000 of them finished the 8.1-mile course from Aloha Tower to Aloha Stadium. Kalid Abdalah of Berkeley, Calif., won the men's race for the second year in a row, while Chelsea Smith of Spokane, Wash., won the women's race. |
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Parents pushing strollers were a common sight yesterday at the run. School bands, high school cheerleaders and Kenny Endo's taiko drummers were also on hand, but some were focused on the race. |
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| Runners brace for the gun that goes off to signal the start of the race, lest they be taken by surprise. | A smiley-face balloon shares the space with runners as they prepare to start the 20th Great Aloha Run. | |
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Left: A group of soldiers take off from the starting point as a tug boat sprays water in the background. Above: Nearly 8 miles later, runners enter Aloha Stadium. |
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| Scott Souza cools off at the finish line inside Aloha Stadium. |
