FKT: Will Hubert - Kahinahina Road R1 - 2023-06-03

I have been running the extremities of this road for years now and this is my first time putting it all together. It is also my first time giving an honest effort on a Big Island trail. It felt right for it to be on R1. Starting at approximately 1:31 pm the route was mostly engulfed in clouds and relatively chilly. The cloud cover was ideal to begin the run as it kept hydration requirements to a minimum but eventually, I started to crave a little senary. There were some moments of beauty, but mainly I ran blindly in a cloudy pea soup. The first 18 miles went well and about exactly to plan but miles 19 to 30 or 31 could have been handled better. I felt confident in the last four or five miles as they are some of my favorite miles on this island and an area I frequently spend time visiting. I knew this effort was going to be hard to piece together but I felt like there was a good chance of it going well. All said and down It feels good to have dropped some time off of what I was aware of the FKT to be, but there is a lot of room for improvement on this route. Im sure it can be done much quicker, but for now I'll let June 3rd, 2023 set the tone.