Hi Folks ! I just received a second e-mail from Leon, on site at Badwater. Race director Chris Kostman has received permission to use the section of road that has been recently closed going into Lone Pine, so THE RACE IS ON to Mount Whitney ! I’ll keep you posted if I get any further…
Aloha Athletes ! Just a few minutes ago I received an e-mail from Leon Draxler on-site at the presently ongoing Badwater Ultramarathon. They are having major rain storms in the high plains area past Panamint and have already closed part of the highway along the racecourse into Lone Pine ! RD Chris Kostman is thinking…
Kyle Skaggs, a 23 year-old New Mexico resident destroyed the record books at Hardrock and ran his shoes off to finish in 23:23. This is very impressive. Hardrock has a 48 hour time limit and some runners will be out there a whole day longer in their efforts. Click here to read an article on…
PJ got me some photos she took at last Saturday’s Kaena Point Firecracker Race. She’s got some good ones from the start/finish. I apologize for the photos being out of order. Click here to see them. Thanks PJ!!
Past H.U.R.T. 100 winner Karl Meltzer has posted his Hardrock 100 Winner’s odd’s here. Karl has gotten into the habit of posting these prior to any of the big races. He’s pretty good at this and it makes entertaining reading. Be sure to read all the comments. They are fun too and also provide a…
Aloha Athletes, Paul Hopwood of Maui was the one lucky resident of Hawaii to get into the Hardrock 100 Endurance Run. The photo at the left shows Paul at the top of Haleakala for an early morning training run. This race takes place in mountains of southwestern Colorado with the start/finish in Silverton. The race…
Mauanawili Out & Back 22-Mile and Relay Run with the Pigs What: 22-mile solo or 2-person relay out and back on single-track trail through beautiful forest on the windward side of Oahu.When: Saturday, August 2, 2008 starting at 7:00 a.m. Please arrive by 6:30 a.m. to register and pay. Where: The Nuuanu-Pali Lookout (Click here for…
Aloha Athletes, After the long drive to Kaena Point this past Saturday, we will switch to running in some of our backyards. This training can be excellent for anyone running either a trail or road marathon because it involves some nice rolling hills in the garden, a good climb up to the Pali Lookout and…
Thank you to all the runners who came and ran the Kaena Point Firecracker 10 Miler on Saturday. We had 112 runners which is a record turnout for this race. Conditions were perfect as we had beautiful weather. I asked at the start of the race for runners to raise their hands if this was…
I found this by Cynci "TRN" Calvin with assistance from fellow TRN, Dave Creek. Click the link below You know you are a Trail Running Newby IF… See you on the 5th at the Kaena Point Firecracker 10 miler.
Aloha Athletes, The Big Bang is Here!! Saturday, is the Kaena Point Firecracker 10 Mile Race. This is always a popular race in the trail series and typically draws a big crowd from visiting fast road runners to dedicated trail runners and even those who just want a chance to hike Kaena Point. As with…
Lots of people training all over the island this weekend. Paul did a great job filling us in on the Friday evening session. Mike, How was Maunawili? Any newbie introductions like what happened Friday evening? I know Jeff, Larry and Huddy were up above Dillingham on Sunday early and Steve was out there on some…
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