Jim Barahal

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Dr. James S. (Jim) Barahal started running in college where he trained with the University of Michigan Cross Country Team during Medical School. He ran his first marathon, The Glass City Marathon, in 1973, ran three Boston Marathons, and ran the Honolulu Marathon – once, 1978 finishing in 2:45.

Jim joined the Honolulu Marathon Association (HMA) in 1984 as one of its vice-presidents and then became president and CEO of the HMA in 1987. As such, he has been involved with the Honolulu Marathon for 39 years and the HMA President for the past 36 years. He has carried on the traditions and objectives of the founders of the event in making it both a world-class sporting event and a popular fitness activity. Along with Dr. Jon Cross, Jim brought in elite African marathoners and world class professionals establishing the Honolulu Marathon as a Cradle of Champions. Nonetheless, in the spirit of the founders, it continues to be called “the people’s race” welcoming all to complete the marathon by keeping the finish line active until the last participant crosses.

With 34,434 entrants and 27,022 finishers, the 1995 Honolulu Marathon was the largest in the country. The economic impact for Hawaii is over $100 million annually spent by visitors during the marathon events. Until the Covid-19 pandemic, entrants topped 33,00 for six consecutive years. Under Jim’s leadership, the HMA has sponsored other running events in the state. Specifically, Jim created the Waikiki Play Mile (1983 – 1996), the Hapalua – Hawaii’s largest half marathon (2011), the Start to Park 10K (2018), the Kalakaua Merrie Mile (2016), and the King’s Runner 10K (2017), as well as sponsorship for the Hawaii High School Cross Country Championships for many years. In these events there were multiple sub-4-minute miles and state records at every distance.

Jim was also one of the state’s top competitors during the early 1980s. All of his PR’s were set in Hawaii: 5K – 15:04, 10K – 32:04, 15K – 49:37, and half marathon – 1:10:50. He was also a member of the Tantalus Gold relay teams of the 1980s.

The success of the Honolulu Marathon over the past 39 years has been well publicized and speaks for itself and its CEO. Jim was inducted into the Hawaii Sports Hall of Fame in 2015.

Jim and his wife Helena live in Kailua with their two dogs and a cat. Their three children Zach, Olivia, and Sebastian live in Los Angeles. Jim and Helena love to play golf, work out, and travel together. 

Harold Chapson

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Harold B. Chapson

(1902-1992)

Harold B. Chapson was a masters athlete who set numerous American and World Records while in his 70s and 80s. In 1989 he held over 40 World Records based on one year age brackets, shattering expectations of what was possible for athletes in these age groups.

Harold was originally from Pagosa Springs, Colorado, and contracted polio at age five, which limited the use of his left arm. Nevertheless, he adjusted his running style to adapt to the handicap. He was involved in track and field for more than 60 years, dating back to the 1920s, where he was a track star at Colorado A&M in 1925 and 1926. 

He moved to Hawaii in 1929, teaching shop and agriculture at a junior high school. After he retired in 1964, he began walking for exercise and took up running again in 1968.

He served as president of the Hawaii Masters Track Club in 1976.

Harold Chapson’s mind-boggling World Record track performances include:

  • 400 meters – 68.1 (age 72 on 7/5/75)
  • 400 meters – 75.4 (age 80 on 7/9/82)
  • 800 meters – 2:40.0 (age 75 on 5/14/78 – still an American Record as of 2023)
  • 800 meters – 2:49.4 (age 81 on 8/9/83 – still an American Record as of 2023)
  • 1500 meters – 5:21.1 (age 73 on 8/9/75)
  • 1500 meters – 5:54.5 (age 80 on 7/17/82 – still an American Record as of 2023)
  • Mile – 5:54.0 (age 71 on 11/25/73 – the first man on record, over age 70, to run a sub-six- minute mile.)
  • Mile – 6:43.3 (age 80 on 3/4/83)
  • 3000 meters – 11:46.2 (age 73 on 3/28/76)
  • 5000 meters – 20:51.6 (age 72 on 4/27/75)

Harold passed away in 1992 in Honolulu. The Mid-Pacific Road Runners Club hosts the popular and competitive Harold Chapson Memorial 8K starting and finishing in Kapiolani Park every January.

Cindy Dalrymple

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Cindy Dalrymple

(1942-2022)

Cindy Dalrymple was a pioneer in women’s running in Hawaii. Her performances on the track at the University of Hawaii in the 1960s and on the roads in the 1970s and 1980s were outstanding. At UH, then Cindy Hegarty, was a half-miler, the longest distance for women at that time. Her national and international results included:

  • 1963 NCAA Championship (880 yards – fourth place)
  • 1964 NCAA Championship (880 yards – fifth place)
  • 1963 Pan American Games (880 yards – fourth place)

After marrying and having two sons, Cindy returned to running in 1974 and dominated women’s running in Hawaii until moving to the Mainland in 1980. Highlights included:

  • 1974 Honolulu Marathon (first, 3:01:59)
  • 1975 Honolulu Marathon (second, 2:54:15)
  • 1975 Big Island Marathon (first, 3:18:17)
  • 1976 Honolulu Marathon (second, 2:48:01)
  • 1976 Big Island Marathon (first, 3:07:47)
  • 1977 Honolulu Marathon (first, 2:48:07)
  • 1977 Maui Marathon (first, 3:02:41)
  • 1977 USA Women’s Marathon Championship (second, 2:49:11)
  • 1978 USA vs. Canada 10k Cross Country (first, 37:42)
  • 1978 Hawaii Diet Pepsi 10k (first, 37:14)
  • 1978-1980 All-Women’s 10K (first, 35:56, 36:19, 34:47)

After moving to the Mainland in 1980, Cindy set a marathon PR of 2:39:32 at the age of 39, when she placed first at the 1981 Jordache Pro-Am Marathon.

When she turned 40 she continued to set records and won 79 consecutive races in her age group as a master runner. During her career of almost two decades, Cindy competed in 46 marathons, 10 of which she placed first among women.  She also ran hundreds of other races and set records in 5 kilometer, 10 kilometer, and half-marathon races. She was featured in magazines such as Runners World, Sports Illustrated and Running Times.

During this time she also helped teach running clinics, developed and published a runners training diet and training regime, and helped start a magazine called Master Runner.  She was ranked number one among master runners worldwide by Running Times and Runner Magazine for three consecutive years.  She inspired many people to reach their goals in fitness and competition. Running was her sport, she loved to compete and she loved to win. But winning wasn’t everything.

After retiring from professional running, she continued to maintain friendships with other runners and keep up with the sport and its new runners. She renewed her teaching certification and began teaching high school. She taught math, chemistry, PE, and of course organized running teams.

In 1995 she moved to Arkansas to be close to her grandkids, she continued teaching and coaching until she retired from teaching. She even completed a 5k in her 70s after a hip replacement. She has two sons, Jonathan Dalrymple and Steve Dalrymple, and two grandsons, Tommy Dalrymple and Tyler Dalrymple.  Cindy passed away in 2022.

Jim Gallup 

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James Gallup

(1935-2021)

From 1975 until 1986, Jim (“Skeeter”) Gallup was one of the top runners in the state and one of the leading masters in the country. As he did not begin running until his late 30s, he peaked after age 40 and had his best years between ages 41 and 46. He won a number or Hawaii races overall and often finished among the top five. His performances easily qualify him for the Hawaii Running Hall of Fame. Those performances include:

  • Won the 40-49 division of the 1975 Honolulu Marathon with a 2:43:23 in his second year of running.
  • Won the 40-49 division of the 1976 Honolulu Marathon, which served as the American Athletic Union (AAU) National Masters Championship, with a 2:32:32. The team of Gallup, Faerber and Cadiz won the national team title while representing the Mid-Pacific Road Runners Club.
  • Finished fourth in the 40-44 division of the 1977 New York City Marathon while clocking 2:34:53 and teaming with Johnny Faerber and Mike Tymn to again win the AAU national team championship for the Mid-Pacific Road Runners Club.
  • Finished second in the 40-49 division of the 1977 Honolulu Marathon with a 2:34:40.
  • Won (overall) the 1977 AAU 50-miler at Schofield Barracks with a time of 5 hours, 53 minutes, and 27 seconds, bettering the American 40-44 record.
  • Finished fourth in the 1977 National AAU 25K Championship (Open, not Masters) at Schofield Barracks with a 1:26:44 (age 41).
  • Placed second overall at age 41 in the first (1977) Norman Tamanaha 15-K with 51:44.9. Improved to 50:04 at age 46 in the 1982 Tamanaha race, finishing second in the Nike Masters Grand Prix that was part of the race.
  • Again won (overall) the 1978 AAU 50-mile race at Schofield Barracks, bettering his time of the previous year with a 5:52.03.
  • Won (overall) the 1978 Primo 50K in Hawaii Kai with a 3:20:15.
  • Won (overall) the 1979 Honsport 30K with a time of 1:48:46.
  • Finished fifth in the 1980 Nike – U.S. Club Road Racing Championship 10K with a 33:42, while teaming with Johnny Faerber and Mike Tymn for second place in the team championship.
  • Teamed with Jerry Clark and Mike Tymn to win the team championship for the Mid-Pacific Roar Runners in the 1980 Nike/Penn Mutual Masters Grand Prix 15K in San Diego.
  • Won (overall) the 1982 Windward Half-Marathon while bettering the American 45-49 age group record with a 1:11:17.
  • Recorded an amazing 2:35:51 at age 50 in the 1985 Honolulu Marathon.
  • Won the 50-54 division of the 1986 Tamanaha 15K, breaking the 50-54 race record with a 52:51.

Dr Jim Gallup was the Head of Pathology at the Honolulu Medical Group, a flight surgeon for the Hawaii Air National Guard, and the athletic trainer for the University of Hawaii Football Team. In 1986, Jim left Hawaii to join the Air Force full time and moved back to Hawaii in 1991 when he retired. He was laid to rest with full military honors at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in 2021 and survived by his two sons Tim and Derek and three grandchildren, Christina, Tyler, and Brandon. 

Michael Georgi

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Starting with high school Cross Country and Track in Santa Barbara in 1968 Michael moved on to the DIII level in college in the Bay Area.  In 1978 upon his arrival in Hawai’i for graduate school he immediately joined up with the Tantalus Gold running team.  His career teaching and coaching at Punahou School began in 1980 and continues today. 

Michael recorded an impressive running streak from Oct 12, 1982 until Oct 29, 2019 covering 138,973 miles over 13,532 days (37 years, 18 days) averaging 10.27 miles/day.  This was followed by a second streak from Dec 29, 2019 until June 9, 2022 covering 8,312 miles with an average of 9.21 miles/day.  These were not “junk” miles; Georgi was one of Hawai’i’s top competitors during the 1980’s – 1990’s.  Over the decades he has competed over 750 times in races ranging from the 800m to the “Run to the Sun” up Haleakala without a single DNF.  He is one of a select few Hawai’i residents to go under 2:30 in the marathon, doing so on four occasions (Maui 1980, Honolulu 1981, Hilo 1982, Oakland CA 1984).   In total he has run 122 marathons – 73 in Hawai’i to include 34 Honolulu where he was the top kama’aina six times.  His lifetime marathon PR was set in Honolulu in 1981 with 2:25:12.

A synopsis of his island marathon victories:

1st – Maui 1980, 84, 85, 86, 88, 89 (PR of 2:28:19)

1st – Hilo 1985, 97, 98, 00 (PR of 2:29:55)

1st – Kaua’i 1980, 81, 83 (PR of 2:31:03)

1st – Windward 1985 (PR of 2:31:05)

1st – Volcano 1986 (PR of 2:56:45)

Mainland efforts include:

1st – Tacoma WA (2004)

2nd – Lompoc CA (1991)

2nd – Catalina Island CA (1995)

2nd – Crater Lake OR (2005)

3rd – Midnight Sun AK (1988)

He has competed overseas in New Zealand, Australia, Thailand, Japan, Canada, Germany, Poland, Italy, Turkey, Switzerland, Spain, England, and the Netherlands.

Scott Hamilton

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1928 – 2005

Scott Hamilton’s contributions to the sport of running are as impressive as his prowess as a runner. Scott was an active runner for roughly 40 years, dominating the Hawaii running scene as a masters runner in the ‘60’s through the ‘80’s. He typically placed or won his age division in international and national events (e.g., 1975 Toronto 10K, 1969 Pikes Peak marathon). His wide-ranging devotion to running and his generous acts in every aspect of the sport are unparalleled.  His many contributions include:

  • Scott is considered one of the pioneers of the Mid-Pacific Road Runners Club and founded and managed the Tantalus Marathoners (an organization that complemented MPRRC) which entered 3-4 relay teams in around-the-island relays.
  • A prodigious information chronicler, Scott wrote the Mid-Pacific Road Runners Club history in the late 70s/early 80s. He kept well-organized copious volumes of large binder scrapbooks full of photos, news clippings, and club events. 
  • Scott established the Scott Hamilton Award to pay tribute to outstanding leaders in running at the national level.
  • Scott founded Camp Hamilton in 1979, a running camp on the north shore replete with star speakers, running and relaxation, and socializing.
  • To demonstrate how slow and antiquated the local buses were, in 1969 Scott raced and beat a bus on the 10-mile route from Pearl Harbor to Waikiki. The event received much media attention, and a few improvements were made.

 Scott was born on February 20, 1928 in Fayetteville, Arkansas and died on July 30, 2005 in Little Rock at the age of 77. He received degrees from Cornell University, Oxford University and the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard with an M.A. in Public Administration. He served as an Air Force officer in Korea and Japan. He studied under Frank Lloyd Wright as a Taliesin Fellowship apprentice, worked as a designer in France and Finland, before serving as City Planner in Anchorage. He was a member of Oxford’s first Himalayan Expedition to Mount Haramosh in 1957.

Ron Pate

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Ron Pate moved to Hawai‘i in 1980 and ran his first marathon, the Honolulu Marathon, in 1984 in 3:35:08 which was the beginning of his transition from track to long distance running. After 13 years of successful road racing, he focused on running track in the masters’ division and went on to be a six-time National Champion in his age division in several events.

In 2004, Ron was ranked 3rd in the world in the M55-59 3000-meter Steeplechase and in 2017, won two bronze medals in the World Masters Athletics Championships in Daegu, South Korea, in the M70-74 800 meters which ranked 3rd in the world and the M70-74 1500 meters which ranked 4th in the world.

In 2019, Ron ran on the M65-69 4X800-meter relay team in the USA Masters National Indoors Championship in Winston Salem, North Carolina.  His team placed 1st overall, winning a gold medal.

He also measured and certified more than 100 road race courses in Hawaii, including the Honolulu Marathon.

He coached high school cross country and track & field at McKinley High School, Radford High School and at Mid Pacific Institute where he established the current cross country and track programs.

Ron served as a Mid-Pacific Road Runners Club Vice President for over 15 years and was the MPRRC President in 2000.  The Bob & Ron’s 5K race held annually in Honolulu is named after MPRRC Past Presidents Bob Doleman and Ron Pate.

Some of Ron’s many racing accomplishments include:

•Half Marathon, EOD Half Marathon1986;1:18:55 ,1st Overall

•RRCA 20KM Hawai‘i State Championship, 1987,1:13:10; M40-44 *State record as of 1987

•5-mile Run for the Diamonds, 1987, 28:17; M40-44* State record as of 1987

•10K St Francis Hospice, 1987, 34:43, 1st Overall

•8K Hawaiian Style, 27:41, M40-44 * State record as of 1990                       

•USATF Masters Championships 3Km Steeplechase, National Champion in 2003, 2004, and 2005, M55-59

2Km Steeplechase National Champion, M60-64, 2008

•USATF Masters Championship 8K, 2005, M55-59; * National Champion

•Honolulu Marathon, 2011, 3:24:39, 1st M65-69

•USATF Masters Championship 2012, M65-69 10Km, *National Champion

 Ron currently Lives in Honolulu with his wife Susan Block and their 2 dogs, Lily and PJ.

Steve Sobaje

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Steve Sobaje dominated the Hawaii running scene from the late 70’s and into the 80’s, primarily in long distance races.  He completed 15 marathons, 11 of them under 2:30, and placed first overall in six of them. Steve qualified for the Olympic marathon trials in 1984 with a time of 2:18 and earned the Honolulu Marathon top kamaaina finisher award five times. Steve also ran marathons outside Hawaii, consistently posting impressive finishing times under 2:29. All this from someone who did not start running until his senior year in high school!

Steve is perhaps best known for winning the daunting 36.2 mile Haleakala Run to the Sun (which he co-founded) four times, setting the course record of 4:45:31, which he held for 25 years until the race was discontinued in 2011. 

A talented and versatile runner, Steve posted top three finishing times in races ranging from 4 miles to 30 K. His personal best is 4:20 for the mile and 2:04 for 800 meters.

After 25 years as a firefighter on Maui, Steve is now retired and lives in Haiku with his wife Linda. Their son Chris lives nearby in Makawao.  Gardening, home maintenance, and long walks with his above average dog, Rocky, are keeping Steve busy these days.