Aloha Athletes ! PJ has given us a break from the usual Run to the Sun training with a combination road/trail workout: Meeting time: 5:50 am Starting time: 6:00 am Meeting place: Cheryl’s house 1291 Aulepe St., Kailua Training: Run 4 miles on the road to the Waimanalo side trailhead of the Maunawili trail. Continue…
Many of us know the exploits of Dean Karnazes. Here’s an article in Time Magazine’s on-line edition about him training to run 300 miles non-stop and his new book Ultramarathon Man to be published next month. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1029875-1,00.html There is even a reference that women make better ultra runners. Hmmm, what do you think?
Here is somethng cool, a race up Kilimanjaro: http://www.dailycamera.com/bdc/our_town/article/0,1713,BDC_2518_3553404,00.html I came across this and know how some of you just love challenges and running up hills. This race is being organized by Pemba Sherpa, a member of Boulder’s running group, Boulder Trail Runners. In July, 30 runners will participate in this event including H.U.R.T. runner…
Aloha Runners! FYI, a brief summary of the meeting held 15 February 2005. 1. Poamoho Trail access is still being negotiated between Dole and the State. When signed, the public will have access directly to the trail head. Per Aaron, this would be a "killer" location for a trail run! 2. Trail Club clearing agreement …
Saturday Training 2-19-05 Aloha Athletes ! Part 4 of "PJ’s Run to the Sun Training" will continue as follows. Meeting time: 5:50 am Starting time: 6:00 am Meeting place: Hawaii Nature Center lower parking lot Training: Manoa Rd. run (10 miles) followed by 1 or more Tantalus Rd./up Concrete Hill/and return (9 miles/loop) loops. Don
For the runners headed to Western States this year–it looks like it could be a snow year. The following link http://www.dclundell.net/running/ws100-snow-conditions/ supplied by Don Charles Lundell shows that the snow pack is at 105% as of February 7th at Squaw Valley. Good Training!!
The Oahu Na Ala Hele Trails and Access program and the Hawaii Nature Center are asking volunteers to come and help on the Makiki Watershed Awareness Initiative, or MAKIKI WAI project. Post HURT 100, on Saturday, January 22nd, 5 HURT runners replanted seven ala He’e trees plus weeded and restored dryland taro patches uprooted by…
For anyone Interested: NA ALA HELE TRAIL ADVISORY COUNCIL MEETING Tuesday, 15 February 2005Makiki Baseyard Conference room4-5:30PM Meeting is open to public.Partial Agenda includes: 1. Poamoho trail access status 2. Manoa Falls parking agreement 3. Trail maintenance report 4. Wahiawa Hills trail permits 5. …
There is always ongoing discussion about the perfect shoe. Runners talk about the latest, greatest shoe or their favorite pair that finally wore out and has never been replaced. I know,– I searched many hours on the Internet trying to find the perfect shoe for H.U.R.T. (P.S. I think I came close! La Sportiva Exum…
Who is Chris Carmichael and why should you care? He has been the coach of Lance Armstrong through each of his Tour wins. He is now answering questions on fitness through Outside magazine’s on line edition. At the link below Chris answer’s the question: I’m an endurance athlete. How often should I lift weights? http://outside.away.com/outside/bodywork/carmichael-20050201.html…
H.U.R.T. has introduced some new technology thanks to the efforts of Bob McAllaster and Pete Martinez. They have created a blog which is short for web log. Blogs have become an easy way for communicating and serve many of the same functions as a web site. The main advantage is the ease of posting for…
Run to the Sun Training Part 3 Meeting time: 5:50 am Starting time: 6:00 am Meeting place: Hawaii Nature Center lower parking lot Training: 10 mile Manoa loop+Tantalus Rd.X2 Bring: the usual Aloha, Don