I thought you guys would like to know a little bit about the Trail Advisory Council- we meet every other month (just met Tuesday 2/17) to let Aaron, the Na Ala Hele Trail Technician (the main guy up there) bounce ideas off of us regarding current and future handling of NAH trails. There are reps…
It was a great day on the trails on Saturday and there were about a dozen people out despite the pending Marathon. Conditions were a bit muddy in places, and Pauoa was a snake filled pool, but it was a bit cool with the cloud cover and everyone was making time. But things slowly began…
Last Thursday, Cheryl and Rex parked in the lower pkg lot at Nature Center for a run. When they returned, Rex's back car window had been broken, and his backpack with all his school books were stolen! Replacing the books will be expensive, but the time lost, and expense to replace his window are big!…
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2008 | WEST HAWAII TODAY Volcano runs nixed EVENT CELEBRATED ITS 26TH YEAR IN 2008 After 26 years, the Kilauea Volcano Runs have run their course. Volcano Art Center and Hawaii Volcanoes National Park announced Friday that the 2008 races, which were held in July of this year, would be the final…
Vi Jones-Medusky, longtime friend to H.U.R.T., and a great athlete, participated in running and ulltrarunning (remember Vi finishing the relay with her walker the last few years at Run to the Sun?), triathlons, surfing, paddling- you name it! She worked at Kaiser as a nurse, and recently obtained her masters degree in nursing. Although ALS…
Yesterday was the MountainMan Triathlon out at Kualoa Ranch. This event is an off-road triathlon and a qualifying race for the Xterra World Championships held on Maui in October. Mauricio Puerto, Paul Sibley and Barbi McAllaster were three of about 170 competitors. I was there in support of Barbi and also to photograph the event…
I found this by Cynci "TRN" Calvin with assistance from fellow TRN, Dave Creek. Click the link below You know you are a Trail Running Newby IF… See you on the 5th at the Kaena Point Firecracker 10 miler.
FYI…This is not normal running or trail info however some of us have been involved in the Haiku Stairs group for sometime. This is from a supporter of the Haiku Valley Cultural Preserve: "We just learned this evening H.B. 2704, the Ha`iku Valley Cultural Preserve Bill, is on a list of potential vetoes by the…
Aloha Runners, Tonight I had the opportunity to speak briefly to a group of runners at NikeTown about trail running. I know Don and few others have spoken to this group as well. One question that came up was trail access and how to find trailheads. At a presentation like this, that is a tough…
Aloha to all my friends ! Thanks to all my wonderful friends who showed-up last Saturday with a surprise belated birthday get-together. I’m almost certain that Cheryl was responsible, but everyone did a great job of keeping it a secret. It was very special, and I want to sincerely thank everyone who took time out…
The past two Sunday’s I’ve been shopping at Costco and a few other stores. Normally the Sunday before the H.U.R.T. 100, I might spend some time getting my drop bags ready and just taking it easy. Preparing my own things for the race was always pretty easy. Especially after having done it several times before….
Inaugural XTERRA Trail Running World Championship Debuts in 2008 Check this out for a year from now at Kualoa Ranch. Click here.