aloha guys and gals, slight switch for Sunday’s run: in order to avoid wasted time in cars, we are going to meet at Maunawili Park, do Olo Mana’s 3 peaks, go through the irrigation tunnel of death and then proceed back to the hairpin turn and then back to the cars. This will be a…
John sent me another story this week written by Richard Senelly. These are great! This one was published in Ultrarunning sometime in 1989. It’s entitled Searching for Challenge: A Hero in My Own Mind. Click here to read it. Enjoy!
Aloha Athletes ! With Don away on the mainland and scheduled to return prior to Saturday, we have decided on a trail that is one of his favorites. This trail, officially named "Mauumae Ridge" is also known as the Lanipo Trail. This trail is sometimes described as a rollercoaster. In many places it is a…
aloha everybody, Jeff Huff and I were talking last night, and we wanted to put together the easiest stretch of 20 miles we could find for a little run on Sunday morning. We will be meeting at Nature Center at 5:45 AM, proceed to Nu’uanu via the trails, cross over the Pali Lookout and join…
Start your 4th of July weekend off with the Kaena Point, Firecracker 10 mile race. The race starts at 7:00 a.m. Saturday July 1st. We are planning a post-race potluck celebration so bring your family, a dish to share, and your beach chair. …
I came across an article in the Marin Independent entitled Pushing Limits. It discusses the growing popularity of "ultra" events. Past multi-HURT 100 winner, Mike Sweeney is interviewed as is Dean Karnazes. Click here to read the article.
Special thanks go out to Jim Carr and his son, Jimson, for the following photographs of last weeks Mango Madness race. I’ve set up two seperate albums: (Click on each link below) Mango Madness 2006 Disc 1 Mango Madness 2006 Disc 2 There as some great shots in here and if you would like me…
I was out my office for some time today and when I returned I found an e-mail from John S. Here’s what it said: "Found this old story in Ultrarunning…………written by Richard Senelly. Might want to post it as it tells a pretty accurate story of the mysterious HURT shirts. It was run about 10…
Kat Tagaca has uploaded the photos from this past Saturday’s race. There are some great shots in there, check them out by clicking the hat or clicking here. Thanks Kat!! Each photo will enlarge when you click it. Also, Jim Carr is sending me a disc with the photo’s he took and I will look…
Aloha Athletes ! A big MAHALO to Kat Tagaca and her great group of volunteers for the wonderful job at Mango Madness, last Saturday. A special thank you goes out to Rex for the cool, HURT caps, which were given to each of the top 10 men and women. The field just gets more and…
For those of you interested, Western States legend Tim Twietmeyer, was interviewed recently by Scott Dunlap and posted on his A Trail Runner’s Blog. Click here to read the interview. Tim is running his 25th WS 100 in a few weeks.
The race was this weekend and unfortunately that meant a few of us had to miss Bob’s farewell. Aloha and GOOD LUCK Bob. The weather was pleasant and not too hot. A little wind, but all in all a great day for HURT. Nick Kaiser qualified once again as did Wendy Minor. Gil Loomis will…