As many of you know, there was a run recently on Maui by some crazy ultra runners. Click here for a report submitted by Jan and I think you will soon start to understand why these runners are doing this. It looks like just pure fun. Thanks for sharing ladies.
Aloha Athletes, It is that time of year when you see lots of runners (and hikers) out on the Maunawili trail. On Saturday we are planning a run from the Pali Lookout to Waimanalo and back. This is in preparation for the upcoming HURT Trail Series race on August 14th. We will start from the…
Aloha Athletes, Lot's of opportunities to get out and train this weekend and enjoy Oahu trails. First, some furlough Friday shenanigan's up Peacock way with Marian and Cheryl. Since Marian is basically in taper mode now, I am not sure what the distance will be but you can always do more or less. Remember lots…
Aloha Athletes, Just one option you can choose, more Peacock Flats. You can meet behind the Control Tower at Dillingham Airfield at either 7:00 a.m or around 11:30 a.m and put in as few or as many miles as you want. Come prepared with many ounces of hydration, your own trail snacks and electrolytes. Cheryl…
Aloha Athletes, Looking for something to do this morning or for the next 48 hours or so? You can follow along as runners hit the hot pavement in Death Valley. For those of you new to this, runners start in three waves: 6:00 a.m., 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. CA time. Again, I don't think…
Aloha Athletes, You can follow along with the Hardrock 100 here. It started this morning and while there are no Hawaii runners in the race this year, there are certainly people we know running. Karl Meltzer has had a tough year and has had several injuries leading up to the race. He has also posted…
Aloha Athletes, Marian is planning on starting at the base of long road at 4:30 a.m. and the rest of the group is meeting at the parking lot behind the control tower for a 7:00 a.m start. If you are planning on joining in, remember lots of fluids for hydration, electrolytes and fantastic views. You…
A few weeks ago I posted about Charlotte Vasarhelyi's attempt at setting a record on the Bruce Trail in Canada. I received this from her today: "Hi Everyone, Some of you know that completing the Bruce Trail End to End run has been a dream of mine for a very long time. On June 19th, I…
Aloha Athletes, Thank you for coming out to the Kaena Point Firecracker 10 mile trail race. I am pretty sure yesterday's weather was some of the coolest temperatures that we have ever had out there for our race and the mud may have been a first as well. Based on post-race conversations, it seems most…
In about 30+ hours or so from when this is being typed, the Kaena Point Firecracker 10 Mile trail run will be just about to start. If you have somehow forgot or missed the previous messages, all the info can be found here and here. Don't forget, water, sunscreen, a chair and dish to pass for…
I needed to shop for some new trail shoes and did what I usually do, I asked what other runners have been wearing. I was looking at just general trail shoes, not race specific or even hundred-mile specific. Just something comfortable that I could wear on the trails for runs leading up to say, Triple…
First thing I must say is that it was a less than ideal time for us to do it. I had gotten reinjured a week after the April HURT race and missed about four of the next eight weeks with no running whatsoever. Gina was recovering from a recurring stress fracture (same shin as the…
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