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Irish Sprint and Stride 10k 2007 Review
By Louis Tomsic The 27th Irish Spint and Stride 10k 2007 10K was run at 7A on March 17, 2007 starting at the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center. The Pearl Harbor Visitor Center is sandwiched between the Arizona Memorial and the Bowfin Memorial in Pearl Harbor. In earlier races, the course was along the Pearl Harbor bike path out and back. This year the course did a CCW loop around Ford Island. Construction on Ford Island in the past year has seen the first asphalt road looping around the inner island in decades. There are many construction sites where new Navy housing will be built. Ford island is getting a complete island makeover. There is also a new aviation museam on the island in an old airplane hangar I saw as I was running past on the course. The race course is slightly different from the Ford Island Bridge 10K run in that it starts at the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center, goes past Richardson Pool, up the hill and cuts to the right, running on Richardson Field through a foot gate till you make a right turn on the Ford Island Bridge. Today, it was not that windy so the race was very enjoyable over the bridge.About 100 runners entered the race. There were team and individual competitions. Very nice Saint Patricks Day crystal medals were given out in the age divisions. The t-shirts were excellent quality with color graphics on front and back with a irish clover on the sleeve. Each runner recieved a bottle of water when they finished. Random prizes included several gift certificates to Runners HI in Aiea, hats, socks and head warmers. At 9A, two young Irish Hawaiian girls showed some classical Irish dancing. They did 2 dances to the delight of the crowd. Visit the race website for more details. Last Updated: March 17, 2007 |
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