The annual two-day Sport, Health & Fitness Expo returns, featuring fitness and children’s activities, live demonstrations and more!

WHAT:  Hawai‘i Pacific Health Great Aloha Run Expo

             The 39th Annual Hawai‘i Pacific Health Great Aloha Run will kick off with a two-day Sport, Health & Fitness Expo featuring fitness and children’s activities, live demonstrations, prize giveaways, retail shops and exhibits. With 20,000 people expected to visit the expo, the experience is an exciting opportunity for participants to prepare for the race with others in the running and walking community. Hawai‘i Pacific Health Great Aloha Run participants will also be able to pick up their race packets there.

The 39th Annual Hawai‘i Pacific Health Great Aloha Run is on Monday, February 20, 2023. For more information about the race and registration, please call 808-528-7388 or visit www.greataloharun.com.

WHEN:           Saturday, February 18, 2023

                        9 a.m. to 7 p.m.

                        Sunday, February 19, 2023

                        9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

WHERE:        Neal S. Blaisdell Center

                        777 Ward Avenue

COST:             General admission:  $8

                        Active-duty military and dependents:  $4 with valid I.D.

                        Senior citizens ages 65 and over:  FREE (must pick up a ticket from the box office)

                        Children, ages 12 and under: FREE with paying adult

VISUALS:

●     Healthier Hawaiʻi Experience featuring Hawai‘i Pacific Health physicians and health care professionals, who will provide wellness tips for a healthier lifestyle. Attendees can take advantage of health screenings and visit exhibits for prize giveaways.

●     Hawaiʻi Pacific Health Great Aloha Run participants picking up race numbers, finisher shirts and medals.

●     Nulo Pet Food will donate up to 14,000 pounds of pet food in honor of Hawai‘i Pacific Health Great Aloha Run participants. One pound of food is donated for every person who registers for the race!

●     Participatory fitness activities and demonstrations, including the Nulo Pump for Paws Competition. Participants will compete to be crowned Nulo’s Strongest Human by completing as many push-ups possible in one minute with a 24-pound bag of pet food strapped to their back.

●     Warrior Deadlift Showdown, Sunday, Feb. 19, from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

●     Interactive children’s activities.

●     Enter to win round trip airfare to any Alaska Airlines destination.

●     A variety of retailers will offer last-minute bargains on fitness apparel and accessories, as well as wellness products and services.

DETAILS:      The Great Aloha Run has achieved many milestones in its 39-year history. It was the first and largest first-time running event in the country with nearly 12,000 individuals signing up in its the inaugural year. The Great Aloha Run is recognized nationally as one of the top “100 Great Road Races” by Runner’s World Magazine.

Over the past 39 years, the Great Aloha Run, Hawaii’s largest participatory race, raised more than $16 million for more than 150 non-profit health and human service organizations and community groups throughout Hawaii, including the Boys and Girls Club of Hawai‘i, Boy Scouts of America Aloha Council, Girl Scouts of Hawai‘i, Leeward Special Olympics, MWR Facilities, United Cerebral Palsy of Hawaii, the Variety School of Hawaii, Palama Settlement, Hawai‘i High School Athletic Association and many more.

Traditionally, the Great Aloha Run is an 8.15-mile foot race that starts at Aloha Tower and finishes at the Aloha Stadium. There are divisions for elites, age groups, wheelchair and hand-cycle competitors, Sounds of Freedom (military running in formation) and those who walk the course with friends and socialize along the way in the Back of the Pack.

There is a place in the Great Aloha Run for everyone who wants to participate. It is this inclusive philosophy that reflects the Hawaiian name for this race, “Ke kukini me ke aloha pauole” – the race with compassionate love.

For more information or to register, visit www.greataloharun.com.