Maui
Marathon 2011
September 18, 2011
Photography by Participant Rodney Chang
2011 Copyright Rodney Chang
The Start at Wailuku
"Need a drink?"
4 mile mark
Beautiful early morn, sun just rising
6 miles and the sun is warming up the route
Open fields
Cattle in the distance
Reached the oceanfront on the southside of the island
Beginnings of the long coastal run to Lahaina
Many accents and without shading cover
Gorgeous coastal vistas
Watch the traffic
An aid station to help with the thirst
Keep hydrating at aid stations because there isn't any shade for miles
The parched landscape
11 miles; chain to keep rocks from rolling on top of the highway (and runners)
Love those cliffs that drop steeply to the ocean
At 12 miles you get to a tunnel that bores through the volcanic cliff
Coming to the light
Out the other end of the tunnel, at 13 miles
Tropical aid station
Beautiful beach
Famous Maui volcanic mountain ranges
At 15 miles, 11 to go
A resounding ensemble along the way