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…
Thanks to Rex and Kat, the photo’s from the Top of Tantalus Race on 04/16/05 have been posted to the blog. Please click here or on the link on the left-hand side of the blog under Photo Albums. The thumbnails can be enlarged by clicking on them if they don’t open up large on their…
Aloha Athletes ! The first race of the 2005 HURT Trail Series was a blast ! Congratulations to all that participated. The results will be sent out soon. A big mahalo to co-race directors Rex Vlcek and Bob Murphy for an excellent job ! 53 runners participated. Congratulations to Nick Kaiser who today ran the…
Aloha! Once again, the Oahu Na Ala Hele Trails and Access Program and the Hawaii Nature Center are requesting volunteers to come out and work on the Makiki Watershed Awareness Initiative. Next workday will be on Saturday, 23 April 2005: 1. Meet at the Makiki Forestry Baseyard @ 0900- you may go through…
Aloha Athletes ! The first HURT Trail Series Race of 2005 is finally here…this Saturday (4-16-05) at 7:00 am ! Please be at Puu Ualakaa Park by 6:30 am to sign-in for this 7 mile, fun, trail race. There’s a nominal $10 entry fee which includes awards and post-race pupus. Very nice Patagonia shirts will…
Hurters, There is an interesting article in the NY Times today reporting the results of a new study on hyponatremia in marathon runners: http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/14/health/14water.html?hp&ex=1113537600&en=749efc752fa5c74a&ei=5094&partner=homepage The abstract to the journal article can be found athttp://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/short/352/15/1550 Cheers,Nick
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.
