Aloha Athletes! HURT 100 training is underway with repeats planned for this Saturday and Cheryl will be leading the group in some strength and endurance training. Meeting time: 5:50 am Starting time: 6:00 am Meeting place: The mauka end of Manoa Rd. just before it narrows, as it heads back into Paradise Park. Park on…
A Big CONGRATULATIONS goes out to Jeff Huff and Bob Murphy for finishing the Plain 100 in a time of 34:42. More details will be coming. This makes Jeff two-for-two at Plain as he was one of only two finishers last year. Tim Stroh won the race with a time of 26:59. This is a…
Jozef Gyurke sent in these photo’s from Triple Trek (Click here to view). There are some great shots of the racers at the finish and the post-race potluck. Jozef also went back out on the course and took some pictures of the trails. There are some great shots of Hogsback and some of the other…
The Windward Half Marathon is October 1st at 6:00 a.m. Deadline for entry that includes at T-shirt is coming up quick on September 16. This race is an excellent opportunity to test your speed on a nice flat course. New sponsors this year include the Boys and Girls Club, Windward Clubhouse which operates out of…
Another week and a few more familiar names have been added to the 2007 HURT 100 list. Click here to view the participant list. Among the names, the following HURT runners: recent Tahoe Rim 100 Finisher Stephanie Jenkins, plus Harald Eberling, and Clem Aleka-Gorai. Click here for the application. January 2007 will be here before…
The last race in the 2006 HURT Trail series is scheduled for October 14. The Hogsback 12-hour race is an excellent opportunity for trail runners to build their strength and endurance as training for the 2007 HURT 100 in January. It is also good for trail runners who want to see just how far they…
Jeff Huff and Bob Murphy will be running in the Plain 100 this weekend in Washington state. Jeff finished the race in second place last year (one of only two finishers) and Bob came ever so close. With a year of experience under their belts, we are all hoping for positive results. Only 11 individuals…
Aloha Athletes ! Congratulations to all who competed in last Saturday’s Triple Trek and also a big mahalo to race directors John and PJ Salmonson and their hard-working volunteers for putting on another wonderful race. There were many great performances. In the men’s race there was winner Josef Gyurke, followed by Nick Kaiser, Harald Ebeling…
I just want to make sure all those who volunteered understand how much us runners appreciated what you did. It was great having Mae Martinez, Cheryl Loomis, and Nanci Gandy staffing the aid stations. I know at the start and finish, Joel & Steff Jenkins were helping out, as was Vanessa Huff. There were probably…
Just a few more things regarding Saturday’s Triple Trek. Sally Skimin set a new record time for women with her time of 5:16. Way to run Sally!! Steve Dewald’s name was somehow not included in yesterday’s results. He finished 6:31:06. Same time as Gil Loomis. Special thanks to the volunteers who ran the aid stations,…
All 32 runners had a great day on the trails and at the BBQ afterwards. Click here to see the results:
Aloha! Ran across a nice article in Hawaiian Airline’s "Hana Ho" magazine when I was coming home from the Kilauea Wilderness run. Here’s a link if you would like to read the article, click here. While out there on the TTT course this weekend, take a moment to reflect on the fact that Na Ala…