Race Bib Numbers Assigned-H.U.R.T. 100
Big John has assigned race bib numbers for H.U.R.T. 100 participants. Click here to see your number. This race is coming up fast. I guess I better get out and get some training done!
Trail News
Hersey Custom Shoes
I was reading over on John Vonhof’s Happy Feet blog about the Hersey Custom Shoe Company. Pretty cool in today’s mass produced and mass marketed world that there are still people who make a business out of custom made shoes. These are not custom fitted shoes but each shoe is custom made for the buyers…
H.U.R.T. 100 Participants as of 12/23/05
The list just keeps growing. Apparently a lot of people want to spend a weekend in January out on the trails here in Hawaii. This latest update includes past H.U.R.T. 100 winner, Mike Sweeney. Click here to see the list.
Happy Holidays to everyone! No formal training is planned for this weekend. Some people may be going out on their own or in small groups. Its taper time and also time to relax a bit and enjoy family and friends. The trails remain dry! Be safe out there and good training! Aloha, Bob
Saturday Training: Dryest Trails in Months
I hope you were lucky enough to get out on the trails over the last couple of days. I got in 60 miles over two days on the driest trails we have had in a long time. Saturday the H.U.R.T. course was in awesome shape. Had the race been run over the last two days,…
H.U.R.T. 100 Entrants as of 12/15/05
We’re just a month away from the race and (click) here is the latest entrant list as of 12/15/05. Some new names, some familiar names, and …??? Should be a great race this year! Aloha, Bob
Tantalus’ Best Kept Secret???
If information about the trail I’m about to describe s supposed to be secretive, any of the Tantalus veterans out there should feel free to pull this off the blog. I don’t want to spill any inadvertently spill any beans. If not, read on…. Yesterday, I went out on the trails with the intention of…
Marathon Photos
Kat has posted some pictures that Rex took at two recent marathons. You can see photos from the Honolulu Marathon and also the Marine Corp Marathon. The Marine Corp Marathon was in the Washington DC area. Thanks Rex and Kat!!
Congratulations Filiesha!
Good News! This morning, Judge Kevin Chang presided over citizenship ceremonies for 64 people from many different countries. Filiesha LeRand, one of our local trail divas, has officially become an American citizen. It was certainly a long process for her but well worth the effort. All went well until we tried to enter the courtroom……
Saturday Training 12-17-05
Aloha Athletes ! Dryer than expected trails and cool breezes greeted our small band of up-beat non-Honolulu Marathoners on Saturday on the Maunawili Trail. It was an enjoyable day of HURT-style comraderie. Big thanks to Rex for providing the stash and to Bob McAllaster for some awesome cookies for the finish. Congratulations to all that…
Saturday Training 12-10-05
Aloha Athletes ! With Sunday being the Honolulu Marathon, only the die-hard ultrarunners who are seriously training for the HURT 100 will likely be joining us for Saturday Training. However, we have a nice training run planned on the Maunawil Trail. Join us for all or part…it will be fun. A big mahalo to Rex…
Saturday Training Report
This past Saturday I was able to get out on the trails after some scheduled work fell through. I had put in a long week of work-related late nights and fighitng off a cold so I wasn’t sure how the day would go. As it turned out, the trails were the driest (not sure of…