Results from Veterans Day Run – top 75

Hunter	Stephen	17:33
Langtry	Andrew	17:58
De Rego	Gabriel	20:20
Sato	Dyson	20:22
Grady	Pam	20:38
Rosario	Heather	21:28
Sakai	Dean	21:32
Ibarra	Ray	21:38
Hylas	John	21:47
Rosario	Nathaniel	21:59
Phumage	Victoria	22:00
Hose	Uriah	22:02
Hunter	Lory	22:04
Okumura	Kevin	23:11
LaBrie	Colbie	23:26
Busek	Adam	23:32
Yamada	Roy	23:35
Freitas	Kelly	23:37
Blinn	DJ	24:07:00
Kanashiro	Harris	24:43:00
Belcher	Robert	24:45:00
Funai	Kaitlyn	25:35:00
Bean	Nina	25:35:00
Swanson	Jesse	25:40:00
Truesdell	Joel	25:55:00
Ayceo	Ryan	26:23:00
Spina	Catherine	26:24:00
Thero	Firmin	26:36:00
Nagai	Dennis	26:51:00
Wedemann	Veroonica	27:05:00
Wedemann	Joe	27:06:00
Nolta	Anthony	27:16:00
O’Connell	Tim	27:19:00
Nakamura	Dana	27:32:00
Ayceo	Raymond	27:49:00
Balderas	Jennifer	29:08:00
Yamada	Gerald	29:30.0
Sur	Peter	29:31:00
Tamada	Wendy	29:32:00
Vicente	Adrel	29:33:00
Pavao	Steve	29:34:00
Miamgtry	Andrew	29:34:00
Decleene	Therese	29:34:00
York	Alvin	29:52:00
Jack	Kaleo	30:25:00
Tagawa	Lynn	30:31:00
Ahuna’Leong	Muriel	30:51:00
England	Stacy	31:32:00
Cabarloc	Reyn	31:42:00
Adachi	Dave	31:42:00
Kay’Wong	Lucas	31:53:00
Kay’Wong	Alex	31:54:00
Shigeoka	Dennis	32:12:00
Morita -Zen	Amanda	32:23:00
Morita	Aaron	32:29:00
Tagawa	Miles	32:41:00
Swanson	Suzanne	32:49:00
Rosario	Josaih	32:49:00
Rosario	Naomi	32:50:00
Faulknew	Lisa	32:55:00
Quitoriano	John	34:06:00
Ahu	Kaala	34:24:00
Takei	Lance	36:43:00
Wegner	Herb	37:17:00
Arceo	Ethan	37:19:00
Arceo	Michelle	37:19:00
Rosario	Missy	37:24:00
Wong-Yuen	Chelsea	38:16:00
Ahu	Wendy	39:38:00
Kuramoto	Marie	39:42:00
Inouye	Eric	39:42:00
Jose	Tiana	40:33:00
Domingo	Kalana	40:33:00
Hanson	Paul	40:35:00
Makua	Malcom	41:04:00

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Shigeoka recalls “hana butta” play days in Hilo

Dennis Shigeoka, 64, running in the Big Island International Half-Marathon

   As we get older our memories aren’t as sharp as it used to be, but for senior citizen, Dennis Shigeoka, remembering his “hana butta days” is something that he treasurers.

  Shigeoka was born and raised in Hilo and recalls swimming, on a regular basis, at “Teacher’s Pond” and “South America Pond” behind the Hilo High School gym.

  “I have some fond memories of doing a variety of exercise related activities during my childhood,” Shigeoka said.  “I would go fishing on my bike at Kaipalaoa Landing (Bayfront Lighthouse), Radio Bay (by Hilo Wharf) and along the Keaukaha shores to Ole Pumaile Hospital grounds where the road ends.”

  During those early years Shigeoka became known as a good track runner as he won a variety of sprint races in the Parks & Recreation track program.

  “I was a good runner back then,” Shigeoka said.  “I can also remember running from the Carvalho Gym P&R track meets which matched up with other Gyms in town for prestige and bragging rights.”

   Shigeoka finished first in sprint races during those early years at Kumiai picnics in Onekahaka Park, winning pencils and other school supplies as prizes.

   “Downtown Hilo was our hang out place and going to Kress Store, National Dollar and Standard Drug Stores as we would go to eat hamburgers and drink soda,” he said.

   Shigeoka went on to run track for Hilo High as his 1963 mile relay team set a record for the Big Island Interscholastic Federation.  What’s most impressive is that Shigeoka, like many of the runners of his day, ran barefooted around the cinder track surface.

   “Most of us couldn’t afford track shoes so we did what we had to do to compete,” he said.

  Added to Shigeoka’s exercise mix was surfing, martial arts and basketball as this active youngster enjoyed a variety of sports.

   In fact his skills in basketball earned him a spot on the University of Hawaii Vulcan basketball team in 1964 for which he lettered.

   Today, nearly a half century after those “hana butta” years, Shigeoka works as a Civil Engineer and still maintains his love for sports.

   “I’m not running as I would like to,” Shigeoka said.  “I joined a group of my ’63 classmates and we golf two times a week at Hilo Muni.  On other days I’ll go swimming with a friend of mine to Carlsmith Park.”

   In 1981 Shigeoka bumped into Calvin Malinguis and the chance meeting set Shigeoka on a path of long distance running.

  “Calvin was the fastest in the middle distances and he encouraged me to try road races,” Shigeoka said.

   Shigeoka went on to try his first marathon (26.2 miles) in 1983 finishing in over 5 hours, but by 1995 he had dropped his marathon time down to 3 hours and 30 minutes.

   “I was stunned by what a marathon does to the body as I hit the wall and felt the pain,” Shigeoka said.  “My personal life brought me to meet Stewart Miyashiro and during the ‘90’s Stewart trained me on how to run road races.”

   From his meeting with Coach Miyashiro he was able to bring his overall running times to career improvements with his personal best time for the 5K (3.1-miles) at 19 minutes and 40 seconds.

   But Shigeoka has always been a sprinter and during the ‘90’s he frequented the Aloha State Games and entered a variety of races and on one occasion out kicked the Big Dog to win a 400 meter race and capture the gold.

  Along with regular exercise Shigeoka will also watch what he eats as he will avoid lots of different meats and will consume more fruits and vegetables.

   “I do have a weakness for an occasional beer or two,” Shigeoka said with a smile.

   Shigeoka continues to do the types of exercises that he has enjoyed from childhood and continues to reap the benefits of running.

   “Those good old days honed my love for running,” Shigeoka said.  “I continue to run because I like the way it makes me feel.  Running is something that I want to do for the rest of my life and hopefully I can continue to run marathons, comfortably, for a long time.”