H.U.R.T. Hawaii

2009 H.U.R.T. 100 Entry Guidelines Posted

Aloha Runners,

We have put together the criteria for the application / entry process for the 2009 edition of the H.U.R.T. 100. You might want to check it out at http://www.hurt100trailrace.com/.

We are anticipating another great event in 2009.

Aloha,

Jeff & John

Thank You Letter and Poster Boy!

As many of you know, Ben Cavazos ran the H.U.R.T. 100 in Kuwait this year. You also are probably aware he was chosen Army Athlete of the Year.

You can read Ben's thank you letter here.

Congratulations Sgt. Major Cavazos!

We look forward to having you on the trails here again soon!!

Click the image to enlarge it. (I think we need to give Ben some sh%t for not wearing a H.U.R.T. shirt!)

H.U.R.T. 100 Race Report--Pacer's Point of View

We have all read race reports from the runner's point of view. I received a really well written report from Doug Johnson's pacer that happens to be his brother Scotty.

Read Scotty's report here. I think you will enjoy it!!

Paul Sibley Race Report Link and Results with Splits on the H.U.R.T. 100 Site

Paul Sibley sent a link for his race report. You can read it here. Thanks Paul!

Also be sure to check out the final-final results with splits and other information such as ages and hometown on the right side of the HURT 100 Trail Race Site.

Photos from Stan Jensen

Stan Jensen sent us his link to the photos he took at the Start/Finish for the H.U.R.T. 100. Click here to see them.

For those who don't know, Stan hosts the site Run100's that can be seen here. It's a great resource of information.

Thanks Stan!

Personal Reflections on Hurt 2008

Minch just won't stop whinning........

I got to do a lot of whining if I am going to tell you my side of the HURT 100 for 2008. For those who know me it’s the same old problem over again, the same thing that may seem so obvious to others that keeps eluding me in most of my major home races. Once again I was torn up with gut cramping and the associated problems. Once again it brought me to a halt before I really should have been counted out. Whine, whine, whine, and excuse me, out of my way as I head off the trail. That’s my story in a paragraph.

In a few more I have to say that it was going well for me right up to the beginning of the third lap. Farther than last year, and I was right on schedule with a 6:20, and a 7:00 over the first two laps. I was feeling very strong and was looking good until I hit the bottom of Auwaiolimu, where the cramping started. In spite of that I was keeping ahead of a number of my fellow runners and actually pulling out in front of others. But I could see the time flying by as I attended to urgent matters and it had me a bit depressed.

Some H.U.R.T. 100 Stories

I did some looking around and found H.U.R.T. 100 info or race reports on these sites. Please contact me if you know of any more sites or reports.

If you want to write a race report and post it here, let me know that too!

Jeff Rodgers
Rod Bien
Mark Swanson
Catra Corbett

Carl Gammon

Aloha, Bob

Ben Cavazos: Kuwait H.U.R.T. 100 Time 18:59:49, Raises more than $10,000

Army Sgt. Maj. Ruben Cavazos received special permission from both race organizers and military command to run his own 100 mile race in Kuwait. Ben raised over $10,000 dollars for the Wounded Warrior Project.

Here are some photos and descriptions from DIVDS:

U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Ruben Cavazos from Honolulu, sergeant major of the 8th Human Resources Sustainment Center, shares a light moment with Brig. Gen. Luis Visot, deputy commander of operations for the 1st Sustainment Command (Theater), before the beginning of the Hawaiian Ultra Running Team 100 at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, Jan. 19.

U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Ruben "Ben" Cavazos, center left, from Honolulu, sergeant major for the 8th Human Resources Sustainment Center, and U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Paul Allen, a dietician for Medical Task Force - Kuwait, begin the Hawaiian Ultra Running Team 100 at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, Jan. 19.

U.S. Army Maj. Jason "Jay" Edwards, left, from Coldwater, Mich., hands Sgt. Maj. Ruben "Ben" Cavazos from Honolulu, a cup of water after Cavazos finished the 65th mile of the Hawaiian Ultra Running Team 100 at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, Jan. 19.

U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Ruben "Ben" Cavazos from Honolulu, sergeant major of the 8th Human Resources Sustainment Center, runs the last leg of the Hawaiian Ultra Running Team 100 at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, Jan. 20.

U.S. Army Master Sgt. Marvin Bonner of the 595th Transportation Terminal Group, presents Sgt. Maj. Ruben "Ben" Cavazos with a check for $1,000 for the Wounded Warrior Project, a non-profit organization designed to aid severely wounded service men and women, after Cavazos completed the Hawaiian Ultra Running Team 100 at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, Jan. 20. Bonner said that he and his family were so inspired by Cavazos's feat that they felt compelled to make the donation.

U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Ruben "Ben" Cavazos from Honolulu, sergeant major for the 8th Human Resources Sustainment Center, holds a sign in Hawaiian and English at the end of the Hawaiian Ultra Running Team 100 at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, Jan. 20.

Advertiser Link to Article on Ben Cavazos (Pre-Race)

The Honolulu Advertiser ran a nice article last week Friday (1/18) on Ben Cavazos prior to his H.U.R.T. 100 in Kuwait. Click here to read the article.

2008 H.U.R.T. 100 Photos

Aloha Runners, Pacers, and Crew,

I hope most of you have had time to get rested up if not recovered from this past weekend's event.

While there are some great photos out there on the web (See Akabill's that he posted on the Ultra list) I am wondering if others out there have photos they would like to share from this past weekend's race?

I took over 150 photo's at our aid station however I have somehow deleted or lost about 100 of them. Ugh!!!

So, if you have any photo's (digital), please contact me. The easiest way for me to get them from you is on a CD. E-mailing photos (at least very many) does not work very well.

Aloha, Bob