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Yared Nuguse runs to Merrie Mile title in Waikiki

Yared Nuguse and Nikki Hiltz were the top finishers at the Merrie Mile in Waikiki.

By Craig T. Kojima

Dec. 9, 2023

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Nikki Hiltz, left, Hobbs Kessler, Vincent Ciattei, and Yared Nuguse, with trophies after the Merrie Mile on Saturday. Nuguse won with a time of 3:56.84. Hiltz was the women's winner with a time of 4:28.24.
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Yared Nuguse, right, of the United States was the Merrie Mile champion with a time of 3:56.84. Nikki Hiltz, left, also from the U.S., was the women's race winner with a time of 4:28.24.
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Yared Nuguse, middle, of the United States, tries to pull ahead in the final stretch before winning with a time of 3:56.84. Hobbs Kessler, left, was third, and Vincent Ciattei was second.
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Hobbs Kessler, left, and Yared Nuguse chat after the race.
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Yared Nuguse, middle, of the United States, was the Merrie Mile champion with a time of 3:56.84.
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Yared Nuguse, middle, of the United States, tries to pull ahead in the final stretch.
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Runners come down the spectator-lined stretch of Kalakaua Avenue. Yared Nuguse, middle, of the United States, was the Merrie Mile champion with a time of 3:56.84.
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Runners come down the spectator-lined stretch of Kalakaua Avenue. Yared Nuguse, right, of the United States, was the Merrie Mile champion with a time of 3:56.84.
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Runners come down the spectator-lined stretch of Kalakaua Avenue. Yared Nuguse, right, of the United States, was the Merrie Mile champion with a time of 3:56.84.
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Elite racers take off from the start. Yared Nuguse, fourth from left, of the United States, was the Merrie Mile champion with a time of 3:56.84.
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Spectators line Monsarrat Avenue for the start of the elite race.
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Spectators line Monsarrat Avenue for the start of the elite race.
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Tomohiro Iwata, holding son, Koa, and wife, Mami, holding daughter, Kao, were competing in kimono.
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Kazue Matsuo, left, Kaoru Miyasaka, and Izumi Fukuzawa with racing reptiles at the start.
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Runners gather on Monsarrat Avenue.
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Runners gather on Monsarrat Avenue.
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Heather King, right, founder of Team Take Down, came with 300 club runners.
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Team Take Down, an African American running group organized by Heather King, third from left in second row, pose for a photo. King said she is based out of Atlanta but the group members hail from around the United States and other countries.
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Chihiro Hashimoto, left, and Chiyoko Hirose were on Monsarrat Avenue before the start.

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