Aloha Athletes, On June 12th (yes that is the same day as Mango Madness), Lisa Smith-Batchen will be coming to Oahu as part of her 50 miles in 50 States, Running Hope Through America adventure. I am assisting with this event and will have more details soon. This event will take place at Ala Moana…
Aloha Athletes ! With just a week before the HURT Trail Series race "Top of Tantalus 7 Mile" we decided to sneak-in just one more Saturday at Peacock Flats. You know the drill…7:00 am start from the Dillingham Airfield parking lot…stash at the "intersection". Cheryl said last week was a blast, with lots of fun…
Aloha Athletes ! This Saturday has several options. If you want to start early, call Cheryl @ 277-4960…otherwise the "regular" starting time will be 7:00 am, but I have no idea who will be there…no guarantees. There will also be a late start at 8:30 am. Hope to see a bunch of you out there….
The first race in the HURT Trail Series for 2010 is a fundraiser for the HPU Cross Country team. HURT members have long been involved in local school running programs. This is a great way to have some fun and support other runners. Since this is the first time we have held a trail series…
Our eight year Hawaii sojourn is rapidly coming to a close, with a mainland departure slated for early June 2010. My wife Diane has finished the didactic portion of her PhD and will defend her dissertation on April 23rd. She will then complete a yearlong clinical internship and another year of postdoc work in Newington,…
Run To The Sun Run Report (OK after reading and looking at this, I really miss this run! Thanks for the report and photos. Aloha, Bob) On Saturday March 6th @ 0430 Hrs a hardy bunch of about 12 runners took off from the Ale House and started their ascent up Haleakala Volcano. A…
Just a note to let you know that Costco has a pair of "Techlight Tactical" lights for sale for about $20. There is a $5 off coupon in their latest mailing. Fifteen bucks for 2 good lights! The posted power is 160 lumens. It seems a fair assessment of the light. Not quite as good…
Aloha Athletes! Due to popular request, back to Peacock Flats starting at 7:00 a.m. from the usual starting place. If you need more info, contact Cheryl. Don is busy cross training, doing some home improvement projects. Ask him if you want to know what he is up to. Also, just a reminder, the first HURT…
As site monitor, I have decided to delete recent comments that have been appearing on this site in regards to the selection process, training and race entry. Pretty much this has been an open forum and people comment, post and reply on their own and I let it go. I have not liked the tone…
Aloha Athletes ! With so very few from Oahu heading over to Maui for Bram's "Fun Run" to the Sun we felt the need to post something for the rest of the gang, so Peacock Flats at 7:00 am seemed like a good choice. A pick and shovel day will prevent me from joining you….
Aloha, This is Robert P Smith and I’ve been following the HURT site for several months now and finally got out and ran the Pali lookout run with some of the supporters of the event, Jan M, etc. I’ve hiked a portion of the course, from the Nature Center out to Paradise Point and back…
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