Here’s a link to an article on Sam Thompson and his quest to run 50 marathons in 50 days as a fundraiser for Katrina victims. http://news.yahoo.com/s/kitv/20060713/lo_kitv/9509301 Sam ran in Honolulu on Wednesday. Ultra runners may have heard of Dean Karnazes plan to do something similar later this fall. Dean plans on running the Maui marathon…
This coming weekend several Hawaii ultra runners will be participating in three different races on the mainland. From Vermont to Colorado and Nevada (Lake Tahoe area). I’ll be following up later this week with their names and hopefully links to allow you to track their progress. Hardrock starts Friday morning while the other two races…
Click on photo for instant inspiration. More photos to follow on the blog. Written by Bob Murphy, subjected to rigorours review by Jeff Huff and Matt Stevens I went diving with my son, Kevin on Saturday and I was pretty nervous (scared) when we did a 107 foot dive. I told Jeff that’s the most…
We were at a surprise birthday party tonight for Darin Mingo and met Richard Varley. Richard is very much involved with Keiki triathlon in the islands and it just so happened that Jakob Dewald was a featured athlete in an article in the Star Bulletin today. Click here to read the article. Click to enlarge…
John sent me another story this week written by Richard Senelly. These are great! This one was published in Ultrarunning sometime in 1989. It’s entitled Searching for Challenge: A Hero in My Own Mind. Click here to read it. Enjoy!
I came across an article in the Marin Independent entitled Pushing Limits. It discusses the growing popularity of "ultra" events. Past multi-HURT 100 winner, Mike Sweeney is interviewed as is Dean Karnazes. Click here to read the article.
I was out my office for some time today and when I returned I found an e-mail from John S. Here’s what it said: "Found this old story in Ultrarunning…………written by Richard Senelly. Might want to post it as it tells a pretty accurate story of the mysterious HURT shirts. It was run about 10…
For those of you interested, Western States legend Tim Twietmeyer, was interviewed recently by Scott Dunlap and posted on his A Trail Runner’s Blog. Click here to read the interview. Tim is running his 25th WS 100 in a few weeks.
The race was this weekend and unfortunately that meant a few of us had to miss Bob’s farewell. Aloha and GOOD LUCK Bob. The weather was pleasant and not too hot. A little wind, but all in all a great day for HURT. Nick Kaiser qualified once again as did Wendy Minor. Gil Loomis will…
This Saturday, June 3rd is the Mango Madness Trail Run. This is the third race in the 2006 H.U.R.T. Trail Series. More information is available here or by looking around on this site. Basically, show up by 6:30 a.m., pay $10, and you’re all set. The course is a beautiful run (approximately 10 miles) through…
As many of you know, Bob Murphy is moving to the mainland. This past Saturday, the first of many farewell runs for Bob was organized. Karen (aka: SoccerMom), Barbi, Jen, and Kim joined Bob for a loop around the Mango Madness route. As you can see by the photo, Bob was in heaven! Four beautiful…
As many of you know, multi H.U.R.T. 100 finisher, WS 100 Finisher, and trail runner raconteur, Bob Murphy, is moving to the mainland. We are planning a special moving away potluck for June 3 at 9:15 a.m.. This potluck will take place at the park on the corner of Makiki Street and Makiki Heights Drive…
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