Of course all the locations I planned to stay at on Maui had to do with running routes so that I could get ready in the final weeks leading up to the marathon… a everything worked out well…Īn early morning 5-8km jog along the trail to watch the sunrise, followed by breakfast, then a walk down to the ocean with snorkeling gear in hand. It’s been a few years since I’ve been to this area and always planned on going back. This a beautiful walking trail that takes you along the beach past all the high-end hotels and shops. I was secretly hoping to see some whales so that I could fly out to meet them, but the only thing we got to see an a regular basis were cruise ships.Īfter a few days we headed south to Wailea and stayed just a few blocks from the Wailea boardwalk. To top it off, the washing machine in the rental was broken and we counted the days when we could leave and head south of the island where the weather is more sunny.īut our sprits weren’t dampened – even though our clothes were! On those days when the sun came out, it was truly paradise and I even got to fly my drone a little to take some videos and photos of the area. The only problem was that the weather on the north side of the island is very stormy and wet. It had a beautiful view of the ocean from the second floor, was close to the Ritz Carlton, and had a nice rugged costal running trail right outside. Wondering about the hotels? Well that was after the marathon. We stayed at a few places with VRBO in Maui for one week, then headed over to Oahu in another VRBO in downtown Waikiki before the Marathon. We arrived a few weeks early to acclimatize and take advantage of the low airfare (er… airmiles) and hotel discounts before Christmas. At the beginning of the month I was still doing my weekly runs at Newport Beach either on the board walk or along beach during low tide.īut all too soon, we headed off to Hawaii for the Honolulu Marathon *(Dec 11).

December was Marathon month, so life had mostly evolved around long hours of running and training.

Palm springs weather december 2016