While many of us are getting ready for a nice three day weekend coming up with the Memorial Day Holiday, someone we all know is off to run a 100 mile race! I want to wish Don Fallis luck, success, strong legs, and best wishes as he heads out to Canada to run the Sulfur…
Kat has posted additional pictures from this past Saturday. Enjoy. They can viewed by clicking here. Click the first photo to make it larger and easier to scroll through them.
Aloha! This past Po’aono (Saturday), HURT members gathered to erect a bench at the top of Nuuanu Trail in memory of fellow runner, Kent Bien. After all work was complete, we joined hands, formed a circle, and shared memories of Kent. It was only fitting that our tribute was blessed with cool mountain rain. My…
This past Saturday I volunteered to be the aid station at the Pali Lookout for the group running from Kailua to the Nature Center and back–a long 40+ mile day. (Having done this run last August, I know how long the day is!) I was told to expect the group around 2:00 p.m. so I…
Bob Murphy sent me a link to an article about H.U.R.T. 100 Finisher, David Goggins and his quest to run Badwater and to do it as a charity. Click here to read the full article in the Navy Compass.
Talk about an amazing lady, Wendy Minor was written about in Inside Triathlon magazine. I feel like a slug! She has 23 Ironman finishes, plus completing the double, Kona and Xterra. Great job Wendy! You are an inspiration! Read about her here.
Remember South African, Lisa de Speville? She has been writing about a grueling (read that as sounding really fun to me) adventure race at the southern tip of South America. The Patagonia Expedition Race covers some of the most remote and unpopulated areas of southern Chile. Click here to read more about this great adventure.
This past Saturday was a really fun run–the last big group run before the H.U.R.T. 100. We did an easy reverse Trek route of 10 miles. The pace was supposed to be easy and we started off late for us–7:00 a.m. I won’t try to name everyone who was there since it was such a…
Good News! This morning, Judge Kevin Chang presided over citizenship ceremonies for 64 people from many different countries. Filiesha LeRand, one of our local trail divas, has officially become an American citizen. It was certainly a long process for her but well worth the effort. All went well until we tried to enter the courtroom……
Steve Dewald and Hurtpal Wendy Minor completed their double (Ironman + Xterra) this past weekend by participating in the Xterra World Championships on Maui. This race consists of a 1500 meter swim, a 30K mountain bike and a 10K trail run. Steve had a time of 4:05. Wendy got special mention in the race report:…
A lot of us follow trail and ultra running. Some of us are into triathlons and even adventure racing. Click this link to an article on the Teva U.S. Mountain Running Team. Here’s another link if you are interested in more information: http://www.usatf.org/groups/MountainUltraTrail/ Aloha, Bob
H.U.R.T. runners did great at Saturday’s Ironman. Congratulations to each of them!!! Nick Kaiser: Swim 1:19 Bike 5:53:34 Run: 3:58.43 Overall 11:27:23 Finsih Position 1097 Steve Dewald Swim 1:12:09 Bike: 5:57:34 Run 4:36:07 Overall 11:57 Finish Position 1254 Gil Loomis Swim 1:19:46 Bike: 6:42:25 Run: 4:36:32 Overall 13:01 Finish Position 1427 Wendy Minor Swim: 1:20:52…
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