A run for the ages
POSTED: Monday, December 14, 2009
The Honolulu Marathon tested one competitor's resolve to keep a 37-year tradition alive yesterday while giving another an opportunity to reassess her goals.
Gordon Dugan, 76, completed the 26.2-mile event yesterday in 8 hours, 4 minutes and 27 seconds.
It was his slowest finish ever, but it kept him among an elite trio of competitors to have completed all 37 races since the Honolulu Marathon's inception in 1973.
Gladys “;Glady”; Burrill, 91, abandoned the race after mile 17. This was her second attempt to break the marathon record for her age group, and she said yesterday it was her last.
“;I'll just find something else that I want to do.,”; she said. “;But I'll keep on walking and training and keeping in condition.”;
Burrill was trying to complete the marathon under 8 hours, 53 minutes and 8 seconds.
She knew she'd need to refuel during the race. So during her training sessions, she consumed energy gels with no ill effect.
On race day, Burrill downed a gel packet every 20 minutes with a water chaser. In between she ate some cheese crackers.
By mile eight she said she felt her stomach going bad.
“;But I tried to ignore it,”; she said.
As the miles progressed the feeling got worse.
“;I felt like vomiting,”; Burrill said.
The discomfort was slowing her down, and she knew she had to stop.
“;At first I felt bad letting everybody down.”;
She said people who recognized her on the race course had been encouraging and cheering her on. But she realized she could pursue other dreams.
“;This was something I thought I had to do. And when I decided to quit, I was happy,”; she said.
Burrill was well ahead of record pace when she abandoned the race last year at the 24th mile, also due to stomach problems.
Dugan, for his part, wasn't sure what to expect in this year's race because he broke a bone in his right ankle in May, and the injury hasn't completely healed. He wasn't able to do much training as a result.
He said he struggled to complete six miles with a cane in training. Canes and walking sticks are prohibited on race day.
He decided to do the race after his cardiologist gave him the green light and his orthopedist didn't advise against it, though he thought it might be too painful.
“;My family wasn't too tickled about it,”; Dugan said.
He took ibuprofen for the mild pain. However, he did wear down the protective walking boot he wore on his right foot.
Dugan said he raced in previous years because it made him feel good that he could complete a marathon.
This year it was all about “;keeping the string going,”; he said.
In 1985 Dugan said the people who had competed in every Honolulu Marathon started a pool, kicking in $10 every year until there was just one person left. At that time, he said, there were 13 of them. He said he stopped contributing after he noticed his last check went un-cashed, about the time Dr. Hing Hua “;Hunky”; Chun died in 2002.
Chun had competed in 25 marathons; his son Jerold is one of the other “;Final Few”; who has completed all 37. The third person is Gary Dill.
It's uncertain where and how much the pool money is today.
Japanese runner is last to finish
One of the nice things about the Honolulu Marathon is that race officials wait until all the runners finish and credit them with a time. Totaro Ito of Iseshi, Japan, is glad they do. The 77-year-old did not set any records after his time of 14 hours, 20 minutes, 4 seconds was officially recorded, making him the last one to cross the finish line long after the sun had set on Kapiolani Park.
Of the 23,469 who entered the 26.2-mile run, 20,609 showed up yesterday morning to compete in the race, and 20,321 finished it.
“;We always have a high number of people complete this race,”; Honolulu Marathon spokesman Pat Bigold said last night. “;Not all of the marathons wait until the last person finishes, but we do. We also give certificates and their time for each person who crosses the finish line.”;
Star-Bulletin staff
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TOP HAWAII
Name | Age | City | Time | |
1 | Brandon Laan | 26 | Honolulu | 2:25:41 |
2 | Steve Slaby | 28 | Aiea | 2:31:23 |
3 | David Easa | 35 | Honolulu | 2:44:23 |
4 | Andrew Taylor | 30 | Kaneohe | 2:46:16 |
5 | Takahiro Oue | 34 | Honolulu | 2:46:25 |
6 | John Mozer | 33 | Aiea | 2:47:28 |
7 | Marty Muchow | 44 | Mililani | 2:48:19 |
8 | Conor Lucas-Roberts | 27 | Kaneohe | 2:48:52 |
9 | Jonathan Lyau | 45 | Honolulu | 2:49:14 |
10 | Josiah Badger | 27 | Wahiawa | 2:54:18 |
11 | Pete Boksanski | 40 | Kapolei | 2:54:25 |
12 | Lyman Perry | 42 | Volcano | 2:57:24 |
13 | Raymond Kuderka | 25 | Ewa Beach | 2:58:16 |
14 | Christopher Guarino | 26 | Kailua | 2:57:43 |
15 | Aaron Wallen | 38 | Honolulu | 3:01:33 |
16 | Karl Honma | 46 | Honolulu | 3:01:57 |
17 | John Mannle | 41 | Kailua | 3:03:57 |
18 | Masato Ariga | 21 | Honolulu | 3:02:26 |
19 | Herman Rafol | 48 | Kona | 3:02:54 |
20 | David Carlsson | 45 | Honolulu | 3:03:39 |
21 | Paul Hopwood | 46 | Makawao | 3:04:16 |
22 | Gregory Kugle | 42 | Kailua | 3:06:08 |
23 | Michael Georgi | 57 | Honolulu | 3:05:36 |
24 | Robert Plotts | 34 | Honolulu | 3:05:44 |
25 | Mark Shorter | 53 | Honolulu | 3:05:52 |
26 | Micheal St Hilaire | 38 | Honolulu | 3:07:15 |
27 | Dan O'Connor | 24 | Honolulu | 3:07:07 |
28 | Ralph Schultz | 46 | Ewa Beach | 3:07:13 |
29 | William Turner | 40 | Honolulu | 3:07:19 |
30 | Shankar Tillotson | 25 | Kaneohe | 3:07:26 |
31 | Kevin Murphy | 41 | Honolulu | 3:07:42 |
32 | Raul Torres De Sa | 45 | Honolulu | 3:09:04 |
33 | Ryan Gillia | 28 | Honolulu | 3:08:31 |
34 | Benjamin Mathewson | 26 | Schofield | 3:10:57 |
35 | Geoff Whitener | 16 | Kona | 3:09:53 |
36 | John Campbell | 26 | Kapolei | 3:09:22 |
37 | Michael Walker | 48 | Honolulu | 3:09:46 |
38 | Benjamin Elliott | 25 | Wahiawa | 3:13:20 |
39 | Jessica Tranchina | 32 | Honolulu | 3:12:30 |
40 | Pedro Padilla | 30 | Honolulu | 3:13:11 |
41 | David Taratko | 46 | Honolulu | 3:13:19 |
42 | Shawn Hirose | 27 | Ewa Beach | 3:13:58 |
43 | Sara Verga | 29 | Honolulu | 3:13:59 |
44 | Randy Taniguchi | 44 | Honolulu | 3:14:19 |
45 | Jay Kauwale | 49 | Kaneohe | 3:14:17 |
46 | Amit Bhavsar | 37 | Kailua | 3:14:48 |
47 | Jon Taketa | 38 | Mililani | 3:14:35 |
48 | Miguel Mejia | 36 | Honolulu | 3:15:13 |
49 | Alan Tsuhako | 44 | Kaneohe | 3:14:48 |
50 | Jon Jokiel | 44 | Kona | 3:14:39 |
51 | Harrison Kiehm | 45 | Honolulu | 3:15:38 |
52 | Rani Tanimoto | 34 | Kealakekoa | 3:15:38 |
53 | Gaston Ly | 28 | Honolulu | 3:15:42 |
54 | Matthew Concepcion | 23 | Kealakekua | 3:18:19 |
55 | Michael Hrynevych | 45 | Kamuela | 3:16:38 |
56 | Justin Hadley | 39 | Kapolei | 3:17:36 |
57 | Jeffrey White | 47 | Mililani | 3:18:01 |
58 | Domonkos Feher | 31 | Honolulu | 3:17:42 |
59 | Jose Rodriguez | 37 | Mililani | 3:18:14 |
60 | David Miller | 36 | Honolulu | 3:18:33 |
61 | Nicholas Trelawney | 32 | Honolulu | 3:19:18 |
62 | Eugene Tschudy | 45 | Aiea | 3:19:14 |
63 | James Keen | 40 | Honolulu | 3:19:41 |
64 | Reed Okamura | 42 | Aiea | 3:19:39 |
65 | William Gardner | 40 | Waianae | 3:19:33 |
66 | Jorge Cuadros | 42 | Ewa Beach | 3:21:15 |
67 | Troy Denunzio | 45 | Kailua | 3:20:27 |
68 | Jonathan Knoedler | 38 | Ewa Beach | 3:21:26 |
69 | Michael D Krisman | 33 | Aiea | 3:20:49 |
70 | Albert Su | 40 | Mililani | 3:20:22 |
71 | Gregorio Maldini | 44 | Honolulu | 3:21:10 |
72 | Pascual Bacor | 30 | Hilo | 3:20:44 |
73 | Nguyen Le | 40 | Honolulu | 3:20:48 |
74 | Ron Pate | 63 | Honolulu | 3:20:41 |
75 | Brian Rower | 40 | Waipahu | 3:21:57 |
76 | Alan Ryan | 39 | Laupahoehoe | 3:21:27 |
77 | Matthew Myers | 33 | Kaneohe | 3:22:21 |
78 | Rafael Rodriguez Jr | 42 | Honolulu | 3:21:47 |
79 | Daniel J Flynn | 27 | Waialua | 3:23:50 |
80 | Anthony Perrault | 34 | Kailua | 3:22:55 |
81 | Thomas J Grady | 36 | Kailua | 3:22:37 |
82 | Timothy Beebe | 27 | Honolulu | 3:23:04 |
83 | Carlos Fuentes | 56 | Waikoloa | 3:23:20 |
84 | Scott Loos | 26 | Honolulu | 3:25:00 |
85 | Brian Ehrhardt | 28 | Kapolei | 3:25:32 |
86 | Edward Bugarin | 59 | Honolulu | 3:24:25 |
87 | Joanna Bilancieri | 36 | Honolulu | 3:23:48 |
88 | Johnny Landeza | 46 | Aiea | 3:23:52 |
89 | Jason Oliver | 35 | Honolulu | 3:24:08 |
90 | Kyle Bair | 29 | Kapolei | 3:26:41 |
91 | Zack Reeves | 29 | Kaneohe | 3:25:43 |
92 | Jeff Haring | 36 | Honolulu | 3:24:47 |
93 | James Woodhull | 53 | Honolulu | 3:24:53 |
94 | David Webb | 29 | Waialua | 3:29:23 |
95 | Kimberly McLean | 33 | Honolulu | 3:25:09 |
96 | Eric Ruuhela | 32 | Honolulu | 3:26:58 |
97 | Steven Schirtzinger | 20 | Kaneohe | 3:25:56 |
98 | Joshua Bicondova | 36 | Kaneohe | 3:25:40 |
99 | Harald Ebeling | 46 | Honolulu | 3:26:17 |
100 | Norihiro Tanabe | 36 | Honolulu | 3:26:04 |
101 | Jessica Mowder | 24 | Honolulu | 3:28:10 |
102 | Jay Paul-Paz | 44 | Kailua | 3:26:53 |
103 | Odeelo Dayondon | 26 | Honolulu | 3:27:43 |
104 | Felipe Rael | 41 | Kapolei | 3:27:39 |
105 | Daniel Lennox | 24 | Waialua | 3:29:07 |
106 | Tommy Nguyen | 24 | Honolulu | 3:29:07 |
107 | Daniel Hwang | 25 | Honolulu | 3:29:07 |
108 | Lindsey Dymond | 27 | Honolulu | 3:30:48 |
109 | Jeffrey Fong | 37 | Honolulu | 3:27:43 |
110 | Toyoko Maeda | 62 | Honolulu | 3:28:05 |
111 | Freddy Halmes | 45 | Honolulu | 3:27:55 |
112 | Todd Tamanaha | 47 | Honolulu | 3:28:14 |
113 | Makoto Yamada | 28 | Honolulu | 3:46:32 |
114 | Ian Forsyth | 36 | Honolulu | 3:28:29 |
115 | Barbara H Forsyth | 34 | Honolulu | 3:28:29 |
116 | Tobin McKearin | 33 | Honolulu | 3:28:27 |
117 | David Turpin | 30 | Pearl City | 3:29:18 |
118 | Grant Gomes | 33 | Mililani | 3:29:01 |
119 | Sharon Moran | 36 | Honolulu | 3:29:31 |
120 | Hideyuki Yamazaki | 46 | Honolulu | 3:30:42 |
121 | Michael Dega | 43 | Honolulu | 3:28:54 |
122 | Patricia Havey | 26 | Honolulu | 3:28:40 |
123 | Chad Mueller | 33 | Honolulu | 3:32:22 |
124 | Seleena Harkness | 29 | Honolulu | 3:31:47 |
125 | Alec Eror | 48 | Kailua | 3:29:26 |
126 | Karl Kisch | 42 | Ewa Beach | 3:31:22 |
127 | Walter Piatt | 48 | Waawa | 3:31:33 |
128 | Ray Charron | 63 | Kapaa | 3:30:07 |
129 | Doug Rosaaen | 28 | Honolulu | 3:30:28 |
130 | Nicholas Haseman | 28 | Kailua | 3:32:13 |
131 | Nathan Patla | 31 | Honolulu | 3:32:00 |
132 | Mel Vigilla | 44 | Keaau | 3:31:54 |
133 | Lia Bosch | 46 | Honolulu | 3:31:26 |
134 | Daniel Luers | 37 | Honolulu | 3:32:55 |
135 | Doug Rasmussen | 54 | Koloa | 3:31:14 |
136 | Chris Bluhm | 29 | Kahuku | 3:33:41 |
137 | Kai Yoshioka | 17 | Honolulu | 3:35:05 |
138 | Akemi Ueda | 31 | Honolulu | 3:32:05 |
139 | Mark Admiral | 45 | Honolulu | 3:32:11 |
140 | William Byrns | 52 | Honolulu | 3:32:04 |
141 | Davin Pascual | 33 | Honolulu | 3:33:29 |
142 | Elmer Manuel | 48 | Honolulu | 3:33:29 |
143 | Todd McCaffrey | 46 | Waawa | 3:32:25 |
144 | Keala Ramos | 32 | Waawa | 3:37:45 |
145 | Jessica Vivers | 25 | Haleiwa | 3:33:46 |
146 | Mark Baker | 53 | Kailua | 3:33:12 |
147 | Christopher Demo | 26 | Haleiwa | 3:38:01 |
148 | Joshua Lauiolette | 25 | Kaneohe | 3:33:49 |
149 | Pablo Jr Cercenia | 28 | Waipahu | 3:34:04 |
150 | Nicholas Stavros | 31 | Kapolei | 3:35:10 |
151 | Dorian Valenzuela | 30 | Honolulu | 3:36:20 |
152 | Calvin Shiroma | 50 | Honolulu | 3:33:42 |
153 | Joel Warkentin Jr | 39 | Honolulu | 3:34:23 |
154 | Ryan Murphy | 30 | Honolulu | 3:34:40 |
155 | Steve Traverso | 24 | Kaneohe | 3:38:24 |
156 | Kevin Kong | 47 | Aiea | 3:34:47 |
157 | Kristen Campbell | 27 | Kapolei | 3:34:44 |
158 | Tammy Bautista | 30 | Honolulu | 3:34:34 |
159 | Sharon Carbone | 43 | Pukalani | 3:52:28 |
160 | David Tashima | 38 | Honolulu | 3:35:37 |
161 | Michael Donabedian | 40 | Waipahu | 3:35:52 |
162 | Theodore Mura | 30 | Honolulu | 3:36:08 |
163 | John O Culver | 35 | Honolulu | 3:35:41 |
164 | Anson Quach | 48 | Honolulu | 3:35:35 |
165 | Nathan Angel | 26 | Honolulu | 3:35:43 |
166 | Jeffery Nakasone | 53 | Mililani | 3:35:18 |
167 | Eric Sugiyama | 42 | Honolulu | 3:39:26 |
168 | Arturo Robledo Jr | 54 | Aiea | 3:35:33 |
169 | Koichiro Togo | 51 | Honolulu | 3:35:40 |
170 | Michael Garcia | 26 | Honolulu | 3:41:38 |
171 | Michael Miller | 43 | Honolulu | 3:36:36 |
172 | Samuel Brown | 37 | Kona | 3:37:20 |
173 | Greg Kodama | 29 | Honolulu | 3:38:12 |
174 | Karen Finnerty | 27 | Kapolei | 3:38:32 |
175 | Rebecca Williams | 29 | Honolulu | 3:36:43 |
176 | Kevin Shimmon | 26 | Kailua | 3:38:3 |
177 | Henrik Van Ryzin | 37 | Kailua | 3:38:44 |
178 | Burt Senas | 36 | Honolulu | 3:37:30 |
179 | Sean Ouimet | 27 | Honolulu | 3:37:39 |
180 | Steven Sigloch | 39 | Waipahu | 3:37:10 |
181 | Zachary Diionno | 26 | Haleiwa | 3:37:35 |
182 | Efraim Manzano | 43 | Honolulu | 3:37:30 |
183 | Bryant Zane | 39 | Honolulu | 3:37:43 |
184 | Clifford Lau | 55 | Honolulu | 3:37:14 |
185 | Brian Whitehouse | 43 | Pearl City | 3:37:06 |
186 | Cliff Tillotson | 53 | Kaneohe | 3:40:23 |
187 | Roger Matherson | 34 | Honolulu | 3:43:23 |
188 | Damien Lorentz | 33 | Honolulu | 3:38:42 |
189 | Joshua Powell | 38 | Honolulu | 3:39:10 |
190 | Heather McGee | 39 | Honolulu | 3:39:05 |
191 | Daniel Long | 24 | Honolulu | 3:40:29 |
192 | Steven Pavao | 52 | Hilo | 3:39:02 |
193 | Tristan Obluck | 25 | Mililani | 3:42:06 |
194 | Troy Keipper | 32 | Honolulu | 3:39:21 |
195 | Pat Phung | 40 | Honolulu | 3:39:49 |
196 | Akira Himi | 35 | Kailua | 3:41:00 |
197 | Glenn Garbeil | 47 | Kailua | 3:39:54 |
198 | Paul Furumo | 22 | Hilo | 3:40:51 |
199 | Sterling Yazzie | 22 | Wahiawa | 3:40:43 |
200 | Wheeler Dawkins | 27 | Honolulu | 3:41:33 |
201 | Michael Makrucki | 27 | Aiea | 3:40:59 |
202 | Mark Essenberg | 44 | Honolulu | 3:40:37 |
203 | Wilfredo Duran | 37 | Kona | 3:41:06 |
204 | Lily Cheung | 57 | Honolulu | 3:40:44 |
205 | Kyle B Greer | 23 | Haleiwa | 3:43:59 |
206 | Toshiaki Matsuura | 45 | Honolulu | 3:41:43 |
207 | Jay Glickman | 25 | Honolulu | 3:43:26 |
208 | Sam Whitehurst | 43 | Wahiawa | 3:42:23 |
209 | Mihoko Ide | 36 | Honolulu | 3:40:57 |
210 | Mie Kasuga | 34 | Honolulu | 3:40:57 |
211 | Delbert Corbin | 33 | Ewa Beach | 3:42:33 |
212 | David Youtt | 39 | Aiea | 3:41:49 |
213 | Justin Corbett | 25 | Honolulu | 3:49:33 |
214 | Jason Nixon | 46 | Kamuela | 3:42:00 |
215 | Daniel Kunkel | 48 | Honolulu | 3:41:21 |
216 | Nick Muragin | 41 | Ninole | 3:42:2 |
217 | Nicholas Blair | 27 | Honolulu | 3:42:58 |
218 | David Snodgrass | 44 | Wahiawa | 3:45:10 |
219 | Eric Chong | 36 | Honolulu | 3:42:33 |
220 | Glen Yokotake | 45 | Waimea | 3:42:00 |
221 | Craig Jerome | 35 | Honolulu | 3:43:43 |
222 | John Huntington | 48 | Honolulu | 3:42:30 |
223 | Andrew Deutscher | 35 | Honolulu | 3:42:39 |
224 | Teresa Sanchezarias | 28 | Alea | 3:42:13 |
225 | James Krischke | 36 | Kaneohe | 3:48:29 |
226 | Lory Walker | 31 | Honolulu | 3:42:08 |
227 | Sally Marrack | 39 | Hilo | 3:42:36 |
228 | Beth Damon | 40 | Honolulu | 3:42:24 |
229 | Donnell Bowen | 29 | Ewa Beach | 3:42:42 |
230 | Ryan Cuskaden | 35 | Honolulu | 3:43:04 |
231 | Tiffany Hill | 30 | Kailua | 3:44:27 |
232 | Michael Tuddenham | 26 | Honolulu | 3:44:28 |
233 | Ronald Cournoyer | 44 | Honolulu | 3:43:13 |
234 | Matthew Fuller | 43 | Honolulu | 3:42:42 |
235 | Pete Langlois | 34 | Honolulu | 3:43:19 |
236 | Michael Wooten | 32 | Waialua | 3:43:57 |
237 | Coswin Saito | 52 | Honolulu | 3:43:18 |
238 | Tatsuya Koyama | 48 | Honolulu | 3:43:10 |
239 | Chad Uyehara | 34 | Honolulu | 3:44:16 |
240 | Jim Ragual | 40 | Kona | 3:44:21 |
241 | Gary Asato | 47 | Kailua | 3:45:30 |
242 | Ken Watts | 50 | Kailua | 3:43:36 |
243 | Amanda Toperoff | 35 | Honolulu | 3:43:29 |
244 | Wayne Kimoto | 56 | Honolulu | 3:45:38 |
245 | Rosemary Spraker | 45 | Honolulu | 3:44:06 |
246 | Nita Patel | 43 | Mililani | 3:43:48 |
247 | Doug Andrews | 36 | Kona | 3:45:43 |
248 | Cleve Shaw | 36 | Ewa Beach | 3:46:14 |
249 | Wakaba Stephens | 42 | Honolulu | 3:44:22 |
250 | Douglas Holt | 28 | Mililani | 3:54:59 |
251 | Satomi Turner | 44 | Kapolei | 3:44:54 |
252 | Wing Ho | 30 | Honolulu | 3:44:18 |
253 | Mark Hayes | 47 | Waipahu | 3:47:46 |
254 | Ricks Polk | 53 | Honolulu | 3:44:34 |
255 | Mallory Moye | 25 | Honolulu | 3:46:43 |
256 | Katsumi Shibaoka | 35 | Honolulu | 3:45:22 |
257 | Kelly Vandenberg | 27 | Honolulu | 3:45:03 |
258 | Elmer Balais | 37 | Honolulu | 3:45:16 |
259 | Scott Morioka | 34 | Honolulu | 3:45:52 |
260 | Richard Klobuchar | 29 | Honolulu | 3:45:54 |
261 | Jim Stern | 57 | Honolulu | 3:48:24 |
262 | Christopher Elliott | 34 | Kailua | 3:50:16 |
263 Hi | rokazu Toiya | 28 | Honolulu | 3:45:38 |
264 | Patrick Kelly | 45 | Honolulu | 3:46:27 |
265 | Kiyomi Shimizu | 33 | Aiea | 3:46:38 |
266 | Timothy Busby | 30 | Kapolei | 3:48:21 |
267 | Merlin Ohmer | 54 | Honolulu | 3:47:22 |
268 | Keith Anderson | 33 | Honolulu | 3:49:05 |
269 | Marcus Misinec | 37 | Ewa Beach | 4:03:28 |
270 | Georgina Pulman-Olzaski | 44 | Haleiwa | 3:46:44 |
271 | Amy Harpstrite | 44 | Kailua | 3:46:01 |
272 | Jason Densley | 38 | Honolulu | 3:48:06 |
273 | Charles Dias | 30 | Ewa Beach | 3:46:45 |
274 | Kent Reisdorff | 42 | Honolulu | 3:46:56 |
275 | Kentaro Ito | 29 | Kapolei | 3:46:48 |
276 | Frederick Mark | 62 | Honolulu | 3:46:54 |
277 | Bryson Manuel | 23 | Volcano | 3:47:26 |
278 | Gregory Meyers | 34 | Lihue | 3:49:57 |
279 | Lloyd Gaddis | 34 | Aiea | 3:48:00 |
280 | Larry Rigdon | 39 | Honolulu | 3:48:33 |
281 | Kyle Gregg | 24 | Honolulu | 3:48:20 |