The Run For The Whales 2010 was a success! It was well organized and well attended. The photo above shows many of the people there but there are more! My friend Ron said he read that there are about 700+ people who registered to run and or walk.
It was a fun day for me. For me, it was challenging but good.
About a month Ron asked me if I wanted to join the pod they are forming for Run For The Whales 2010. It’s the first time this year that the Pacific Whale Foundation included such category in the 5K Run. For those of you who have not heard about it, a POD is when 3 to 5 people run together. Most of the time they hold a rope, sometimes they are tied to it. It is also known as the centipede run.
Since it’s still a month away, I said yes and told Ron I would start running again to train for this. Well, I got busy and didn’t train, so you can guess what’s coming.
Last week, Cam called me to confirm my participation and to get my shirt size, I sort of panicked. I knew I did not train and was afraid that I would slow the pod down. I tried to bail out. I told Cam that if they have enough people to do the pod, count me out because I was afraid I’d slow them down. Ron called me that afternoon to assure me that we are doing this for fun. He also reminded me that we are doing it to send out the message “Help Keep Our Ocean Clean”. We will run the best we can but no pressure. He will set the pace of the pod according to my pace. Ron and some of our co-employees ran the Run For The Whales 2008 so he knows I can do it. What he didn’t know is how slow I did it. Anyway, to make this long story short, I committed to showing up at the race and running with the pod.
Guess what happened? at the day of the race, I did slow down the team. There were several times during the run that I had to ask the team to slow down and walk. It was not so bad at first, except when another pod passed us by. Nooooooo! And so we tried to pass them again. And we did. But then again, my lungs and feet failed me because as we were getting closer to the finish, they passed us again and I could not ran any faster than I was doing. In fact I had to ask my team to walk for a couple of minutes to give me a break. Yikes! my teammate were great and encouraging. I knew they could have passed the ”Atomic Girlz” if it were not for me. They would have zoomed in the finnish lane sooner if it were not for my frequent request to slow down. Breeeaathe…. breathe … run…. I tried as hard as I can to pass the pod in front of us so we won’t have to keep looking at their cute behind with their tiny shorts marked Atomic.
See the Atomic Team who beat us. Can you spot them?
Well, we finished the race. We did it! We even got Third Place! (Just don’t ask how many pods were there – LOL!) Below are some of the photos.
The "Help Keep Our Ocean Clean" Pod
Our original whale logo. Our trash bag attire designed by Cam
Wailuku First Friday kicks off the 2010 new decade with music, food, fun and dancing in the streets. Friday February 5, 2010 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm Market Street, from Main to Vineyard will be closed for the monthly First Friday festivities in Wailuku Town. There is no admission and the community is welcomed to a street party!
Participating merchants will show their support to men and women in uniform with hearts in their retail windows. Show your uniform or identification to receive special discounts or surprises!
At the corner of Main and Market, the event presents the Air Force Band of the Pacific – Hawaii is the popular music ensemble, “Hana Hou”. They will perform for two 45 minute performances at 6:00 and 7:00 pm. This talented group performs classic rock n’ roll, Grammy Award-winning country songs, and sounds of today’s Top 40, as well as island favorites.
At the Wailuku Banyan Tree Park more music from James Woodbury’s group JAMOID and dance performance from the Maui Academy of Performing Arts. Kaponoai and Native Intelligence store along with Maui On Stage presents at 6 pm Mana Maoli Collective at the Iao Theater, tickets are $10.
Gallerie Ha Ha holds its monthly Aloha Poetry Slam for ages 13 to 100 at 8 pm for $20 prizes. Native Intelligence sells Hawaiian Plate lunches and street vendors sparkle the street with handmade crafts, jewelry ono (delicious) food and treats!
Sponsors of this monthly event are the Hawaii Tourism Authority; County of Maui; Tri-Isle RC&D, Wailuku Community Association, Sae Design, Kamaaina Properties and KPOA 93.5 FM, Pacific Radio Group.
Questions: 1stFridayWailuku@gmail.com Teri @ 249-9710 for booths Yuki Lei Sugimura at 878-1888 for event information. Wailuku First Friday has a Facebook visit our site for vendor forms, site map and event photos.
These are some of the photos I took on my way to Hotel Hana Maui. I would be sharing more later but for now, please enjoy these “weekly winners”. For more Weekly Winner photos, please to to Lotus’s blog and visit some participants. I will be uploading more photos of Hotel Hana Maui later … in the meantime, please enjoy your Sunday. Aloha!
As I shared on an earlier post here, I attended the launching of the 4G technology Road Runner Mobile on (in) Maui. Now I am curious what percentage of bloggers uses a mobile device like this. So for Aloha Friday, my question is “Do you own an internet mobile device? If yes, who is the provider? If not, would you like to?” OK, I promise this is not a catch. I will not be calling you to sell. I am just curious, so please leave a comment and let me know. And don’t forget to visit An Island Life for more “aloha Friday: interaction!
I have been blogging since 2006 and most of the time I do my blogging at home. This past year, I had felt the need to be more mobile and to be able to blog in other places aside from my house where I can hook my laptop with our wireless connection. I thought if trying out some of the Hot Spots – coffee shops and restaurants that give out free Wifi. Problem is there is a catch to that. It’s just polite to buy something from them when I use their Wifi and it’s polite to not use up the table for hours and hours if I only bought a cup of coffee. So I still did not get into the habit of blogging outside of our home.
Well, last night I was invited to attend the official launching of the RoadRunner Mobile. It was held at Mala Restaurant in Wailea. We were given a chance to try out this mobile device using 4G technology and I tell you, I was impressed. I thought to my self: THIS WORKS FOR ME!
And so sometime this week I will be talking to a RoadRunner Mobile representative on how I can sign up for this service. Now, you might think that this is a paid post. Not really. I was not paid to say nice things about RoadRunner Mobile. To disclose, I was invited to the launching and so with that came free food, free drinks, free entertainment – but that’s it. No hidden fees to promote their services.
Since I am a blogger, and I love sharing good things about Maui, I thought I’d post some photos during the launching. It was held at Marriott Wailea with an incredibly beautiful location. The launching started at 5:30PM which allowed us to view the sunset from Mala’s Lania. Oh so beautiful – here’s one of the many photos I took:
It was a cocktail party and the heavy pupus they served were so “ono”! Delicious to the max! I ate a lot of shirmps, crab cakes, and even oysters! Below are some some of the yummy food they served:
I will share more about the entertainment on the part 2 of this post where I’d show a video clip of Willie K’s performance. In the meantime, I encourage you to hop on to “We Are That Family” blog to see the many links available there. Those links will lead you to tips and sharing of what works with bloggers from all over the world. Have fun!
OK, not really “live, as in live” it’s the recorded copy of the “live show” that is … and it will shown on Maui. It’s a fund raising for PACT. See below for more details”
This event is a fundraiser for PACT (Parents And Children Together), the nonprofit agency that operates the Maui Family Peace Center and other programs to promote safe and happy households in Maui County.
Tickets will be on sale for $10 in advance after January 15 at Request Music (Wailuku), Tradewinds Mart & Deli (Maalaea), Farmer’s Market of Maui (Honokowai), Eskimo Candy Seafood (Kihei), Maui Coffee Roasters (Kahului), and Lunaroma (Paia). Tickets will also be on sale at the door the night of the show for $15. All proceeds go to PACT Maui.
Our MauiTweetUp Tweep @Raatz is organizing a TweetUp to support PACT. For details, and to RSVP, go to TwTvite . (click here)
