Ian O’Riordan: Is the 10k and half-marathon just a gateway drug to the harder stuff?
Dear Hunter S Thompson,To keep a potential screed down to a few lines, we would like you to cover the Honolulu Marathon. “The Honolulu Marathon was a showcase example of the New Ethic. Long-time Honolulu Marathon president Dr Jim Barahal admitted as much in a fascinating interview with US running journalist Toni Reavis. We’re not trying to start you out on like marijuana thinking ‘you’re going to move up’, taking more serious drugs. We’re not trying to say, ‘you’re going to start with a mile and then do a marathon’.
Source: The Irish Times December 28, 2025 01:54 UTC
