The next race in the H.U.R.T. Trail Series is the Kaena Point Firecracker 10 mile race. This race is a fast, flat, out and back course that parallels the ocean along jeep trails and an old sugar cane rail line. The race starts at 7:00 a.m. on July 5. The course is typically hot on…
Shock and sadness. Very tough decision by race organizers. Something us runners all have to consider when preparing for a race. "35th Western States Endurance Run has been Canceled.Dear Western States Runners, It is with deep regret that we announce today that the 35th running of the Western States 100-mile Endurance Run has been canceled,…
FYI…This is not normal running or trail info however some of us have been involved in the Haiku Stairs group for sometime. This is from a supporter of the Haiku Valley Cultural Preserve: "We just learned this evening H.B. 2704, the Ha`iku Valley Cultural Preserve Bill, is on a list of potential vetoes by the…
Aloha Athletes: This week Mike Muench will lead the group from the Pali Lookout. Saturday Training: Maunawili Out and Back Meeting time: 5:50 am Starting time: 6:00 am Meeting place: Pali Lookout Parking Area Training: One way or both directions Distance: Approximately 11 miles one-way, 22 miles round trip. Time: 2 – 3 hours, one-way…
They will be running for one of these: Marian Yasuda and Ernest Tay have trained hard and put in the miles to prepare themselves for the Western States 100 Mile Mile Endurance Run. The race starts Saturday, June 28th at 5:00 a.m. California time. You can read more about the race here and follow along…
Aloha Athletes, I am posting this Saturday’s training with some trepidation. It sounds a lot like H.U.R.T 100 training and it seems way to early for that already. Remember, you do as much as you want and this training is an out and back of about 12 miles round trip. I also learned that the…
Rex stopped by this morning with some more photos from Mango Madness. Unfortunately he was using a borrowed camera and many shots were very blurry. I think there are many you will enjoy looking at though. Thanks again to all the runners who came out. I know we had a very good mix of newbies…
I’ve updated the results. My apologies for those runners originally left off. They were on the Excel spreadsheet but were getting lost in the conversion to pdf. (???) The link is updated below in the text. What can you say when you have this guy as one of the co-race directors? At least Don’s Team…
Cancer Sucks Socks! Say that three times fast. Paul brought in black and pink versions and practically sold out this morning. Took this photo with my Blackberry this morning and Typepad’s new instant post feature.
Last weekend was the 19th FANS 24 Hour Run in Minneapolis. There were a few HURT veterans there including Carl Gammon, Les Martisko and Andy Velazco. I had the pleasure of running a bit with Carl and meeting his wife and family. He had a large group at the end of ‘tent city’ supporting several…
After many times running to the top of Haleakala, I could not wait to run into the crater. In the old days, Aka Bill had invited me to join him for a moonlight night run up there but it never worked out. This time invitation this time came from Marian Yasuda. It was to be…
I received an e-mail today from John and PJ telling me Jeff Huff had broken 24 hours at the San Diego 100 Mile Run. Click here to see the full results. In addition to finishing under 24 hours, he also finished in 10th place overall. I tried calling Jeff to congratulate him but only got…
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