Jim Barahal - CEO of Honolulu Marathon: Building the Fourth Largest Marathon Event in the USA

The Casey Adams Show

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Business, Entrepreneurship

4.8 • 637 Ratings

🗓️ 10 December 2022

⏱️ 33 minutes

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James Barahal is a seasoned leader and entrepreneur with a wealth of experience in the world of athletics and event management. He is known for his pioneering work in the field of urgent care and patient-centered health care in Hawaii. In addition to his expertise in nonprofit organizations, entrepreneurship, and public speaking, James has a strong background in business development and has successfully developed and scaled multiple medical clinics. He has also grown the Honolulu Marathon into the fourth largest marathon event in the USA and created and scaled other successful running events. James works with a roster of large multinational companies and has a proven track record of developing and leading motivated self-starter teams. In 2015, he was inducted into the Hawaii Sports Hall of Fame in recognition of his outstanding achievements. Learn more about the Honolulu Marathon: www.honolulumarathon.org - Subscribe to The Casey Adams Show on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-casey-adams-show/id1328795944 Follow me on social media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/casey Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/CaseyAdams TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@caseyadams Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome back to the Casey Adams show. Today we are currently in Honolulu, Hawaii, and I am joined by Jim Baraha, the CEO of the Honolulu Marathon. Thanks so much for coming on the show, Jim.
0:12.4	Hey, my pleasure, Casey.
0:13.8	So it's my first marathon. I flew out here from Los Angeles, and I've been looking forward to sitting down with you because not only have you built the fourth largest race in the entire USA, but you've been a runner for quite some time, and I'm excited to learn from you and to dive into your story.
0:29.2	So what does this 50-year anniversary marathon mean to you?
0:34.1	I'm old.
0:36.9	Yeah.
0:37.7	My first marathon that I ran was 50 years ago.
0:41.2	Wow.
0:41.7	In 1973, June 1973, Toledo, Ohio, which is known as a Glass City.
0:47.5	Toledo is.
0:48.5	And it's called the Glass City Marathon.
0:50.9	And ran my first marathon there.
0:52.6	And that coincidentally happened to be the first year of this Honolulu Marathon, 1973, 171 finishers.
1:00.2	Never dreamed that I'd ever go to Hawaii, let alone live in Hawaii and then somehow be part of this incredible event,
1:10.2	the fourth largest marathon in the United States.
1:11.9	Quite a journey. And I think it's been a journey for the Honolulu marathon from those humble
1:16.3	beginnings to now our 50th anniversary. And coming through COVID, which is very rough for everybody
1:22.7	on every level. Yeah. We're very excited to fire that starting gun on Sunday, and it's quite a scene
1:30.2	there at the start. It's dark. It's very much like a movie set, because it's dark, and the
1:35.1	fireworks go off with the starting gun, and it's quite exhilarating and leads many first-time
1:42.6	marathoners to make the cardinal mistake in a marathon,
1:45.4	which is to go out too fast. It's exciting and there's people all around you. Yep. And then about
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