This week we have something a bit different planned. We know some people are training for Volcano and we know others are just training to get miles in. We also have Don Fallis heading out to Badwater very soon. Have you noticed the weather in that part of country? Temperatures are approaching 130F right now….
I am a sucker for good photography. In fact I was just on-line looking at digital camera’s. I have three Nikon 35mm SLR film camera’s that were great in their day. Unfortunately they aren’t worth much today. As great and convenient as the new small, pocket-size digital cameras are, nothing beats a SLR. I was…
Here’s a few more photos from Western States. These were taken by the Marian Yasuda. Click here to view. Cheryl sent me these two of Judy and her with their belt buckles.
Today’s Kaena Point Firecracker 10 Mile Race was held under beautiful conditions–sunny blue sky, gorgeous ocean views, and great trail conditions. Special thanks to everyone who came out and participated and to those who supported the participants. A big Mahalo to Joel Jenkins for running the turn-around aid station. The post race potluck was enjoyed…
I received some great photo’s of this past weekend’s Western States 100. The main photographer was Wendy Minor. Western States finisher, Judy Carluccio also sent me one photo that I incorporated into this album. Thanks for sending these! I have also learned Cheryl Loomis finished 3rd in her age group. Pretty Awesome!! You can meet…
At Saturday’s Kaena Point Firecracker 10 Mile Race, we will have great looking Patagonia silk-weight Capilene shirts for sale for the H.U.R.T. Trail Series. These are great training shirts and are very cool just to wear around. If you want one, bring $20 to the race on Saturday.
The race is over. It sounds like the runners had much cooler weather this year. We’ll have to wait until they return to hear the "real" stories. Steve Dewald was the first Hawaii finisher at 26:35:34Former Hawaii resident, Judy Carluccio finished at 29:28:53Cheryl Loomis finished at 29:35:33. It appears Jeff Huff had a really tough…
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 June 30th. We ran the course on Saturday…
There’s a few hundred people hoping they get a good nights sleep as I write this late Thursday evening. Why? Because these same people probably won’t sleep very well on Friday night, the night before the Western States 100 starts. For some of our new friends, Western States is like the Indy 500 of auto…
Aloha Athletes, The next H.U.R.T. Trail Series race is the Kaena Point Firecracker 10 mile race on June 30. As preparation for the race, we will be doing a preview run this Saturday. This preview run will be a bit different than the race itself in that we will be starting at the Dillingham Airfield…
With much anticipation, the 2008 H.U.R.T. 100 Trail Race application is available on the new web site, www.hurt100trailrace.com. Don’t delay, get those applications in Hawaii runners!
OK you guys- YOU REALLY GOT ME ON THIS ONE.#**!! It was apparently up there for a couple days till Cheryl called and ordered me to look at the blog- saw it just as John was whisking me away for a surprise weekend at the Royal Hawaiian (…there’s an understatement). Thanks for your special comments…
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