Aloha Athletes! Getting in to the Irish theme Yesterday kicked off the start of our trail series with the sold out Aiea Loop Express. Starting before dawn, runners began to arrive wearing their finest shades of green to celebrate the St. Patty’s day theme. It was a fantastic day full of both sunshine and rain,…
Aloha Athletes, This weekend is the start of the 2014 H.U.R.T. trail series and we're kicking it off with the Aiea Loop Express 7(ish) miler. Prizes will be given for the top 10 men and women and for the best costume! Just a reminder that the trail series races are no longer show-up-and-sign-up and Aiea…
Aloha Athletes, This Saturday meet in the lower parking loop at 6am for the final course preview for the Aiea Loop Express 7 miler happening March 15th. This will only be a single loop (but feel free to run as many as you like!) The race is sold out so I hope you all got…
Thanks to everyone who came out this morning for the Aiea plus run…It was just amazing out there… We had some mud, but not bad, misty rain and we ran thru the clouds. Most of us made it almost to the tunnels, Rex and Gordon continued on to the summit. Nice to see Arvel back out…
Aloha Athletes, There is always some added adventure when running with the HURT gang. So this week, taking advantage of a recently cleared trail, you have the opportunity to not only run the Aiea Loop trail but also explore some of the ridge trail. Meet in the lower parking lot at 6:00 a.m. Get out…
Aloha Athletes, This Saturday you have the opportunity to preview the Aiea Loop trail again. This trail is where the first 2014 HURT Trail Series race will be held. It is coming up quicky on March 15th. You can sign-up or register at Ultrasignup.com for all of the HURT Trail Series races at this site. With…
Aloha Athletes, I know it's last minute but if anyone is looking for something fun to do this weekend, join Mike and Cheryl for the first course preview run of the season. Mike is one of the RD's behind the 'Aiea Loop Express 7 miler' so they will be running just that…7 miles! Feel free…
Aloha Athletes, We'll be taking the month of February off from organized Saturday runs so we can rest up and finish planning for the start of the upcoming H.U.R.T. trail series! March 15th kicks it off with the Aiea Loop Express 7 miler. It's a new one in the series and is certain to be…
If there are any volunteers that didn't get a shirt, please call / email PJ. 351-1453/ hurtpals@aol.com. I will bring some shirts to Hoomaluhia tomorrow. Likewise, I'll bring the Runner's shirts if anyone wants to try and exchange sizes. Somehow I ended up with 3 pairs of trail shoes- don't have a clue where…
Well, this year was particularly challenging for me personally. Between my Crohn’s related health challenges and some unexpected and rather frustrating photography equipment technical challenges this certainly wasn’t my finest performance. Thankfully there were several other dedicated photographers out there working hard to capture the memories for as many of the runners, pacers, crew &…
Aloha Athletes, Congrats to all those who toed the line to run/volunteer/pace or help in any way at the H.U.R.T. 100 this year! This Saturday we'll be doing our annual recovery run/shuffle/walk whatever you decide to make it. Please come out and share your stories and enjoy some good times with friends. Meet at the…
I'm looking for a partner for Trans-Alpine this year. It's an 8 day stage race through the Alps Aug30-Sep6. You can learn more about it here and see the exciting videos. It is only open to teams of 2. It's a bit pricey, and a long way from Hawaii of course, but maybe mainland hurtsters may be…
HURT enjoys the privilege of partnerships with State and Federal agencies that hold the responsibility of protecting Oʻahu public lands. Those partnerships are based upon mutual trust and cooperation and shared concerns for the ʻaina. To keep that trust and continue to be provided the opportunity to host trail events, we (HURT) must understand and abide by rules that govern our partner agencies.
HURT does organize and facilitate official trail maintenance only when coordination with our partners has occurred. All trail work is performed under the supervision of a permitted individual with advance permissions. Some trails are off-limits for HURT to perform trail maintenance due to the sensitive flora. No HURT trail maintenance will occur outside of these parameters.
HURT and its partner agencies require that no self-directed trail maintenance occur on publicly-owned trails. Any individuals performing trail work outside of official HURT-organized events, are doing so on their own accord and will be held personally responsible by State and Federal agencies for any violations. Such activity could jeopardize our relationships with partner agencies and lead to inability to use public lands for our events.
