Round We Go I am constantly humbled by the kindness and generosity of the Hawaii sports community. It is truly a collection of people from all walks of life, all shapes and sizes, old and young who gather daily to take part in the gift of life by exercising the body that was given…
Aloha Athletes, Well it sounds like todays race was really fun and it seems the new Ultra Signup registration and timing was a success. Thank you to all that came out and ran. 2013 Vi's Top of Tantalus Results. Rob Lahoe was out on the course and has provided a link to photos he took…
Aloha Athletes, As many of you know, Nickademus Hollon, became the 13th ever and this year's winner, of the Barkley Marathons. He was one of two who finished. He was third at January's HURT 100. His race report can be found here. I would encourage you all to read it. Congratulations Nickademus!! Aloha, Bob
Aloha Athletes, As we posted earlier, runners must now pre-enter all Trail Series races, through Ultra Sign Up (www.ultrasignup.com). Entries are limited, so get your entry in early! Deadline for this race is April 4, midnight. Sorry to have to escalate the process, but it is necessary in order to keep the Trail Series going. …
Aloha Athletes, I thought some of you might be interested in this so I am posting for all of you to check out. Hello! To help keep you abreast of research related to ultramarathon running, I call your attention to some recent publications from our group which I’ve listed below. Links to the abstracts (when available) are…
Aloha Athletes, From very small and humble beginnings, our Trail Series has grown up. With unbelievable Race Directors and very supportive runners, we’ve found that we’re fast approaching some self-imposed limits that we want to set so that the races can continue. Therefore some changes to the Trail Series are being implemented effective immediately. We are going…
Dear HURT community, I just wanted to share the news, and a few details with you of an ultra foot race happening this October in Arizona. The event will take place on October 12th, 2013, and will be the first official ultra run to be held in the spectacular Canyon de Chelly, on the Navajo…
Aloha Athletes, A few of us were able to attend the service for Matt Leathers today. It was a humbling experience for me as a civilian to be in the company of these men and women who serve our country so unselfishly. Matt's family and children were in attendance as well and it was clear…
Today we learned missing Navy Seal was one of our own, Matt Leathers. Matt finished the HURT 100 in 2012 and also participated in the 2013 race. We are all extremely sad about this loss. My own personal experince of Matt was limited. I remember him from running up at Peacock in 2011 and Barbi and…
Aloha Athletes, Wow, it is February already (almost as I type this) and 1/12 of 2013 is gone. Cheryl says back to Peacock for this weekend and why sleep-in? 6:00 a.m. Start from the parking area behind the Control Tower at Dillingham Airfield. Hopefully the gate will be open that early. Probably a Gordon's Loop….
Aloha Athletes, In case you missed it, the 2013 HURT Trail Series schedule has been posted to the upper left side of this site under HURT Hot Topics. We look forward to seeing you out on the trails. Aloha, Bob
Aloha Athletes, This Saturday a little post HURT100 recovery run/shuffle is planned. Meet outside the Garden at 7:00 a.m. Remember to keep quiet as we are parking in a neighborhood. Round trip will probably take an hour or so to do an out and back in the Garden. It is just 5-miles. Those wanting a…
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