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Marathon runner Chihiro Kajiwara, of Osaka, Japan, nears the finish line during the 2015 Honolulu Marathon on Sunday in Waikiki.

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Marathon runner Maki Eguchi of Tokyo, Japan cools off with a dousing of water at an aid station along Kalanianaole Highway during the 2015 Honolulu Marathon on Sunday in east Honolulu. About 30,000 participated in the annual marathon that draws thousands from Japan in particular.

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Marathon runner Ryushi Ono, of Akita, Japan, smiles at volunteer Tori Young after cooling off with a dousing of water along Kalanianaole Highway during the 2015 Honolulu Marathon on Sunday in east Honolulu. About 30,000 participated in the annual marathon that draws thousands from Japan in particular.

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Runners make their way along Kalanianaole Highway during the 2015 Honolulu Marathon on Sunday in east Honolulu. About 30,000 participated in the annual marathon that draws thousands from Japan in particular.

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Marathon runner Koichi Kudo of Tokyo, Japan, dons a fun hat while making his way along Kalanianaole Highway during the 2015 Honolulu Marathon on Sunday in east Honolulu. About 30,000 participated in the annual marathon that draws thousands from Japan in particular.

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A colorful group of marathon runners make their way along Kalanianaole Highway during the 2015 Honolulu Marathon on Sunday in east Honolulu. About 30,000 participated in the annual marathon that draws thousands from Japan in particular.

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Runners prepare themselves prior to the start of the 2015 Honolulu Marathon on Sunday in Honolulu.

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Fireworks light up the sky as runners advance during the start of the 2015 Honolulu Marathon on Sunday in Honolulu.

COURTESY ANTHONY QUINTARO

Encouragement abounded near the finish line of the Honolulu Marathon on Sunday. Here, politics bled into athletes with an anti-ISIS sign.

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Malasadas were ready for finishers of the Honolulu Marathon at Kapiolani Park on Sunday.

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A runner rested in reflectice repose following the Honolulu Marathon at Kapiolani Park on Sunday.

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Masaaki Iwasaki, left, of Saitama, Japan, Masafumi Hayashida and Galen Chinn, of Honolulu, Maria Rabl, Michael Pammer, and Masahi Mihara of Kanazawa Japan, Bartlomej Jaczynski of Arlington Heights, Illinois, and Genki Numaguchi of Kanazawa Japan all crossed the finish with style at the Honolulu Marathon on Sunday.

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Yoko Rodgers of New Zealand smiled as she crossed the finish line at the Honolulu Marathon on Sunday.

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Thomas Dunn of Honolulu and Kozuka Tomizuka of Gumma, Japan smiled as they crossed the finish line at the Honolulu Marathon on Sunday.