YKHC "WALK FOR LIFE - SUICIDE PREVENT" 5K RUN IN BETHEL, ALASKA!!!

ALOHA "TEAM AWWWRITE!!!"

I'M HAPPY TO SAY THAT "TEAM AWWWRITE!!!" ONCE AGAIN DID ANOTHER 5K RUN FOR "YKHC'S 3RD ANNUAL 'WALK FOR LIFE' SUICIDE PREVENTION!!!"

ALSO...  IT WAS OUR COACH CHRISTI'S FIRST OFFICIAL RUN IN BETHEL, ALASKA...  IT'S ABOUT TIME...  COACH!!!

AND WE FINISHED...  WITH BETTER TIMES THAN LAST WEEK'S...  EXCEPT FOR COACH...  LOL!!!

BUT I SPEAK FOR EVERYONE HERE, "SUICIDE" IS A VERY SERIOUS SUBJECT AND IT TAKES ALOT OF PROCESS TO ENDURE THE AFTERMATH AS I MYSELF LOST TWO RELATIVES TO SUICIDE.  I CAN ONLY PRAY AND CONTINUE TO SEND OUT STRONG MESSAGES OF HOPE AND ENCOURAGEMENT TO EVERYONE OUT THERE WHO HAS SUFFERED THE TRAUMAS.  

I AND "TEAM AWWWRITE!!!" SENDS OUT OUR PRAYERS AND CONDOLENCES TO ALL WHO HAVE LOST LOVED ONES THROUGH THESE SAD AND TRAGIC EVENTS.  

AS I ALWAYS LIVE BY THESE WORDS:

"LIVE STRONG!!!"

AT EXACTLY NOON TIME, THE SUN CAME OUT AND SHINES IT'S BRIGHTEST AND I COULD FEEL THE WARMTH ALL OVER ME.  BEFORE WE TOOK OFF TO RUN, WE STARTED WITH A PRAYER AND MESSAGE OF HOPE.  AND RIGHT AFTER THAT...  OFF WE RUNNERS WENT!!!

THE RUN WAS A BEAUTIFUL ONE...  THE TRAILS WAS A BEAUTIFUL SCENERY TO RUN THRU.  AS I WAS APPROACHING ANOTHER RUNNER, FEMALE RUNNER WAS PUSHING HER TWO BABIES ON A CART AND SHE WAS PUSHING STRONG AND AS I WITNESSED HER DETERMINATION AND STRENGTH...  I ALL OF SUDDEN HAD THIS BOOST OF ENERGY AND INSPIRATION!!!  I HAD "NO EXCUSES" FOR MY SORE LEGS AND OUT OF BREATHS MOMENTS.  IF SHE CAN DO IT...  I CAN DO IT!!!  AND I CONTINUED ON AND EVERY TIME I FELT LIKE STOPPING AND TAKING A BREAK, THAT RUNNER CAME TO MY HEAD AND I WOULDN'T STOP AND I CONTINUED TO RUN NONSTOP ALL THE WAY TO THE FINISH LINE!!!

I BEAT LAST WEEK'S TIME BY 4 MINUTES!!!  I COULDN'T BE ANY PROUDER THAN THAT!!!

AS I WAS ENJOYING MY VICTORY, HERE CAME MY "INSPIRATIONAL RUNNER" CROSSING THE FINISH LINE!!!  AS SOON AS I SEEN HER... I HAD TO GET A PICTURE WITH HER.

YOU GO...  WAHINE!!!

RIGHT AFTER WE ALL FINISHED OUR RUNS, I BROUGHT OUT MY "GUAVA CHIFFON CAKE" THAT I MADE THE  NIGHT BEFORE WITH MY FRIEND, LINDSEY.

I SHARED IT WITH MY "TEAM AWWWRITE!!!" AND FRIENDS THAT CAME BY.  IT WAS A HIT!!!  A GOOD HIT!!!  EVERYONE LOVED IT, I ALMOST COULD HAVE SOLD IT AND MAKE MONEY...  LOL!!!  BUT I DIDN'T AS IT WAS OUR REWARD FOR FINISHING A RACE WITH MY FRIENDS.

AND THERE YOU HAVE IT FOLKS...  ANOTHER "AWWWESOME" SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH "TEAM AWWWRITE!!!"

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WAIPA

KAHEALANI PLAYING THE UKULELE IN HILO, HAWAI'I WHILE I PUT HER ON SPEAKER PHONE IN BETHEL, ALASKA!!!

ALOHA EVERYONE!!!

LAST WEEK I CALLED TO TALK STORY WITH KAHEALANI AND WHILE WE WAS TALKING...  SHE WHEN ASK ME IF I LIKE HERE PLAY UKULELE...  SO GUESS WHAT I SAID???

I CAN'T WAIT TO PLAY SIDE BY SIDE WITH HER!!!

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WAIPA

MORE VIDEOS & PICTURES OF MY HAWAI'I TRIP!!!

ALOHA EVERYONE!!!

AS MY HAWAI'I TRIP CONTINUES...

THIS IS WHERE MY COUSIN KA'IWA AND HIS OHANA FINALLY MEETS UP WITH ME & KAHEALANI IN HILO, HAWAI'I!!!

FIRST THING FIRST, AS SOON AS KA'IWA GETS OF THE AIRPLANE, KAHEALANI & I ARE WAITING AT THE BAGGAGE CLAIM AREA.  KA'IWA IS GREETED WITH 2 FRESH  PAPAYA HALVES...  I ONLY WISH I SEEN HIS FACE BECAUSE KAHEALANI IS THE ONE THAT GAVE IT TO HIM.

I SEE MY 2 NEPHEWS, KA'IWA JR & KEKOA AND IT'S VERY OBVIOUS THAT THEY ARE SUPER EXCITED TO SEE ME & KAHEALANI TOO!!!

WE HELP THEM LOAD ALL THEIR LUGGAGE IN MY CAR AND SO ON...  LOL!!!

AFTER THAT THEY GOT THEIR RENTAL CARS WE THEN WENT OUT FOR BREAKFAST AT:

KEN'S HOUSE OF PANCAKES, IF YOPU ARE EVER IN HILO, HAWAI'I...  DEFINITELY GO AND EAT THERE...  HERE'S THEIR WEBSITE - http://www.kenshouseofpancakes.com/

AFTER A GOOD BREAKFAST, I TOOK THEM TO GO SEE OF SOME OF KEAUKAHA'S FINEST BEACHES:

AFTER THAT THEY ALL WENT TO GO MEET WITH MY OHANA IN KEAUKAHA.  I AM SO GLAD THEY GOT TO MEET MY OHANA.  AFTERWARDS WE WENT TO THE NANILOA HOTEL TO SEE SOME FREE HULA ENTERTAINMENT.

HALAU UNUKUPUKUPU, DR. TAUPORI TANGARO, MANAIKALANI KALUA & PELE KAIO ENTERTAINED US AND MANY OTHERS...  IT WAS "AWWWESOME!!!"

ENJOY THE VIDEO:

RIGHT AFTER THAT...  WE ALL WENT TO THE KUHIO SHOPPING CENTER TO GO AND SEE BRADDA LITO ARKANGEL PLAY LIVE UKULELE AT THE CENTER STAGE!!!

"PUA OLENA"

LITO ARKANGEL

http://litoarkangel.com/

IF YOU EVER NEED SOME ENTERTAINMENT OR EVER VISIT HILO, HAWAI'I...  TRY TO GO SEE HIM PLAY.  HE'S GOOD...  HE'S FUNNY...  HE'S "ALL HAWAIIAN!!!"

AND THAT HOW I ACCOMMODATED THE FREITAS OHANA ON THEIR 1ST DAY IN HILO, HAWAI'I!!!

MORE TO COME LATER!!!

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WAIPA

WAIPA'S PROJECT SYNERGY - PHASE 03 - DAY 17 WITH A CONFESSION... LOL!!!

ALOHA "TEAM AWWWRITE!!!"

SO TODAY IS MIDWAY THRU THE WEEK AND 4 DAYS BEFORE ANOTHER 5K RUN IN BETHEL, ALASKA.

I FINALLY CAME DOWN TO ME KNEES FEELING VERY GUILTY FOR THE WAY I'VE EATEN AFTER LAST WEEK SATURDAY'S 5K RUN.

AFTER COMPLAINING ABOUT MY POOR RUNNING LAST MONDAY WITH NUMEROUS STOPS AND WALKING VS MY USUAL NONSTOP RUNNING...  I NOW KNOW WHY AND ACTUALLY I KIND KNEW THIS WAS GONNA HAPPEN TO ME AFTER THE WAY I ATE ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

SO BE PREPARED WHAT I'M ABOUT TO LIST AS FAR AS I WHAT I ATE...  LOL!!!

SATURDAY:

A PLATE OF SPAGHETTI AND A CUPCAKE AT A BIRTHDAY PARTY!!!

SEVERAL DIFFERENT SALADS, SWEET HOT WINGS, MORE SPAGHETTI, CAKE AT BABY SHOWER!!!

3/4 OF A LARGE PEPPERONI PIZZA AT HOME FOR DINNER!!!

2 CHEESEBURGERS, 3 BRATWURSTS, 4 BUDWEISER BLACK CROWN BEERS AT A POKER PARTY!!!

SUNDAY:

PORK ADOBO WITH RICE, 5 CHEESEBURGERS!!!

SO THERE YOU HAVE IT FOLKS!!!  AFTER TORTURING MYSELF WITH ALL THESE TERRIBLE FOODS...  I KNEW I WAS GONNA GET PUNISHED ON MONDAY!!!

IN FACT...  I AM SO GLAD I WENT THROUGH THIS TO EXPERIENCE THE CONSEQUENCES OF POOR EATING!!!

THAT INCIDENT ONLY MOTIVATED ME TO DO BETTER AND HATE MORE OF THE BAD FOODS THAT CAN AFFECT MY HEALTH AND OF ALSO "MODERATION" PLAYS A FACTOR...  BUT AGAIN I AM VERY PROUD OF MYSELF TO MOVE FORWARD AND PERFORM BETTER!!!

SO FOR TODAY I WENT AND DID MY CIRCUIT TRAINING AND DID A 2 MILE RUN NONSTOP!!!  YUPZ...  NO GASSING OUT LIKE I DID ON MONDAY.  IT FELT GOOD TO GET MY RHYTHM BACK AND I LOOK FORWARD TO IMPROVING MYSELF ON A DAILY BASIS!!!

FOR TODAY'S CALORIES BURNED:

"650 CALORIES BURNED!!!"

BOWFLEX CIRCUIT TRAINING:

http://www.trainingpeaks.com/av/L4BIK7372XHIJQLNUB4FIJWEOY

2 MILE RUN

http://www.trainingpeaks.com/av/6VIIWL4PSTCQAUTTTZMUVNY4FI

SO THOSE ARE MY WINS FOR TODAY!!!

AWWWRITE!!!

WAIPA

WAIPA'S PROJECT SYNERGY - PHASE 03 - DAY 16 & MORE "OLUKAI - HO'OLUALEA" PICS!!!

ALOHA "TEAM AWWWRITE!!!"

TODAY IS WEEK 04  AND ANOTHER 5K RUN THIS COMING SATURDAY!!!

ALL THE MORE REASON TO GO OUT AND RUN AND TRAIN HARD!!!

SPEAKING OF TRAINING HARDER...  TODAY I FELT WAS MY WORST RUN...  2.5K TO BE EXACT AND I HAD TO STOP AND WALK SEVERAL TIMES AS I FELT I WAS RUNNING OUT OF BREATH WITH THE SAME PACE THAT I NORMALLY RUN.

I SAID TO MYSELF...  WHAT THE HECK???  AM I DOING SOMETHING WRONG???  IT WAS VERY WEIRD AND FRUSTRATING FOR ME.  AND AS I WAS WALKING BACK HOME...  MY HEART HIT A SNAG AND I THEN KNEW WHY I WAS SO OUT OF IT...  THE LAST DAYS I ATE THE WORST FOODS IMAGINABLE...  AND I DRANK SOME BEERS TOO...  YIKES!!!  THIS HAS TO BE THE REASON WHY I WAS SO OUT OF IT!!!  

WELL FOLKS THERE YOU HAVE IT...  THE FOODS OF DESTRUCTION...  CHEESEBURGERS, BRATWURSTS, PIZZAS, PORK ADOBO & RICE, SPAGHETTI, CAKE, HOT WINGS, AND BUDWEISER BLACK CROWN LAGERS!!!

ARGHHHHHHHHHHH!!!

WHY DID I DO THIS TO MYSELF???

OKAY...  I'M DONE VENTING!!!

NO EXCUSES!!!

FOR TODAY'S CALORIES REPORT:

"618 CALORIES BURNED!!!"

BOWFLEX CIRCUIT TRAINING

http://www.trainingpeaks.com/av/72MV23MPX4RRPR3JLKALX2U5UE

2.5K INTERVALS RUNNING

http://www.trainingpeaks.com/av/G3E7G4VZY4ALO4KEHK7PZ7TTOM

AND MORE COOL PICS FROM "OLUKAI - HO'OLAULEA"

MY COUSIN TROY.

WAY GO HAWAIIAN!!!

AWWWRITE!!!

WAIPA