NY Times Article
Interesting article on Diane Van Deren.http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/09/sports/09ultra.html?_r=1
Athletes/People
Future Tour Champ Meets Lance Armstrong
Paul Hopwood sent this to me today. Very cool. Thanks Paul! Here,s a short inspirational video of a good friend of mine and his eight year old boy from Ca. whilst riding in the alps,(they,re over to follow the tour ) and crossed paths with Lance armstrong,who recorded it and put it on his blog…
Women’s Winner, Anita Ortiz and another article
Here is a nice article on the Women's Western States 100 winner, Anita Ortiz. This is from the Vail Daily. http://www.vaildaily.com/article/20090628/SPORTS/906289981/1063 Here is another article from TrailRunningSoul.comhttp://tinyurl.com/lhzmbt
Congratulations to W.S. Runners!
Congratulations to our Hawaii H.U.R.T. runners. We can't wait to hear the stories that go with these results. Gil Loomis: 27:33Marian Yasuda: 28:19Ernest Tay: 28:33Stephanie Jenkins had to drop. From what I have heard, she went up there and started the race knowing she had some on going injuries but still toed the line. Courageous…
Miwok and More–Closer to Home (UPDATED)
Miwok was a different beast this year. I have always heard about how wonderful this race is. This year the weather was a significant factor as rain, wind, cold, and fog created some serious challenges. Apparently there were a lot of DNF's and some DNS's from people who just didn't show up. This photo shows…
Link to Fujio Miyachi Web Site
Fujio placed second at the Run to the Sun this year and he has sent us the link to his web site. Click here to view his site. Please go there and check it out. There is a great photo of him wearing his H.U.R.T. shirt.
Absolutely NUC–Kings Firecrackers Performance
This has absolutely no ultra content, just amazing video of some amazing young women and what they do with a jump rope. Watch this and go buy your kids a jump rope.
Which HURT Runner Is This Easter Bunny?
Contact Cheryl with your answer. You just might win a prize.
Surgery It Is, What a Bummer *UPDATE*
Well I went to the orthopedist at the VA and he is now sending me to the orthopedic surgeon at Tripler to have surgery. I asked him if I could run HURT 100 and he said that I could do permanent damage. He also said that the injury is probably going to be chronic and…
David Goggins Video
OK, this is pretty cool. Ladies, try not to drool too much on your keyboard!! Men, better get to work!
Ed Bugarin back from Trans Rockies
Ed Bugarin stopped by this morning to talk a bit about his and Carol’s recent experience at the Gore-Tex Transrockies Run. First, he said–it’s not a cheap run–something about a $2500 entry fee. However then he went on to describe the first class treatment they got every day from clean hot showers and bathrooms to…
Vi’s Adventure Trek and Run
This is a follow up to our post for Vi’s Adventure Trek and Run. I have a short list of about 7 volunteers for the event, and although there are a few more of you that verbally told me you wanted to help, you may not have made it to the volunteer list. I would…