Aloha Athletes, Since we received so many complaints about the mud after last week's race, we decided to do something a bit tamer and possibly less muddy this week. We will meet at the entrance to Ho'omaluhia Botanical Garden in Kaneohe at 6:50 a.m. with a 7:00 a.m. start time. Parking will be outside the…
Aloha Athletes, We had near perfect conditions for Mango Madness this year: rain, trail runners, mud, sun, rain, mud, some more rain, and of course, madness out on the course! At the base of concrete hill I saw most everyone was enjoying themselves. Great job by race directors, Julie T. and Mike M. as well…
After months of preparing gear, testing equipment and dropping some stash the Memorial Day weekend finally arrived. Me and a couple HURT runners have made it a tradition to backpack the length of the Ko'olau Summit Trail (KST). It starts at Pupukea and ends at Kipapa trail. The Kipapa section is legally closed so will…
Aloha Athletes, Another opportunity to meet early and head out for a practice loop on the Mango Madness run route. Remember the Mango Madness HURT Trail Series race is scheduled for June 11th. Meet again at the pumping station (also the start for Mango Madness), at 6:00 a.m. on Saturday. This is right near the…
Aloha Athletes, We are going to be heading to the Makiki-Tantalus trail system this week. With the Mango Madness race coming up, it is time to get in a practice loop. Meet at the pumping station (also the start for Mango Madness), at 6:00 a.m. on Saturday. This is right near the corner of Makiki…
Are's parents and family have requested that all volunteers involved in the search and recovery of their son meet at the parking area behind Dillingham Air Tower at Noon on Sunday. They would like to thank everyone at this time and it will give all of us some time for closure.
Are's friends have set up the following web site to aid in the search for him. http://findare.blogspot.com/ This site contains a detailed map we have shared with them on the route and locations leading up to when Are went missing. The search is continuing as I write this. We have made contact with a pig…
Aloha Athletes, As of 7:00 a.m. this morning we have 14 volunteers getting ready to begin searching for Are. This includes search and rescue members of the Hawaii Trail and Mountain Club. Search and Rescue Hawaii, a professionally trained all volunteer group of dogs and their handlers are also taking part in today's search. We…
Aloha Athletes, This is hard to write this however I want all of you to know what has been going on the last few days. As many of you by now know, Are was out running with us on Saturday up at Peacock Flats. We left to head up Kealia Trail and wanted to get…
Hi everyone, I was asked to forward this. Saturday May 21st is the 3rd or 4th annual 12 hours of Makawao forest. I forgot which # it is. Basically we'll be doing loops on the East/West trail approx 6 miles either mountain biking, running or hiking. There will be a handfull that will be doing…
Aloha Athletes, A couple of options this weekend. Saturday, we are heading back up to Peacock Flats. Meet behind Dillingham Air Tower at 6:30 a.m. for a day of training in the hills. The weather is supposed to clear by this weekend and it has been getting warmer so don't forget your electrolytes. On Sunday,…
We had several HURT runners racing at Miwok today. Congratulations to all of you!! 9:38:30 Paul Hopwood 10:36:40 Jeff Sanders 12:14:22 Nick Kaiser 13:39:33 Mauricio Puerto 13:44:02 Marian Yasuda 16:09:28 Jan McGriff
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