Aloha, Here is some interesting info from this month’s Trail Advisory Council meeting: 1. Completion of the new Hawaii Nature Center building will be delayed until sometime next year. The contractor has yet to solve a drainage problem with the building. 2. Sierra club volunteers will continue to work until October…
A lot of us follow trail and ultra running. Some of us are into triathlons and even adventure racing. Click this link to an article on the Teva U.S. Mountain Running Team. Here’s another link if you are interested in more information: http://www.usatf.org/groups/MountainUltraTrail/ Aloha, Bob
We are trying to gauge the interest for the 2005 H.U.R.T. Mystery Run scheduled for November 25, 2005. This race was held for the first time in 2004 and for most participants, was a blast. The race started about 7:00 p.m. on a dark night at the Hawaii Nature Center. Mike Muench outwitted and out…
Aloha Athletes ! Although most everyone who plans to enter the HURT Trail 100 Mile Endurance Run on January 14-15, 2006 has already begun training in earnest, this Saturday’s Training run will start training specifically for next January’s race. We will be doing a lot of HURT loops and variations of the HURT 100 race…
Aloha Athletes ! Great athlete and Hurtpal Darin Mingo almost was able to sneak by all the fanfare and complete the Kona Ironman unnoticed by all his friends at HURT. This may have been because Darin was slightly ahead of all the other HURT runners and posted the great finishing time of 11:21:08 !! Congratulations…
This past weekend saw 19 participants toe-the-line for the annual H.U.R.T. 12-hour run. Conditions seemed ideal with a nice sunny day and good breeze, however the trail was really wet and muddy in spots. Some of us begged off with other commitments, while others persevered the full 12 hours. Click here for the results. Congratulations…
H.U.R.T. runners did great at Saturday’s Ironman. Congratulations to each of them!!! Nick Kaiser: Swim 1:19 Bike 5:53:34 Run: 3:58.43 Overall 11:27:23 Finsih Position 1097 Steve Dewald Swim 1:12:09 Bike: 5:57:34 Run 4:36:07 Overall 11:57 Finish Position 1254 Gil Loomis Swim 1:19:46 Bike: 6:42:25 Run: 4:36:32 Overall 13:01 Finish Position 1427 Wendy Minor Swim: 1:20:52…
Aloha Athletes ! It’s almost time for one of the fun races of the year, the "Hogsback 12 Hour". Just bring your $10 and show up this Saturday (10-15-05) and be prepared to have the most fun you’ve had for $10 in a long time. The race will start promptly at 6:00 am, so please…
Jeff Huff sent me his Plain 100 report to post here. Jeff was one of only two finishers in the 2005 Plain 100. For those of us that were there, we all know Jeff did more than just finish this race. Congratulations again Jeff !!! Click here to read his report. Aloha, Bob
Just a quick reminder that this coming Saturday (10/15), H.U.R.T. runners, Gil Loomis, Steve Dewald and Nick Kaiser will be over in Kona participating in the Ironman triathlon. Hurtpal Wendy Minor will also be in Kona particpating in the Ironman as well. Good Luck to all of you. While Barbi and I were out on…
I just received a copy of the UltraRunning magazine ad for the H.U.R.T. 100. Click here to see it full size. Check it out–you might see some familiar faces!! This is a good reminder to get those applications in and to make the commitment to step up your training (I am talking to myself here!)…
In all my pre-Plain planning and training, I forgot to mention that we now have a local source for Montrail trail shoes. Fleet Feet Sports in Kailua is now stocking Montrail. I have been running in the Montrail Highline recently as have a few other regular H.U.R.T. runners. The shoe has been working great for…
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.