Honolulu Marathon

This is a blog written by a student at Miami.  I made some corrections, but she did a great job!

This year I tried participating in a full marathon for the first time. As far as exercise, I’ve only been going to a sports club for about 6 months and participated in a 10km running competition. However, I wanted to try something really difficult, so I joined the Honolulu marathon. I always imagined a full marathon would be so severe for beginners, but actually it didn’t feel so hard. Perhaps it was because the scenery was great, and many people were cheering on the sidelines and gave me high fives. Moreover, all the other runners around me were also trying to do their best, so I managed to do it. It was a memorable experience. Next year, I want to keep running and try something else new!

今年、初めてのフルマラソンに挑戦しました。それまでは、スポーツクラブにほんの半年通ったり、たったの10km走を走ったりする程度でした。しかし何かにチャレンジしたいと思い、ホノルルマラソンに参加してきました。初心者にとってフルマラソンは過酷だと思っていましたが、実際辛さは感じませんでした。それは、景観が素晴らしいし、沿道の人々が応援やハイタッチをしてくれたおかげです。さらに、私の周りのランナー誰もが、頑張っていました。だから私も完走することができ、忘れられない経験となりました。来年もランニングを続け、新たなことにも挑戦したいです！