Jonathan Chen

Paul Lonyangata made a last-minute uphill push to increase his lead and secure his first Honolulu Marathon victory with an official gun time of 2:15:42. Running in his second Honolulu Marathon, Lonyangata improved on his 2014 second-place finish, when he ran 2:16:04. The Kenyan runner fell in with the lead pack early, before making his big move at the 25k mark to grab a lead that he wouldn’t relinquish.

Opportunities to run don’t come often for Filmon Ande and Tsegay Weldlibanos. When they line up at the start line for the 2023 Honolulu Marathon on Sunday, they intend to make the most of this opportunity. Ande and Weldlibanos are both asylum seekers from the authoritarian African nation of Eritrea. Due to their status as asylees, Ande and Weldlibanos are limited to competitions within the United States. “Athletes on asylum are not allowed to leave the country. They’re not allowed to go anywhere.

Championship football teams find a way to win. The Waipahu Marauders will have a chance to prove that they are a championship football team after they “won ugly” over Farrington 21-20 in Saturday night’s First Hawaiian Bank/HHSAA State Football Championship Division I semifinals. “It was an ugly win, but we got it done,” Waipahu coach Bryson Carvalho said. Waipahu will take on Konawaena in the Division I title game. Konawaena beat the Marauders 38-28 in the state title game last year.