Aloha Athletes ! I was so taken by the photo of Matt Stevens barfing on-the-run at the Maui Marathon Half-Marathon that it got me to thinking. Is that the secret ingredient that we have been missing all these years? After all, I've never known anyone personally, other than Matt, who could run a half-marathon that…
I expected a post on this subject by Monday morning at the latest (that's Monday, Sep 21) but it now seems as if a landmark event is about to go unnoticed by the HURT community – which is why I feel the need to step in. While some of us were having a field day…
As promised, Bob has written another great race report. You can read the full report here. I especially liked his last 6 points. Good stuff from an experienced ultra runner. Thanks Bob!
Vi's Adventure Trek & Run came off without a hitch, except for all the cows in one of the pastures- they really weren't supposed to be there, but, what can I say? It actually added a little excitement to the runners' morning. The front runners startled them, and I could actually see the stampede high…
Aloha Athletes ! Since I'm just the messenger and not the brains behind this Saturday Training stuff, my job is to "do what I'm told" and "don't ask questions or you'll lose your job"…and since I really need the money…here goes: This Saturday we meet at the bottom of Long Road at 4:00 am…that's 0400…
Below is a photo of over 50 pounds of trash removed from Maunawili Falls Trail. I led a group from two high schools and a Rotary club up to the falls and removed every piece of trash we could find. As we always promote during races, never leave trash on our beautiful trails. If you…
At the Peacock Flats Saturday Training this Saturday, everyone was very excited to see Gordon Lau's smiling face, there with his hunting dog Malia and a truckload of goodies, including 30 gallons of water for the stash, bottles of cold water, and cold Mountain Dew, orange drink and chips. He was there early and was still there…
Greetings Athletes, Yesterday I participated in the second annual Tough as Granite Trail Half-Marathon in Granite Bay, California near Auburn, CA. Since AC 100 was cancelled I wanted to find another trail race on the same weekend and this was the only one. The info on the website said that it would be scenic and…
My most wonderful wife just called saying that I have Sat. morning free to run! If anyone would like to run a HURT loop starting at 7:00am (yes lazy 7:00am) leaving from the Paradise Park side, please email me (outdoorsmile@yahoo.com) or call me (497-3911). This is great for those new to the HURT 100 course!!
Bob sent me some photos to post and said he is working on a race report. He mentioned something about being swamped at work and it might be a week or so until he gets the report done. ??? In any case, we look forward to reading your report Bob. Congratulations on finishing another tough…
Aloha Athletes ! The weather last Saturday was really nice up on the jeep roads and trails in the Peacock Flats area. Hopefully this Saturday will be the same. A few of the Diehard HURT runners who are training for the Peacock 54 and…ultimately the HURT 100 will be starting at 4:30 am at the…
This weekend while some of us are taking it easy–or maybe not, three H.U.R.T. runners are at the races running 100 miles. Actually we have heard from Bob Murphy via Rex V. that he has finished Superior in 35 hours and some change. Superior has a 38 hour cut-off. According to Rex, Bob said Superior…
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