Bit of ultrarunning history

Aloha Athletes ! With Bram's March 6, 2010 date for the unofficial "fun" Run to the Sun fast approaching, serious chatter on the subject was heard last Saturday on Tantalus. Since it's not a race or not even anything resembling a organized run, anyone showing up at 4:30 am at the parking lot behind the…

Thank you everybody for your quick response to our request for volunteers. We have now filled the schedule of shifts for food prep and runner servicing!   However, we still need to confirm who is able to show up at 5pm Sunday to help with the aid station shut-down. What's involved is a gradual process…

Someone gave me this article on humans evolved as long-distance runners.  Have fun reading it and let me know how long it takes to kill a pig Mauricio   http://seedmagazine.com/content/print/the_running_man_revisited/

For runner updates during the HURT 100, please go to the HURT 100 web site. We are trying a new system this year and hope to update runner status throughout the race. Please keep in mind the system is some what limited by the remoteness of two of the three aid stations. We will do…

Please join the HURT Ohana as we host the 5th Race in the HURT Trail Series!!! Start Time Race starts at 7:00am 4 July Description This race is a fast, flat, out-and-back course that is a little longer than 10 miles and parallels the ocean along jeep trails and an old sugar cane rail line….

Veteran HURTster Alex Papadopolous and I (Nick K) attempted the MDLD on Saturday.  This is billed as a "largely self-supporting" 100k along the Mason Dixon trail that runs along the Susquehanna River.  The idea is to start at dawn on a Saturday close to the longest day of the year and to try to finish…