Aloha Athletes ! Congratulations to all that participated in last Saturday’s Run to the Sun. We were fortunate to have great weather (in between 2 storms that hit Maui). A big Mahalo to all the volunteers, especially the co-race directors, HURT’s Big John Salmonson and Valley Isle Road Runner’s Bram Denhaan. Great job, guys !…
Aloha Athletes ! On Saturday April 8, we are planning a special training run at Peacock Flats. Gordon Lau has been gracious to volunteer to coordinate everything, including parking permits, and to lead us around the area. If you plan to go, and especially if you plan to drive up to the top, please let…
Here’s a quick report on the results. For Overall Individual Results for both Men and Women, click here. For Age Group results, click here. For Team Results, click here. It was a great race–lucky us who got to run it. Thanks again to the Race Directors and all the volunteers!!
Here’s a couple more photo’s–Nick Kaiser and Sally Skimin. (Click on the photo to see it larger.) Note the background in both photo’s. Only running up Haleakala can runners experience these breathtaking views. Awesome!! Sounds like we had a really lucky window of good weather for the race this past Saturday as it turned bad….
Talk about an amazing lady, Wendy Minor was written about in Inside Triathlon magazine. I feel like a slug! She has 23 Ironman finishes, plus completing the double, Kona and Xterra. Great job Wendy! You are an inspiration! Read about her here.
Here’s a few of fun photo’s from this past weekend’s Run to the Sun. The first is Matt, Mike and Don before the start: (Click on each photo to see it larger) The second is Cheryl and Leon at the start: (Leon hadn’t had coffee yet!) The next photo is team "No Ken’s Allowed!" The…
Aloha Athletes ! Break out the fleece ! Hopefully we will not be needing it, but considering that the weather on Haleakala summit at 1pm yesterday afternoon was 40F with a wind chill of 32F, be prepared for anything. The overall weather report looks good, but don’t be surprised if we get a little rain….
Aloha HURT Runners! For all of you headed over for Run to the Sun, have a Great Race! Am posting the Makiki Wai work schedule for 2006. This is a great opportunity for runners and family to "give back" to Na Ala Hele and the trail system we run on. See you on Maui! Mike…
La Sportiva and Golite have launched a new web site promoting trail running and their mountain running team. Click here to check out the site!
Aloha Athletes ! We continue our Run to the Sun taper with an easy, short run around part of our Manoa course and one Tantalus Rd. (less Concrete Hill). See ya there ! Saturday Training 3-18-06 Meeting time: 5:55 am Starting time: 6:05 am Meeting place: Hawaii Nature Center lower parking lot Training: approx. 7…
I found something really interesting this morning. An article in the LA Times comparing various sports drinks including Gatorade, Endurox R4, and chocolate milk. While it is far from conclusive and getting lots of pushback from both Gatorade and the makers of Endurox, it makes for an interesting read. Click here for the full article….
Runner’s World has an interesting little article with ten people saying why they love trail running. Check it out here. There is an interesting link: Trail Racing 101 There are some other cool tools on their site including something called SmartCoach that can create a training plan for you. Why do you love trail running?…
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