Aloha Run Expo

Sunday was the Aloha Run/Walk Expo where you pick up your racing bib and check out different running/walking booths that sell things like sun glasses, hats, energy gels and what not.

I'm a little (LOT) worried about this 8+ mile race from Aloha Tower to Aloha Stadium because the most I've walked so far this year is 2 miles.  Can I do 8? I don't know.

My brother, Dennis says his foot is better now, but will his arch stay painless for 8 miles?  I don't know. 

We started Sunday morning by going to an 8:00 garage sale at McKinley High School.  Since we were going into town, I thought it would be good to hit two birds with one trip.

It was a ton of fun.  Well... It was for me!  There were some excellent bargains.

We picked up our racing bibs and "chips" at the Blaisdell Center when it opened at 9:00 AM.  The money they make from this race goes toward a multitude of charities in Hawaii.

There were a variety of exhibits and booths selling lots of racing, traveling, health related items.

After seeing this exhibit, I was glad I'd gotten my colonoscopy last year.

This exhibit gave you three tries to putt your ball into that hole.  For every putt you sunk, you got a Kit Kat bar.  If you got three in, you could have a back scratcher.

Art sunk one putt.  Dennis also got one Kit Kat bar.

"Go ahead," said Art.  Was he taunting me?  "You did get that A when you took golf in college." 

Art loves to laugh about how I got that easy A, but still don't know how to play or understand the game.

I sunk TWO putts and got TWO Kit Kat bars!!!  How many?  Yes!  TWO!  Next year, I'll have to try for the back scratcher.

When we got home I checked out our happy buys from the garage sale. All this cost $14.00! 

I'm posting this before the run, of course.  We'll be getting up at 3:30 AM on President's Day (Monday) in order to catch the bus at the Aloha Stadium which will take us to the start line at Aloha Tower in Honolulu. 

I'm keeping my fingers crossed that Dennis' feet will be alright, that my knees don't give way, that I don't wear out, that Art makes the running time he wants, that it doesn't rain, that it's not too windy, that...