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| Shade on the road is a bonus! |
One of the regular routes that Les has been riding since we arrived on Oahu in January is Tantalus Mountain. It is about a 10 mile loop, up Tantalus and down Round Top, or up Round Top and down Tantalus.
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I've been wanting to run part of it, but getting to it by foot would take more time than I want to spend. I've been thinking about driving to the base of the mountain for several weeks and today I finally did it!
It took me about 20 minutes to drive three miles from our condo to Makiki Heights, where I parked and starting running - up, and up, and up! Les left on his bike about 2 minutes before I did, and we arrived at the same time. It's hard to get anywhere fast by car in Honolulu, there are too many traffic lights.
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| Sweaty, red faced, and smiling at the turn around! |
Over 650 feet of elevation gain in just two miles! It took me 26:28 to go up and 16:52 to go back down. Those 2 down hill miles were fun, I really pushed to get my overall pace under 11 minutes/mile.
The views were amazing!!
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| Diamond Head |
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| Downtown Honolulu |
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| Monoa Valley |
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| Looking toward the airport |
Mile 1 - 12:40
Mile 2 - 13:48
Mile 3 - 8:46
Mile 4 - 8:06
Ave HR 151
Max HR 180
Calories burned 295
This won't be the last time I run Round Top!
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