As mentioned on the Ultra list, there was a great article in USA Today on ultra running. The article is focused around this past weekend’s Massanutten race, however it has some pretty good information about ultra running in general. Included is a mention about winner, Matthew Estes, and his troubles at the H.U.R.T. 100 in…
Alex Papadopoulos finished his first 100 mile race this past weekend at the Massanutten Mountain Trails 100. His time was 31:37:30. Great job Alex! This race is held in the George Washington National Forest in Virginia. The race has a tough reputation for the rocky terrain. Alex lived in Hawaii over the last several months…
Just got back from running a reverse Triple Trek loop and was pleasantly surprised at how dry the trails are right now. Even in those areas that are usually wet and full of pig sh#t. Get out there and enjoy it!
I came across this article on Monica helping out with a local running club close to her home in Canada. Here is the link to the article. Get out there and run!
The second race in the 2005 H.U.R.T. Trail Series is the Run with a View, scheduled for Saturday, May 14th, 2005. The race starts at 7:00 a.m. A map to the start/finish of the race can be seen by clicking this link. This map shows the park which is on the corner of Kaahele and…
Aloha Athletes ! Congratulations to Jeff Huff, Cheryl Loomis, Patricia Carroll, Mike Garcia and Hurtpal Leon Draxler for very fine performances, last Saturday at the Miwok 100k in Sausalito, Calif. HURT rocks !Hopefully, we will hear all the details on this Saturday’s training. Saturday Training 5-07-05 "Kaahele Race Preview" Meeting time: 6:20 am Starting time:…
The trails around Oahu were a little quieter this past weekend as several H.U.R.T. regulars were on separate but similar "stealth" missions to the Miwok 100K, just North of the Golden Gate bridge in San Francisco. This race gets lots of attention as it is a qualifier for the following year’s (2006) Western States 100,…
I’m heading out to Spain to join a friend for an epic run. I can only take a short time off from work (1 week), so I cannot do the full journey. The plan is to connect with my ultra friend Erik in OCebreiro in Galicia Spain. That’s just over 100 miles from Santiago de…
Aloha Athletes ! This Saturday will take us on a rare visit to the Leeward side for some nice ocean vistas. Saturday Training 4-30-05 "Kaena Point" Meeting time: 6:20 am Starting time: 6:30 am "sharp" Meeting place: Dillingham Airfield and Gliderport on Farrington Hwy. Take a left into the last entrance to the airfield and…
MAKIKI WAI WORKDAY: This past Saturday, almost 30 volunteers mustered at the Hawaii Nature Center for Makiki Wai workday. In addition to planting and general trail maintenance, volunteers completed the long discussed fence between Kanealole Trail and the Makiki baseyard. HURT members, assisted by volunteers, tie-wired split bamboo pickets onto the chain-link fencing and gates…
The 2005 Swamp Romp was held today and H.U.R.T. was well represented by 6 women led by Cheryl. Other team members were Steph, Kat, Marion, Wendy, and Barbi. They all looked like they had a lot of fun. Click here to see photo’s of the event. Other H.U.R.T. runners participating on various teams were Steph’s…
The 2005 HURT Trail Series got off to a great start on Saturday, April 16, with the Top of Tantalus 7 mile run. The lookout at Pu`u `Ualaka`a State Park set the stage for the 53 eager participants as the sweeping, panoramic view featured a sunrise over Diamond Head crater, a blue Pacific Ocean with…
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