Ariel texted just before the 5 am start in Honolulu. I found her entry online to watch her splits, but so far no entry. I also have streaming radio from Honolulu, and they are saying there is a heavy downpour now, almost one-half hour into it. They also say there's 23,000 running. The course map shows that Ariel should be looping through downtown and headed to Waikiki, maybe even near where we stayed. A beach cam just shows darkness and a few lights.
It's snowing here now. We started a gingerbread house yesterday, but we need to correct the icing recipe today. After church, we hope to interest the boys in the Children's Mass pageant and choir for Christmas eve.
It's rained a lot in Hawaii since Ariel's been in Kauai, but she was up for the race.
Sunday, December 14, 2008
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The race was rainy and dark the first hour and a half or so. Fireworks to send off the front-line runners. Japanese television reporters pushing through the crowds. Trees wrapped in Christmas lights along the streets of Waikiki. Everyone splashing through puddles and mud and paper cups. The sun came out by the third hour and the finishing park was hot and mucky. We got seashell leis as finishing metals. All in all, a good marathon. Still, I felt nostalgic for Big Sur--the cool sea breeze, the rolling hills, the strawberries, the piano player around Hurricane Point, Nana's pre-race pasta dinner, and clam chowder at the warf. Perhaps I'll join Dad this spring afterall.
-Ariel
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