Today’s Top of Tantalus race was fast! We had 78 runners, a new course record, and lots of fun. The weather was great and the trails were in good running condition. Special thanks goes out to race directors, Rex Vlcek and Kat Tagaca for putting on a cool race and kick-off to the 2007 Trail…
This Saturday is the first H.U.R.T. Trail Series race, the 7-mile, Top of Tantalus. The race starts at 7:00 a.m. at Puu Ualakaa Park. If you are interested in running this race, just show up at least 30 minutes prior to the start and pay $10. Since it is the first race of the season,…
Aloha Athletes ! It’s time to head back out to "Gordon’s Secret Training ground", Peacock Flats. However, after hearing rumors from last Saturday, where Mike Muench kicked everyone’s okole, and had Gordon saying "whatever Mike is taking…I’ve got to get me some of that !"…maybe we should be finding out what is Mike’s Secret…
We had several "new" trail runners join us on Saturday. It’s great to see new people coming out and enjoying the trails and wanting to learn about H.U.R.T. The trails were in great shape–relatively dry considering how much rain we’ve had lately. Feel free to join us on any of our Saturday training runs. Rumor…
Michael Tsai of The Honolulu Advertiser has written a really nice piece in today’s (3/30/07) paper about the Run to the Sun. Featured runners include Vi Jones, Wendy Minor, Cheryl Loomis, Paul Sibley and Don Fallis. Race Directors, John Salmonson of H.U.R.T. and Bram and Joy DeHaan (of VIRR) also get mentioned. Thanks Michael! We…
I apologize for the lateness of this, however I am finally able to post the results from this past Saturday’s Run to the Sun race. To see the results, click on each below. Overall Results Age Division Results Team Results Congratulations to all those who ran this great event! Race photos can be seen here.
So dude… This is like, not about any of those real fast runners who I only see glimpses of on their way back down the mountain in their cars–those late morningfinishing clowns with broad smiles on their faces and ‘Good Job!’ cheers who interupt my pain orgy by causing day dreams of dragging them out…
Had enough road running with all of your Run to the Sun training? Ready to get back on the trails? OK, here’s your chance. Saturday Training 3/31/07 Reverse Trek Loop Meeting time: 6:50 am Starting time: 7:00 am Meeting place: Hawaii Nature Center Lower Parking Lot You can either park in this lower lot at…
Aloha ! At Run to the Sun, everyone has their own story and every story is different. In fact, our particular stories often differ drastically from year to year. The "people" stood out in my mind more this year than ever. It started with the race directors. Maybe I just knew more than ever before…
Wow – what a beautiful day to run up a mountain! Last year all I got was a T-shirt from Cheryl and had to listen to Matt Stevens talking about the awesome event. This year, I was back and enjoying everyone along the way. The dark start, smell of manure along the early roads, dancing…
Thirty-five years ago I made my first trip to the summit of Haleakala, by car, with my parents. It was a beautiful day, not a cloud in the sky. My Dad said "it is a great day to go to the crater". That became the family slogan whenever anybody in the family was on Maui…
Aloha Athletes, This Saturday many of the usual HURT running group will be off to Maui to participate in the Run to the Sun. We wish all the runners good luck in this great event. However for those of you who are interested in doing something here on Oahu, a small group will be gathering…
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.