Did Somebody Say Ice Cream?

We'll be spending some time on Oahu late this month/early next month.  Since I ran the Honolulu Marathon last year I know lots of training routes.  There is also the BioAston Marathon Readiness Series.  I didn't get to do any of those races last year, our schedule never seem to coincide.  After I booked our current flights, I checked the race schedule:

Sign me up!  My plan for that weekend is 20 miles so I'll need to add a little, but racing 25k (15.5 miles) on the windward side of Oahu will be great.  Hawaiian runners are fast and fit.  There was a 20k this past Sunday and the winner of my age group (female 50-54) averaged 7:40 a mile!  I might finish in the top half if I can run my marathon goal pace, but there's always wind, sun and humidity to take into consideration.  No matter my results, it will be a great training run just 5 weeks before my actual race.  It's only $35 and when the sponsor's name includes ice cream, there's no reason not to!