Finished! All photos I felt were worth processing and posting have been. It was actually quicker and much more enjoyable to pace Loop 2 than it was to do all this post event processing but that’s all part of capturing and preserving the memories in the best possible way. The views and scenery at Peacock…
Dear HURT ohana, I wanted to write a quick thank you to my HURT family. Lesley, Nate and Kylie and I will be leaving for Africa on Monday. For those that don’t know, we will be doing a two year training program with a Christian NGO on an island off the east coast of the…
Aloha Athletes, Sorry for the delay in getting these results posted. What an incredible event. Many people deserve to be thanked for all the hard work put into this race. I'd like to start with Gordon Lau who had the early vision that a race could even be conducted up at Peacock. Certainly Larry Inouye…
Aloha Everyone, I'm missing running in Hawaii with the HURT group. I'm currently in Herat, Afghanistan doing security work. One of the guys on my team, Dave Alvarez is a runner. He started running with me shortly after he moved from his compound to my compound. He just recently joined my Security team and we've…
Aloha Athletes, Doug Long completed the Hardrock 100 Endurance Run in Colorado. His time was 46:57. Congratulations to Doug and his support team including his family and pacers, Huddy, Scott, and Cheryl Ridlon. We can't wait to hear the full details and hope (hint-hint) to read a full race report once you get rested up and…
After months of preparing gear, testing equipment and dropping some stash the Memorial Day weekend finally arrived. Me and a couple HURT runners have made it a tradition to backpack the length of the Ko'olau Summit Trail (KST). It starts at Pupukea and ends at Kipapa trail. The Kipapa section is legally closed so will…
I believe we have seen something remarkable during the last two weeks. Others unfamiliar with the circumstances might just have expected it as matter or course, or feel entitled to critique events with no knowledge of the facts or without making any relevant contribution to aid in ending this tragic situation. But it is something…
Are's parents and family have requested that all volunteers involved in the search and recovery of their son meet at the parking area behind Dillingham Air Tower at Noon on Sunday. They would like to thank everyone at this time and it will give all of us some time for closure.
Not to detract from the important post on Are, just wanted to post on my hot, humid Louisiana run tomorrow. You can follow along via CancerRunner. Summary below:
Are's friends have set up the following web site to aid in the search for him. http://findare.blogspot.com/ This site contains a detailed map we have shared with them on the route and locations leading up to when Are went missing. The search is continuing as I write this. We have made contact with a pig…
Aloha Athletes, As of 7:00 a.m. this morning we have 14 volunteers getting ready to begin searching for Are. This includes search and rescue members of the Hawaii Trail and Mountain Club. Search and Rescue Hawaii, a professionally trained all volunteer group of dogs and their handlers are also taking part in today's search. We…
Aloha Athletes, This is hard to write this however I want all of you to know what has been going on the last few days. As many of you by now know, Are was out running with us on Saturday up at Peacock Flats. We left to head up Kealia Trail and wanted to get…
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