I had the misfortune of being attacked by a dog this morning on Moleka trail. The dog (young, moderate sized, black with white markings on face) was accompanied by a middle aged woman (who had it on a leash but made no attempt to restrain it) and another more mature dog (brown/black) that joined the…
As we all know, there are lots of pigs out around the HURT course. We have also seen all the damage they cause. The State DLNR has authorized and opened the area to pig hunters for the next year. Hunting is scheduled to begin on February 4th. Hunters will only be allowed to hunt Wednesdays…
Aloha Athletes, Last week we had a good size group out for the start of Run to the Sun training. Unfortunately, with Cheryl sleeping in, we had to ad-lib a bit on the route out through Manoa Valley. Funny when you think about it, we are basically trail runners and know our way around the…
For anyone planning a recce of the Volcano marathon route, here is a way-point file showing the cross-country part of the route. The most tricky bit is the turn off from the Kau Desert Trail onto the Mauna Iki trail, but there are a number of spots where it is easy to mistake natural features…
As many of you know, Paul Sibley had his own reasons for completing the HURT 100 this year. A year ago, he pulled out after being diagnosed with cancer. Click this link to view his success in 2007.
Leon Draxler sent me a disc with a lot of great photo’s from the HURT 100. Some are a bit dark but they show great shots of the trails and of the runners. Click here to view the photos. Thanks Leon!
I‘m back on the mainland but I wanted to point out to the blog that David Carlsson not only completed 100k at HURT but a week later placed ‘first‘ in the Hilo to Volcano run in case you guys didn‘t know. Great work for a guy who a month ago was just trying to get…
I received a link via e-mail from Alethea to some more HURT 100 photos. Click here to view. Thanks Alethea!!
FROM:Matt Hart has arranged for HURT 100 racers to purchase the Nuun Active Hydration products at a 50% off discount. This is really a generous offer. There was a sample in each of the racer bags too. TO:Matt Hart, who came in 2nd in the HURT 100km and is on Team DART-nuun has…
Aloha Athletes ! It’s time to shift from the trails to the road and start training for the 2007 Halekakala Run to the Sun! I suggest getting your application in now (Click here for the application) and start making your travel arrangements. If you feel that you won’t be ready to do the race solo,…
Here’s some more great photos from the Mudd Butt Cafe aka Nuuanu Aid Station. Click here to view the album. Remember to click on the first photo to enlarge it.
Congratulations to all the 100M and 100K finishers at the HURT Trail 100 this past weekend. You were all fantastic out there! For any successful race, there are many behind-the-scene individuals who put great time and effort into making everything come together. I would like to extend a heartfelt “Mahalo” to the following individuals and…
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.