Aloha Athletes ! Congratulations to all that ran in last Saturday's Tantalus Triple Trek…or was it actually the Tantalus "Double Trek?" After looking at the list of all the finishers, which had to be a record in itself, and then seeing the finish times…was it really a "Triple" Trek??? Did everybody really do "THREE" loops??…
Can those participating in the Triple Challenge 2009 please send me a message with your name so I can e-mail you a group photo that was taken just minutes before the start of the HURT Tantalus Triple Trek? Today concluded day two, the Dick Evans Memorial Road Race. I hope everyone was able to finish….
Aloha Athletes, Yesterday's Tantalus Triple Trek was run under near perfect conditions. Results will be posted a bit later. For now, here are photos taken by Cheryl L. up at the aid station at the bottom of Concrete Hill. Remember if you click the first photo, you can see the images in a larger size….
On Saturday at 5:30AM, I'll be at the start line for the HURT TTT, flashlight in hand. I'll also be at the start line for Sunday's Dick Evans Memorial Road Race, 112 Miles, another 5:30AM start. I was planning on doing the bike race solo but during one of my 100 mile training rides I was recruited…
Long Distance Running and Knee Osteoarthritis A Prospective Study http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=2556152 Long-distance running among healthy older individuals was not associated with accelerated radiographic OA. These data raise the possibility that severe OA may not be more common among runners. Leave it to a gaggle of phd's to prove the obvious. Do you know anyone who…
Since we're on the subject of stashes… The main Peacock Stash is down to 2-3 gallons. I understand we might have some more at the stash by the trailer (start of the single track), but I can't verify that. The jeep road is pretty accessible right now, due to all the bulldozer work, but it's…
Just to let everybody know that the Nuuanu Stash is no more. I don't know whether it was a) removed for routine system maintenance b) vandalized c) confiscated by the authorities At any rate, it's gone (as opposed to "empty"). Plan accordingly for your HURT100 training! Aloha, Harald
As you may know the Mont Blanc Ultra's start Friday. What I didn't know about these races is that there are actually 4 races going on. You can learn about these races here. The distances for these four races run from 98K up to 220K. The most well known of these races at least by…
Aloha Athletes ! With this being the last Saturday to train for the upcoming Tantalus Triple Trek, which will be held the following Saturday on Sept. 5, you can follow the old-school of thought and taper-off this weekend, giving your body a chance to recouperate and mend or you can go full-bore, making this your…
Kara Goucher is the leading female marathoner in the U.S. right now, and will be trying to mix it up with the East Africans in Berlin at Sunday's IAAF World Championships. She talks about adopting a more East African style of training and racing that involves less tracking of miles and pacing and more "enjoyment of the…
Given the recent posts on GPS, this seems timely. Maybe we can draw pictures of pigs….although it'd be hard to run straight lines on the trails. 🙂 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/20/fashion/20GPS.html If you are prompted for a username/password use hurtguest/hurtpass
Aloh Na Athletes ! Since we've got official Garmin confirmation that the Trek loops are only 8 miles after all, it's a perfect time to go out this Saturday and do "at least" two loops. I know for a fact that Cheryl, Ernest and Fish will be doing at least two, and if they're doing…
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