This past Saturday we had a large group show up for the run from the entrance of Ho’omaluhia Botanical Garden to Waimanalo and back. Six runners did the full 30 miles and many others did portions of it. The day started off a bit wet with some rain or as only Nick could say "a…
My soon-to-be fifteen year-old son has introduced me to something pretty cool. It is called Google Earth. It is something you download and then you can see 3D and topo maps of practically anywhere in the world. I know this has limited relationship to trail or ultra running, however it is a very cool way…
As many of you know, Don Fallis has gone to Badwater as part of the team supporting and pacing Monica Scholz. (This is what overly modest Don called "another trip to the mainland.") Live race coverage will be available by clicking here. The Badwater race starts Monday (7/11) morning from Badwater in Death Valley and…
The Hardrock 100 starts Friday morning at 6:00 a.m. (Mountain Time). Runners will be leaving Silverton, Colorado and have 48 hours to cover the 100 miles. More information can be found at the Hardrock 100 web site and by clicking here for live updates during the race. Several past H.U.R.T. 100 participants will be running…
Don Fallis has asked me to put up a map to a post race potluck after the Volcano Marathon on the Big Island. According to Don, all the HURTpals are invited. Neal and Marian Yasuda will be hosting the potluck and Don said last year’s potluck was a blast. Now I really wish I was…
Just want to remind anyone joining us this Saturday (7/9/05) and parking at the Hairpin turn on the Pali Highway, that cars do occasionally get broken into at this location. We often times park at the Pali Lookout for this reason. However, even the Pali Lookout parking area has a high number of break-ins. The…
The results and photos have both been posted from this past Saturday’s race. Scroll down on the right side of the blog or go directly to them below. 2005 Firecracker Results 2005 Firecracker Photos
Ho’omaluhia Botanical Park Entrance to Waimanalo (via Maunawili Trail) and Back This Saturday starts a series of longer runs, however we are offering options for those runners who want to run less distance. Total Distance: Approximately 30 miles Meet time: 5:50 a.m. outside the entrance of Ho’omaluhia Botanical Garden (Kaneohe). Please be quiet as we…
2005 WS100 It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. Ok, it wasn’t that dramatic, but I did have some super highs and some super lows. I felt really strong going up Emigrant Pass, but the ice took a lot of mental and physical energy to get through. I went down…
Over the next several weeks, the Saturday training runs will start to become longer. I talked with several people this past weekend at the Firecracker Race and I know there are runners who are interested in joining in on some of these weekly training runs. I want to encourage you to do so as it…
Thanks to all the runners for driving out to Kaena Point this past Saturday. We had 59+ runners at the Kaena Point Firecracker 10 mile race. A special Mahalo goes out to Joel and Steph for putting an awesome aide station at the turnaround. I hope to get the results and photo’s posted soon. Remember,…
Rex Vlcek took some great photo’s of this past weekend’s Western States 100 Mile Endurance Run. Click here or scroll down the right side of the blog, under Photo Albums, to see a glimpse of what this race is all about. If you want to meet a couple of the WS participants and hear first-hand…
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