It’s a very wet, windy, and soggy day here in Hawaii. I know we shouldn’t complain given the weather this past week on much of the mainland. Nothing like 30 miles out on the HURT course to bring you back to reality in regards to fitness and training. Glad I got my run in yesterday….
Another update to the 2007 HURT 100 entrants list and five more runners added to the list. This latest update includes the 2006 HURT 100 winner, Karl Meltzer. Click here to see the update. How’s your training going? Are you getting in some long mileage days? Our weather has been very pleasant lately–with daytime high…
Aloha Athletes ! PJ and I will be putting together a HURT 100 trail marking team. Organizing will begin in earnest the week of December 8-15, 2006, so if you are interested, please plan on contacting either one of us that week. Trail marking is planned to be done the morning of Friday, January 12,…
Aloha! First, a Big Mahalo to PJ, Bozo, Trish, Harald, the Huffer, and Mike for a job well done last week on Aihualama Trail! You all did a great job out there!! We have one last work day scheduled before HURT VII – would appreciate those of you who can make some time…
Aloha Athletes ! This Saturday will be a repeat of the one Saturday before last, starting at Cheryl’s at 5:00 am, going to the Waimanalo side of Maunawili Trail, up to Pali Lookout, down Pali Hwy./Old Pali Hwy. to Jackass Ginger and over to the Nature Center, and return to Cheryl’s. If you have questions…
The latest update is 7 more entrants for a total of 74 entries to date. Some of the latest entrants are HURT veterans and others are in for their first taste of the HURT 100. Luis Escobar is included in this update. Luis won the first HURT 100 in 2001. Click here to see the…
It’s that time of year for training, and viruses. The Oahu ER’s are filling up with people coming in with severe nausea and also the other end. With our training increasing, please take extra care to wash hands to avoid getting sidelined doing that last weeks of volume before HURT. Trust me, I know the…
It hasn’t rained much in Manoa Valley over the past weeks; dry and humid, like the rest of the island. I ran most of a HURT loop last Friday and I didn’t even get much mud on my socks– which is a testament to how dry things have been. But when I got up…
A Siren Song and a Warm Bed I have been moving forever and I must move forevermore. There is only the shuffling of my feet and the occasional attempts to run which are stalled by the pains in my legs. It is clear to me that the myth of Sisyphus is derived from ancient tales…
Aloha Athletes ! Now’s your big chance to kill 2 birds with one stone…"turkey’s", that is ! You can join the group for a good training run this Saturday, and all the while work off some of the added calories consumed over Thanksgiving. We’ve even moved up the starting time to 7:00 am for those…
A couple of the same good souls volunteered to work this Wednesday morning- hope there might be a few more, we are pretty short handed!I need to know if you can help us by early this evening (Monday), so I can know how many tools to pick up tomorrow morning. e-mail PJ here if you…
Yes, it’s Thanksgiving here in the U.S. this week. I know (my wife is Canadian), Thanksgiving was a month ago for our Northern friends. For many people, the winter and the holiday’s are times we tend to eat more and perhaps–add on a few pounds. For HURT 100 participants, we don’t have to worry too…
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.