Windward Half Marathon & 5K
About this race
The Windward Half Marathon & 5K will be held at Kailua District Park this year, adjacent to the Kailua Intermediate School. The course follows the usual route, with the beautiful Ko`olau mountains as the backdrop.
Packet Pick Up:
1. Saturday, March 20, 1-3 pm, at ALOHA FRIDAY WHEELWORKS, 326 Kuulei Rd, Kailua. The shop faces the municipal parking lot in the back, accessible from both Maluniu Ave. and Aulike St.
2. Sunday, Race Day pick-up starting at 5am.
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ONSITE REGISTRATION AT SATURDAY PACKET PICK-UP AND SUNDAY, MARCH 22 IS CASH ONLY, UNLESS YOU REGISTER ONLINE.
Start times: Half Marathon - 6:00 a.m., 5K - 6:05 a.m.
Timing: Your timing chip is on your bib number. Your bib number must be visible from the front. No finish time without it.
Pre-Race Instructions: Pre-race instructions for the Half Marathon and for the 5K will be given at approximately 5:45 a.m. It is your responsibility to ensure that you start with the correct race group.
Course: Start in front of Kailua Intermediate School. The Half Marathon goes towards Kailua Road. The 5K goes in the opposite direction toward Kainui Dr. There will be police and course marshals all along the course. There are 5 aid stations on the Half Marathon course and 1 aid station on the 5K course. The course closes at 10:00 a.m. Any participants still on the course must move to the side of the roadway and may finish the race but must obey traffic laws. The finish line will close at approximately 10:30 a.m. or when the last finisher comes in, whichever is first.
Parking: Limited parking is available at Kailua District Park. Additional ample parking is located at Kailua Library and along side streets. There is parking behind Longs and you can walk across the open field. There are two metered public parking lots in Kailua: one is off Maluniu at the Kailua Business center, the other is a parking structure off Aulike behind McDonalds.
Restrooms: Restrooms and port-a-potties are located at Kailua District Park. There are also public restrooms on the Half Marathon course at Enchanted Lake Community Park.
Pick your distance
Running
Half Marathon
5K
Half Marathon Strollers
Strollers are to start in the back of the pack at the start. Please use a stroller specifically made for running.
5K Strollers
Strollers are to start in the back of the pack at the start. Please use a stroller specifically made for running.
Typical race-day weather
Based on 9 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Kailua, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:26 AM and sets at 6:35 PM local time (HST) in Kailua on March 21, 2027 — 12h 08m of daylight.
Course
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Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.
- Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
- Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
- Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 18 Kailua events
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