{"id":20936,"date":"2012-01-23T06:00:59","date_gmt":"2012-01-23T12:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/?p=20936"},"modified":"2018-03-06T18:22:46","modified_gmt":"2018-03-07T00:22:46","slug":"hawaiis-hometown-race-the-great-aloha-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2012\/01\/hawaiis-hometown-race-the-great-aloha-run\/","title":{"rendered":"Hawaii&#8217;s hometown race: the Great Aloha Run"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_20975\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"There\u2019s nothing like watching someone else prove athletic prowess while on vacation. And in Hawaii, one of Honolulu\u2019s most beloved road races -- the Kaiser Permanente Great Aloha Run on Feb. 20 -- gives those on a Hawaii vacation a chance to do just that.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20975\" class=\"size-large wp-image-20975 \" title=\"AlohaRun_RyanOzawa\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/AlohaRun_RyanOzawa-600x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"330\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-20975\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hit Honolulu&#8217;s Great Aloha Run to catch local racers and live music on Feb. 20. Credit: Ryan Ozawa.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em>By Erin Behan<\/em><\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s nothing like watching someone else prove athletic prowess while on vacation. And in Hawaii, one of Honolulu\u2019s most beloved road races &#8212; the Kaiser Permanente Great Aloha Run on Feb. 20 &#8212; gives those on a <a title=\"Hawaii vacation\" href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/travel-guide\/United_States--Hawaii.tg314\/\" target=\"_self\">Hawaii vacation<\/a> a chance to do just that.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The 8.15-mile race brings the whole city together; of its 15,000 runners, many are residents and many more come to cheer on participants. The race divisionsare many, from competitive wheelchair and handcycle to elite runners to those with walkers, baby strollers and the like. Then there are the 5,000 members of the United States Armed Forces \u201cSounds of Freedom\u201d division. In short, it\u2019s half party, half race, and all fun for the spectators lining the raceway.<\/p>\n<p>The race starts at Aloha Tower in downtown Honolulu, winds through the picturesque harbor, down Nimitz and Kamehameha highways and ends in the Aloha Stadium. \u00a0You\u2019ll need to know where the finish line is to get in on the party. Hit the\u00a0 2012 So Ono Great Aloha Run Stadium Party for prizes and live bands and a lot of celebrating, Hawaiian-style.<\/p>\n<p>Since the race starts early at 7 a.m., try a <a title=\"Honolulu hotel\" href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/Honolulu-Hotels.d1488.Travel-Guide-Hotels\/\" target=\"_self\">Honolulu hotel<\/a> near the starting line, like the all-suite <a title=\"Aston at the Executive Centre\" href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/Oahu-Hotels-Aston-At-The-Executive-Centre-Hotel.h1851.Hotel-Information\" target=\"_self\">Aston at the Executive Centre<\/a>. Even if you sleep through your alarm and miss the start, you might still be able to catch the award ceremony, which starts at 8:30 a.m.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related resources<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"cheap Honolulu flights\" href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/flights\/to-HNL\/to-Honolulu\/\" target=\"_self\">Cheap Honolulu flights<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Oahu hotels\" href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/Oahu-Hotels.d180077.Travel-Guide-Hotels\" target=\"_self\">Oahu hotels<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Oahu vacation\" href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/App\/PerformMDLPDealsContent?deal_id=oahu-vacations&amp;cnt=PKH&amp;type=blog\" target=\"_self\">Oahu vacation<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Erin Behan is a freelance writerand editor out of Brooklyn, N.Y., who counts good food, intoxicating drink and adventurous travel among her favorite things.<\/em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"nc_pixel\" src=\"https:\/\/pixel.newscred.com\/px.gif?key=YXJ0aWNsZT1hYWM0MTA0MzZhYmU0YWE3ZDQzM2U2NjFmM2UxNTMzZg==\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There\u2019s nothing like watching someone else prove athletic prowess while on vacation. 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