Aloha HURT Runners! For all of you headed over for Run to the Sun, have a Great Race! Am posting the Makiki Wai work schedule for 2006. This is a great opportunity for runners and family to "give back" to Na Ala Hele and the trail system we run on. See you on Maui! Mike…
La Sportiva and Golite have launched a new web site promoting trail running and their mountain running team. Click here to check out the site!
Aloha Athletes ! We continue our Run to the Sun taper with an easy, short run around part of our Manoa course and one Tantalus Rd. (less Concrete Hill). See ya there ! Saturday Training 3-18-06 Meeting time: 5:55 am Starting time: 6:05 am Meeting place: Hawaii Nature Center lower parking lot Training: approx. 7…
I found something really interesting this morning. An article in the LA Times comparing various sports drinks including Gatorade, Endurox R4, and chocolate milk. While it is far from conclusive and getting lots of pushback from both Gatorade and the makers of Endurox, it makes for an interesting read. Click here for the full article….
Runner’s World has an interesting little article with ten people saying why they love trail running. Check it out here. There is an interesting link: Trail Racing 101 There are some other cool tools on their site including something called SmartCoach that can create a training plan for you. Why do you love trail running?…
Hello all! I live over on your neighbor island of Kauai and am anxiously anticipating the Run to the Sun. With many triathlons under my belt (Ironman distance and down), I’d like to consider myself an endurance junkie but this will be my first ultra running event -and I am stoked. I wish I had…
Aloha Athletes ! With Run to the Sun only 2 weeks from Saturday, if you’re not in shape by now, it’s too late to worry about it. So, you might as well join us for our beginning taper run. It should be relaxed and fun ! Saturday Training 3-11-06 "Manoa+Tantalus Rd./Concrete Hill" Meeting time: 5:55…
Aloha Athletes ! We had a wonderful, rain-free training run at the Hoomaluhia Botanical Garden and up to Pali lookout (3 repeats) last Saturday. With Run to the Sun only 3 weeks from this Saturday, it’s time to do our long training run before beginning to taper. We will return to our Manoa/Tantalus Rd. to…
The New York Times has an article that refers to a new study put out by the New England Journal of Medicine in regards to Glucosamine and Chondroitin when used for stopping arthritis pain. I know many of us take these supplements daily and are convinced it does something for us. I’ve converted the article…
Judy Carluccio who recently moved from Hawaii to New Mexico was the 1st woman finisher and 6th place overall at the WEST TEXAS JACKRABBIT RALLY. Congratulations Judy! This was a 28.5 mile or 46K run. Here’s a partial quote from what Race Director Mark Dorion wrote on his report to the Ultralist: "Men’s winner Skaggs…
Remember South African, Lisa de Speville? She has been writing about a grueling (read that as sounding really fun to me) adventure race at the southern tip of South America. The Patagonia Expedition Race covers some of the most remote and unpopulated areas of southern Chile. Click here to read more about this great adventure.
I came across this article at Runners Web that got me thinking about the training we do for H.U.R.T. events. I have been kicking around some of these ideas for my own training as well. The author talks about adding speed workouts for endurance events–though not in the context of 100 mile runs, and I…
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.