Work took me to Queensland last week for a meeting in the rain forest. I was able to squeeze in a couple of trail ultras en route. First was the Maroondah Dam 50k in Victoria near Melbourne on 19th. More challenging than I expected as the scale of the profile plot was in metres, not…
Aloha Athletes, The first HURT Trail Series race of 2012 is coming up on March 17th. So this week we are planning to do a preview run of the course. Meet at 7:00 a.m. Please be quiet as we are parking in a neighborhood. This is a nice trail to start off the trail series:…
Aloha Athletes, Just a couple of quick things here. Sunday March 18th we will be running to the sun again that is the summit at Haleakala 10,032" We still dont have a REAL race director so we're continuing the unofficial RTTS as we have done the last 2 years. So this is TOTALLY UNOFFICIAL,…
Congratulations to all who participated in the Swamp Romp. I heard good things about a greatly improved course with fun, new obstacles and the usual amount of water and muck. Looking through some of the race photos there were definitely some creative costumes. A great end of the race photo courtesy of Chuck Little. Chuck…
Aloha Athletes, This Saturday is the annual Swamp Romp out at Kaneohe Marine Base. You know, where people do things like this, for fun: If you are not participating, it is pretty fun just to watch. Otherwise, find some sweet, dry trails to run. I would not be surprised to hear of someone running up…
Aloha Athletes, Time to do something kinda easy this weekend–and close to town. Top of Tantalus run. This is a great opportunity to preview one of the early HURT Trail Series races. You do have those race dates on your calendar, right? The link to the race series schedule is on the upper left side…
Aloha Athletes, Huh, you say? Yes. This Saturday, no organized training so if you are doing something and would like some company, post it in the comments below. Be safe out there! Get out and run. Aloha, Bob P.S. Many of you may be aware already, but if not, there is a new Podcast called…
Aloha Athletes, Heading back to the N. shore on Saturday. Last week's description, per Cheryl: "Absolutely the most beautiful morning at Peacock,,,cool and crisp, huge waves and whale jumping everywhere. And the best of trail buddies to share all of this …we all just hated to come down off the mountain. Lucky we live Hawaii"…
The ‘Oahu Perimeter Solos Run March 2-4th, 2012. This is the unofficial, unsupported, ‘Do-It-Yourself Anyway-You-Want’, Oahu perimeter run. Each year a group of intrepid individuals comes together to run around Oahu, and complete the longest ultra run that occurs on Oahu during the year. This year’s venture will commence Friday, March 2nd, at…
Aloha Athletes, Well you can tell the HURT 100 is finished and people are itching to run anywhere but on the HURT course. I hope that this year we can get back to more variety in the trails we run. Oahu does really have more to offer than the Makiki/Tantalus trail system or Peacock. We…
Aloha Athletes, Just in case you have not noticed, the 2012 HURT Trail Series schedule is posted on the top left side of the site. The HURT Trail Series remains one of the best ways to get trail run experience, learn the trails in a fun way, meet other trail runners, and is one of the best…
Aloha Athletes ! Another successful HURT 100 is in the books. Traditon has it that we meet for an easy workout at Ho'omaluhia Botanical Garden and meet afterward inside the Garden for a potluck. So here's the plan: meet/park at 7:00 am near the entrance to the Garden at the end of Luluku Rd. Please…
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.
