Aloha Athletes, Marian is planning on starting at the base of long road at 4:30 a.m. and the rest of the group is meeting at the parking lot behind the control tower for a 7:00 a.m start. If you are planning on joining in, remember lots of fluids for hydration, electrolytes and fantastic views. You…
A few weeks ago I posted about Charlotte Vasarhelyi's attempt at setting a record on the Bruce Trail in Canada. I received this from her today: "Hi Everyone, Some of you know that completing the Bruce Trail End to End run has been a dream of mine for a very long time. On June 19th, I…
AKA – Run With the Pigs The sixth event of the 2010 H.U.R.T. Trail Series is scheduled for Saturday, August 14 at 7:00 a.m. In keeping with the H.U.R.T. spirit, this run is all about enjoying the trail and the camaraderie of your fellow runners. Requirements for entering this event are: Be ready and willing…
Aloha Athletes, Thank you for coming out to the Kaena Point Firecracker 10 mile trail race. I am pretty sure yesterday's weather was some of the coolest temperatures that we have ever had out there for our race and the mud may have been a first as well. Based on post-race conversations, it seems most…
In about 30+ hours or so from when this is being typed, the Kaena Point Firecracker 10 Mile trail run will be just about to start. If you have somehow forgot or missed the previous messages, all the info can be found here and here. Don't forget, water, sunscreen, a chair and dish to pass for…
I needed to shop for some new trail shoes and did what I usually do, I asked what other runners have been wearing. I was looking at just general trail shoes, not race specific or even hundred-mile specific. Just something comfortable that I could wear on the trails for runs leading up to say, Triple…
First thing I must say is that it was a less than ideal time for us to do it. I had gotten reinjured a week after the April HURT race and missed about four of the next eight weeks with no running whatsoever. Gina was recovering from a recurring stress fracture (same shin as the…
Aloha Athletes, We have the annual 4th of July festivities coming up this weekend and there are a lot of fun things to choose from. Our own HURT Trail Series, the Kaena Point Firecracker 10 Mile race is Saturday July 3rd at 7:00 a.m. The race starts at the end of the paved road…
Greetings from Auburn. Thanks for the support and cheers HURT. Ultrarunning is such a beautiful and effortless endeavor- when things are flowing right. And such a tooth and nail fight when it's not- as you ALL well know. This weekend amounted to the above and much, much more. Most goals met- some not, but leaving me amazed by the…
Elbows is gone! She lays lonely down the gritty black slope. The tree missing an arm Looks lopsided, Forlorn. No longer intimidating; Lost perhaps. Its purpose shorn. One more dread Disappears As Ahuilama is Slowly tamed.
Geoff Roes (HURT100 winner in 2009) and Tracy Garneau (two-times HURT100 winner and current HURT100 course record holder) won the WS100 last night in what looked like perfect conditions. Geoff Roes (15:07) as well as runner-up Anton Krupicka (15:13) both bested Scott Jurek's 2004 course record, with long-time leader and 2008 UTMB winner Kilian Jornet…
An Account Of A Double Summit Of Mauna Loa And Mauna Kea, on a Trek From the Holei Sea Arch, Volcanoes National Park, to Pu'ukohola Heiau, Kawaihae in May of 2010: 160 Miles, 94+ Hours M.N. Muench Who Says Misery Loves Company? The night clouds slipped slowly around us as we trudged the…
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.