Most people heading to Honolulu make sure they take along a bathing suit.
But for the two dozen mid-Missourians headed to Hawaii this December, their most important gear is their sneakers. That s because they ll be walking or running 26.2 miles along those white sand beaches. The team consists of Mark Alexiou , Mary Ellen Ankeney , Arthur Ankeney , Jenny Clark, Courtenay Dillon , Jo Holm , Suzanne Johnston, Kim Miller , Abby Quinn, Beth Richards and Susan Robinson . The money raised will go to fund research, patient services and community programs for people affected by arthritis. But these 11 mid-Missourians are not the real story here.