Sawtooth Race Report by Bob Murphy

WOW is all that I can say.  Nineteen HURT runners started on a journey that would take them in a large 50-mile loop on a beautiful night under a star-filled sky.  The photo shows the 15 tough and fun-loving runners who went the distance.  Congratulations to Julie, Heather, Tom, Gary, Rob, Johnny, Ryan, Larry, Marian,…

Apparently in reaction to the crappy weather last year, the organizers of the Ultra Tour de Mt. Blanc, famous for their 20+ page rule book, have announced that henceforth runners must carry a jacket meeting the following "definitive" spec: "Jacket with hood and made with a waterproof (recommendation: minimum 10,000 Schmerber) and breathable (recommendation: RET…

Aloha Athletes: This will be the final opportunity to get out for a preview of the Maunawili Out and Back course.  Last weekend, we had groups starting from both ends of the trail and at several different times.  I expect this week will be the same.  For those wanting the closest-to-race experience will be starting…

There's an unwritten rule within the H.U.R.T. that when someone sees you fall on the trail, you owe that person a beer. I think I'm owed about 3 kegs after todays race. Congratulations to all the finishers, here's a link to some pictures I took out on the course. As always, if you want a…

Most of the HURT Crowd was busy doing things, and there were only a few HURT runners in a large crowd of people who did run.  I was up on the hill, where I gave everyone a hard time…quite enjoyable.  My shots are mostly of the valley, sorry. for not getting more of the other…

Aloha Athletes, Hey if you are not doing the Peacock 54 or going to Maui for XTERRA this next weekend, here is the perfect race. Christian Friis has asked if we could help promote this.  "We will have our usual College race next Saturday, October 23, 2010, at Kualoa Ranch… We had to move the start…