Today’s 12 hour run was unbelievable! Every finish was a story in it’s own, and every performance was inspiring! Conditions were brutal- a hard rain on the dry trails at the start rendered the trails about as slippery as they could get… pretty greasy at the beginning. The windless humid air was oppressive, and our…
The 2007 Run to the Sun is scheduled for March 24, 2007. This race goes from sea level in Kahului, Maui to the summit of Haleakala, 10,0023 feet above sea level in 36+ miles. Click here for the application. Don’t miss this race!
Please don’t forget to add these important dates announced earlier for trail work to your calendar: October 28 and December 2. Mike Garica will be organizing two work days as described in more detail here. It is important that we have a good turnout of volunteers to help get the trails in shape for the…
The Saturday training consists of participating in the final 2006 HURT Trail Series race. This is the 12 Hour Race. The race starts at 6:00 a.m. and ends at 6:00 p.m. The 2-1/2 mile route and more details are explained here and also at this link here. It’s a fun, low key race, so just…
The Dewald boys, Jakob and Lindsey, finished out the Keiki Triathlon series yesterday at Kapolei to earn themselves slots in the 2007 USAT National Championships in Wisconsin next spring. These slots come with free airfare!! Jakob competes in the 7-8 age division. He swept the entire series. Lindsey competes in the 9-10 age group and…
Yesterday (Saturday) I ran a HURT loop by myself. I know others were out there however I was running later due to watching my daughters soccer game. The trails were extremely dry–possibly as dry as I have ever seen them. Unfortunately the air was wet–thick with humidity. It felt good to put in a full…
Just a heads up. A local women and her two dogs are frequently on Moleka in the evening. I have had 5 encounters with her. The first three encounters, the dogs were unleashed and all over me, actually knocking me off the trail and down an enbankment (#3). At this time I politely asked her…
Click here to view the latest entrant list for the HURT 100. Just a couple of observations. I think I counted 12 different states represented so far (not counting Hawaii)–in other words participants are coming from all over the U.S. Where’s our Canadian participants? Our one applicant (to date) and past participant, Charlotte has withdrawn…
Nanci Gandy left Hawaii on Wednesday evening on her own deployment where she will join her husband in Iraq. Colin was deployed a few months back. We wish them well in this next adventure of their lives. Safe travels & a speedy return.
The HURT 100 Race has added formal time cutoffs to Lap 5 of the 2007 race. The race booklet covering rules and procedures has been updated to reflect this change. Click here for the complete booklet. Essentially what these changes say is this: Runners must start Lap 5 at the Nature Center by 1100 (mile…
With the Windward Half Marathon over, we can focus back on the trails. This Saturday we are planning on running a complete HURT loop starting in Manoa and going over to Nuuanu and then running to the Nature Center and finishing back in Manoa at Paradise Park. Yes, 20 miles of trail!! If you don’t…
Just a reminder that the last race in the 2006 HURT Trail Series is the Hogsback 12 Hour Race. More details can be found here: https://hurthawaii.com/2006/09/last_race_in_th.html Here is a link to the 2005 results: http://hurthawaii.blogs.com/12HourHogsbackResults1.2005.pdf The race is simple, repeats on a easy 2-1/2 mile loop for 12 hours or as long as you can…
HURT enjoys the privilege of partnerships with State and Federal agencies that hold the responsibility of protecting Oʻahu public lands. Those partnerships are based upon mutual trust and cooperation and shared concerns for the ʻaina. To keep that trust and continue to be provided the opportunity to host trail events, we (HURT) must understand and abide by rules that govern our partner agencies.
HURT does organize and facilitate official trail maintenance only when coordination with our partners has occurred. All trail work is performed under the supervision of a permitted individual with advance permissions. Some trails are off-limits for HURT to perform trail maintenance due to the sensitive flora. No HURT trail maintenance will occur outside of these parameters.
HURT and its partner agencies require that no self-directed trail maintenance occur on publicly-owned trails. Any individuals performing trail work outside of official HURT-organized events, are doing so on their own accord and will be held personally responsible by State and Federal agencies for any violations. Such activity could jeopardize our relationships with partner agencies and lead to inability to use public lands for our events.