Cheserek's winning time of 3:53.3 was the fastest mile ever run in Hawaii. Cheserek also won the men vs women race (women get a 28-second head start). The battle for second overall was fierce with Kenya's Brimin Kiprono (3:56.3) finishing .7 ahead of top woman Elinor Purrier (4:25.0).

Cheserek defended his title from last year with a 3:54.83 victory over Leonard Bett (3:54.89). Craig Engels was 3rd (3:59.94), Canada's Ben Flanagan 4th (3:59.97) and Nick Willis 5th (4:00.78).  Merriam Cherop won the women's race in 4:22.54 breaking her own record as the fastest mile on Hawaii by a woman.