{"id":3765,"date":"2015-12-12T17:55:38","date_gmt":"2015-12-12T17:55:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/run.hwinter.de\/?p=3765"},"modified":"2015-12-12T17:58:02","modified_gmt":"2015-12-12T17:58:02","slug":"honolulu-marathon-am-13-dezember-2015-honolulu-is-ready-to-go","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/run.hwinter.de\/?p=3765","title":{"rendered":"Honolulu Marathon am 13. Dezember 2015: Honolulu is ready to go!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"honoluu-mar-2015-logo\"<\/a>Traditionell trafen sich am gestrigen Freitag die Eliteathleten des Honolulu Marathon zu einer Foto-Session am Strand des Outrigger Hotels. Wie immer war die Stimmung bestens und das Wetter sowieso. F\u00fcr einen Marathon werden Temperaturen und Luftfeuchte allerdings wieder am Limit sein: 22\u00b0C und 83 % zum Start um 5 Uhr fr\u00fch, beim Zieleinlauf gegen 7:15 Uhr sollen die Temperaturen auf 27\u00b0C angestiegen sein. \"honolulu-2015-elite-beach\"<\/a>Die diesj\u00e4hrigen Elite-Athleten am Strand des Outrigger Hotels.\u00a0 (c) Honolulu Marathon<\/span><\/p>\n

Im letzten Jahr kam der Sieger Wilson Chebet<\/strong> aus Kenia wegen Visa-Problemen erst einen Tag vor dem Lauf an, gewann aber trotzdem in 2:15:35. “Mister Amsterdam Marathon” lief dort im Oktober als F\u00fcnfter 2:08:45, f\u00fchlt sich aber aktuell in besserer Form als vor einem Jahr: “My training this year has gone even better than in 2014 and I am entering Sunday\u2019s race riding a wave of confidence. I\u2019ve been doing my speedwork and long runs. Everything is OK and I feel good. The course is tough and I know it\u2019s challenging\u2026 But I will try my best.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"honolulu-2015-chebet\"<\/a>Vorjahressieger Wilson Chebet ist auch dieses Jahr in Honolulu am Start.\u00a0 (c) Honolulu Marathon<\/span><\/p>\n

Seine wesentlichen Konkurrenten sind der Masters-Weltrekordhalter Kenneth Mungara<\/strong>, das Halbmarathon-As\u00a0 Stephen Kosgei<\/strong>, Benjamin Kiptoo, Felix Kiprotich, Robert Kwambai, Daniel Limo, Nicholas Kemboi<\/strong> sowie Daniel Abera<\/strong>. Details zu den L\u00e4ufern finden sich im Anhang zu diesem Beitrag aufgelistet (Quelle: Veranstalter).<\/p>\n

Der Streckenrekord von 2:11:12 ist mittlerweile 11 Jahre alt. Der soll attackiert werden. Das Wetter und die Erfahrungen der letzten Jahre zeigen aber, dass dies wohl eher in den Bereich sehr optimistischen Wunschdenkens anzusiedeln ist.<\/p>\n

Auch bei den Frauen ist die Vorjahressiegerin wieder dabei und auch die Favoritin auf den Sieg, der mit einer eindrucksvollen Zeremonie im Kapiolani Park gefeiert wird. Joyce Chepkirui<\/strong> (KEN) wird Konkurrent vor allem Zhang Yingyang<\/strong> (CHN) und Aheza Kiro<\/strong>s (ETH) bekommen.<\/p>\n

Elite Athlete Bios MEN (Quelle: Honolulu Marathon)
\n<\/strong><\/span>
\n#1 Wilson Chebet, 30, Kenya<\/span><\/strong>
\n<\/strong>Personal Best: 2:05:27, Rotterdam, 2011<\/span>
\n Key 2015 Results: 3rd Boston Marathon 2:10:22; 5th Amsterdam Marathon 2:08:45<\/span>
\n At Honolulu: 1st 2014 2:15:35<\/span>
\n Best Known For: Three straight victories at Amsterdam Marathon (2011, 2012, 2013); second place at 2014 Boston Marathon where he chased American Meb Keflezighi in the final kilometers, but fell 11 seconds short.<\/span><\/p>\n

#2 Benjamin Kiptoo, 36, Kenya<\/strong>
\nPersonal Best: 2:06:31, Paris, 2011<\/span><\/span>
\n Key 2015 Results: 6th Hannover Marathon 2:11:09<\/span>
\n At Honolulu: 4th 2014 2:16:37; 5th 2011 2:19:21<\/span>
\n Best Known For: Winning 2009 Rome Marathon in 2:07:17, the still standing course record; Winning Paris Marathon in 2011 in his personal best 2:06:31. Coached by Gabriele Rosa, Italy\u2019s famed marathon coach (coach of this year\u2019s NYC Marathon winner Stanley Biwott)<\/span><\/p>\n

#3 Felix Kiprotich, 27, Kenya<\/strong>
\nPersonal Best: 2:06:39, Seoul, 2015<\/span><\/span>
\n Key 2015 Results: 2nd Seoul Marathon 2:06:39<\/span>
\n At Honolulu: No record<\/span>
\n Best Known For: Winning 2014 Rennes Marathon in France; taking second at Seoul Marathon in 2015. Coached by Gabriele Rosa, Italy\u2019s famed marathon coach (coach of this year\u2019s NYC Marathon winner Stanley Biwott)<\/span><\/p>\n

#4 Kenneth Mungara, 42, Kenya<\/strong>
\nPersonal Best: 2:07:36, Prague, 2011<\/span><\/span>
\n Key 2015 Results: 1st Milan Marathon 2:08:44; 1st Brisbane Marathon 2:08:42<\/span>
\n At Honolulu: No record<\/span>
\n Best Known For: Being the masters (40+) world record holder for the marathon (2:08:42). Worked as a barber before turning to running as a career. Three-time Toronto Marathon winner (2009, 2010, 2011). Runs very well in hot, humid weather (won Singapore Marathon in 2014)<\/span><\/p>\n

#5 Nicholas Kemboi, 32, Qatar<\/strong>
\nPersonal Best: 2:08:01, Valencia, 2011<\/span><\/span>
\n Key 2015 Results: 2nd Hapalua Hawaii\u2019s Half-Marathon 1:04:09; DNF Prague Marathon<\/span>
\n At Honolulu: No Record<\/span>
\n Best Known For: Being 2013 Prague Marathon champion. Kenyan-born, but became Qatari citizen in 2005.<\/span><\/p>\n

#6 Robert Kwambai, 30, Kenya
\n<\/strong>Personal Best: 2:08:18, Xiamen, 2015<\/span><\/span>
\n Key 2015 Results: 4th Xiamen Marathon 2:08:18; 3rd Yellow River Marathon 2:13:26<\/span>
\n At Honolulu: No Record<\/span>
\n Best Known For: Winning 2012 Padova Marathon in Italy; winning 2013 Linz Marathon in Austria<\/span><\/p>\n

#7 Stephen Kosgei, 29, Kenya
\n<\/strong>Personal Best: 2:08:05, Rotterdam, 2012<\/span><\/span>
\n Key 2015 Results: 1st Beach to Beacon 10-K 28:29; 3rd Lisbon Half-Marathon 59:58<\/span>
\n At Honolulu: No record<\/span>
\n Best Known For: Running fast half-marathons. Has Half Marathon personal best of 58:54(!), and has broken the one-hour mark four times since 2012. Coached by Gabriele Rosa, Italy\u2019s famed marathon coach (coach of this year\u2019s NYC Marathon winner Stanley Biwott). Probably best athlete in the field, but hasn\u2019t yet reached his potential in the marathon.<\/span><\/p>\n

#8 Daniel Limo, 32, Kenya
\n<\/strong>Personal Best: 2:08:39, La Rochelle, 2011<\/span><\/span>
\n Key 2015 Results: 1st Los Angeles Marathon 2:10:36; 1st Warsaw Half-Marathon 1:00:52<\/span>
\n At Honolulu: No record<\/span>
\n Best Known For: Long marathon career beginning in 2008 in Venice. He\u2019s run 16 marathons, but only one victory (Los Angeles, 2015). Strong half-marathoner with 59:55 personal best<\/span><\/p>\n

#9 Daniel Abera, Ethiopia
\n<\/strong>Personal Best: 2:08:52, Hengshui, 2012<\/span><\/span>
\n Key 2015 Results: None<\/span>
\n At Honolulu: No record<\/span>
\n Best Known For: Running marathons in China. Has competed in Hengshui, Shanghai, and Guangzhou.<\/span><\/p>\n

#10 Samuel Ndungu, 27, Kenya (Pacemaker)
\n<\/strong>Personal Best: 2:07:04, Lake Biwa Marathon, 2012<\/span><\/span>
\n Key 2015 Results: 1st Lake Biwa Marathon 2:09:08; 3rd Chicago Marathon 2:10:06<\/span>
\n At Honolulu: No record<\/span>
\n Best Known For: Has run under 2:10:00 in the marathon five times. A very consistent racer both on the track and on the roads. Has three career marathon wins, twice at Otsu (2012 and 2015) and Lisboa 2014<\/span><\/p>\n

#11 Florian Neuschwander, 34, Germany
\n<\/strong>Personal Best: 2:20:29, Bonn, 2013<\/span><\/span>
\n Key 2015 Results: 4th at XTERRA Half-Marathon Trail Running World Championships (Dec. 6 on Oahu)<\/span>
\n At Honolulu: No record<\/span>
\n Best Known For: His thick curly hair and intricate tattoos on his right arm<\/span><\/p>\n

Elite Athlete Bios \u2013 WOMEN (Quelle: Honolulu Marathon)
\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

#F1 Joyce Chepkirui, 27, Kenya<\/strong>
\nPersonal Best: 2:24:11, Amsterdam, 2015
\nKey 2015 Results: 1st UAE Healthy Kidney 10-K 32:33; 1st Amsterdam Marathon 2:24:11 PB; 10th Boston Marathon 2:29:07<\/span>
\n At Honolulu: 1st 2014 2:30:23<\/span>
\n Best Known For: Winning both Commonwealth Games and African Championships 10,000m titles in 2014. All purpose road racer who is still learning the marathon. At Honolulu last year, she attacked the course record, splitting the first half in 1:13:07, but wobbled through the second half in 1:17:16. With last year\u2019s Honolulu Marathon winnings, she built a small apartment complex called \u201cAloha Estates\u201d in her hometown of Iten, Kenya.<\/span><\/p>\n

#F2 Woynishet Girma, 29, Ethiopia
\n<\/strong>Personal Best: 2:27:51, Amsterdam, 2010<\/span><\/span>
\n Key 2015 Results: None<\/span>
\n At Honolulu: 5th 2014 2:33:20; 2nd 2013 2:36:10; 2nd 2012 2:32:22; 1st 2011 2:31:41<\/span>
\n Best Known For: Winning at Honolulu on her first attempt in 2011, beating defending champion Belainesh Gebre who dropped out. Wears her hair in very intricate braids. Has no results in 2015, so no way to know her fitness.<\/span><\/p>\n

#F3 Zhang Yingying, 25, China
\n<\/strong>Personal Best: 2:22:38, Xiamen, 2008<\/span><\/span>
\n Key 2015 Results: Bronze and gold medals at World University Games in 10,000m and half-marathon, respectively<\/span>
\n At Honolulu: No Record, but is first Chinese elite here since 1998.<\/span>
\n Best Known For: Setting world junior marathon record (since broken) at Xiamen in 2008, and winning the Chinese national championships at just 18 years-old. Competed in both the 5000m and 10,000m at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Hasn\u2019t broken 2:30 in the marathon since 2008.<\/span><\/p>\n

#F4 Aheza Kiros, 30, Ethiopia
\n<\/strong>Personal Best: 2:24:30, Dubai, 2013<\/span><\/span>
\n Key 2015 Results: DNF Nagoya Marathon (no other results)<\/span>
\n At Honolulu: 4th 2013 2:41:32<\/span>
\n Best Known For: Being a top track runner (PB\u2019s of 14:56.33 for 5000m and 31:06.93 for 10,000m), who moved to the roads with greater success at distances shorter than the marathon. She was twice second at the BAA Half-Marathon in Boston<\/span><\/p>\n

#F5 Lucy Karimi, 29, Kenya
\n<\/strong>Personal Best: 2:27:07, Dubai, 2015<\/span><\/span>
\n Key 2015 Results: 1st Milan Marathon 2:27:35<\/span>
\n At Honolulu: No record<\/span>
\n Best Known For: Winning Milan Marathon in 2015 last April in 2:27:35 only 79 days after running 2:27:08 PB at Dubai.<\/span><\/p>\n

#F6 Isabella Ochichi, 36, Kenya
\n<\/strong>Personal Best: 2:30:20, Cape Town, 2015<\/span><\/span>
\n Key 2015 Results: 1st Cape Town Marathon 2:30:20 PB; 2nd Gothenburg Half-Marathon 1:09:45<\/span>
\n At Honolulu: 3rd 2014 2:32:22<\/span>
\n Best Known For: Being superb track runner in her prime, which culminated with a silver medal in the 2004 Olympics at 5000m. She also has two world cross country championships bronze medals (2002 and 2005) in the old short course event. She\u2019s never really made a strong transition to the marathon like other track runners.<\/span><\/p>\n

#F7 Nicole Sifuentes, 29, Canada (pacemaker)
\n<\/strong>Personal Best: N\/A<\/span><\/span>
\n Key 2015 Results: Won Canadian 1500m and 5000m titles<\/span>
\n At Honolulu: Paced in 2014<\/span>
\n Best Known For: Winning bronze medal at 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships at 1500m. Went to the University of Michigan and was Big 10 1500m champion. Was a semi-finalist in the 1500m at the 2012 London Olympic Games.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Traditionell trafen sich am gestrigen Freitag die Eliteathleten des Honolulu Marathon zu einer Foto-Session am Strand des Outrigger Hotels. Wie immer war die Stimmung bestens und das Wetter sowieso. F\u00fcr einen Marathon werden Temperaturen und Luftfeuchte allerdings wieder am Limit sein: 22\u00b0C und 83 % zum Start um 5 Uhr fr\u00fch, beim Zieleinlauf gegen 7:15 … Honolulu Marathon am 13. Dezember 2015: Honolulu is ready to go!<\/span> weiterlesen<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"table_tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/run.hwinter.de\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3765"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/run.hwinter.de\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/run.hwinter.de\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/run.hwinter.de\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/run.hwinter.de\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3765"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"http:\/\/run.hwinter.de\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3765\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3776,"href":"http:\/\/run.hwinter.de\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3765\/revisions\/3776"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/run.hwinter.de\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3765"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/run.hwinter.de\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3765"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/run.hwinter.de\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3765"},{"taxonomy":"table_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/run.hwinter.de\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftable_tags&post=3765"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}