Hello, I am wondering if there are any willing pacers for the 2011 Hurt100 around? I was slotted in as a replacement this week and as such my pacers can't travel on short notice. I am an average runner looking at a 32-34 hour finish-and looking for whatever help may present itself:) You can respond…
Trail News
Mikem’s 61st Birthday Run
100K over three HURT loops. 5:00PM November 12th to 3:00PM November 13th,2010 Ask and you shall receive is the old saying. It must have been the Oahu trail gods being talked about because they proved quite bountiful in their provision of rain, and mud; the Kane god of mud Kanekelekelekalepo being particularly plenteous. If this…
Saturday Training 11-20-10 “Gravy All Over !”
Aloha Athletes ! Lately, Saturday Training has been a lot like "Gravy All Over"…different starting times, different starting places, which is the "way it is"…everyone has different schedules and lives in different areas of our beautiful island. This Saturday we will continue with our traditional HURT 100 training venue: 6:00 am at the end of…
The Unofficial 12 Hours of Hogback; Enter the DarkSide
Another in the Madness Series….. Time: 6:00PM Friday November 26th to 6:00AM Saturday November 27 Place: Hogback (of course!) Nature Center Picnic Table. The Route: Inner loops (Hogback, Cross-over, Center) repeated. Bring your own stuff, though there will be some refreshments there. This is a great test of stamina and fortitude over that bit…
Karl Meltzer on NBC this Sunday
NBC Sports will be airing a story on Karl Meltzers latest adventure at 3:00 p.m. ET (I think that means 10 a.m. for us). NBC Sports Red Bull Human Express: WOAS hits the road with Red Bull athlete Karl Meltzer as he takes on the legendary Pony Express Route…on foot. The Pony Express served…
Mikey’s Birthday Run (3+ HURT LOOPS)
Start time 5:00 PM Friday November 12, Manoa Rd. @narrows. Distance 3+ Loops. Stashes stocked. Charity event. Well its been quite a year! 60 Hour HOSPICE Runner run, HURT 100 (PR), Round Oahu, 2Seas2Summits, Maui Madness, Peacock(PR)….to name just the highlights. Running for 60 hours plus on a number of occasions, was quite a challenge,…
The Kalahari Augrabies Extreme Marathon (250km/155miles) by Heather Howells
The Kalahari Augrabies Extreme Marathon 2010 My adventure began on the 12th October 2010 with an extreme travelthon from Hawaii to South Africa, eventually arriving in Johannesburg 36 hours later. It was at the hotel in Johannesburg that I met Chanleigh and it turned out that her and I were joined at the hip for…
Saturday Training 11-6-10 “Manoa to Jackass” Repeats
Aloha Athletes ! "Same song…another verse"…Manoa to Jackass repeats…6 am at the end of Manoa Rd. By the way, there is someone who I forgot to thank for helping-out at the Peacock 54…Larry Inouye ! Larry is the very important person who gets permission to use the airfield facility for the race. No permission…no race….
HURT Runner, Vi Jones-Medusky – Raising Awareness for ALS
Many thanks to all of you who participated in Vi’s annual Trek at Kualoa! All the usual old HURT course marshals manned the course (Bill & Punkin’ Burgess, Christine Begy, Steve Villiger, Clem Alec-Gorai, MikeM, Cheryl Loomis, Keith Moon’s lovely daughter Morgan, Rex Vlcek, Sean Price), dressed in costume! We had about 120 runners on…
“Unofficial” Run to the Sun Sunday March 20, 2011
Aloha Athletes, We have received word that there will be another version of the "unofficial" Run to the Sun in 2011. The date is Sunday March 20, 2011. Starting at 4:30 a.m. at the Kahului Alehouse/Maui Mall. Again this race is completely unofficial and individual runners will have to be completely self supported for nutritional…
Saturday training 10-30-10 “Manoa to Jackass”
Aloha Athletes ! With the very tough Peacock 54 behind us it's time to start serious HURT 100 training. This Saturday will be the first of many Saturday training runs over the next two months starting at 6 am at the end of Manoa Rd., and going to Jackass Ginger, and returning. Repeats are the…
Peacock Lost and Found
Gordon has a few items from the race. 1) one military backpack with the name "Cecere" on it 2) one soft blue round cooler with pizza inside ( since thrown away) 3) one soft black cooler 4) one headlamp ( need to describe to claim and know brand) My question, since this was the last…