H.U.R.T. Hawaii

Saturday Training 2-4-12: Peacock Flats

Aloha Athletes,

Heading back to the N. shore on Saturday. Last week's description, per Cheryl: "Absolutely the most beautiful morning at Peacock,,,cool and crisp, huge waves and whale jumping everywhere. And the best of trail buddies to share all of this ...we all just hated to come down off the mountain. Lucky we live Hawaii"

The only change from last week: meeting at 6:30 a.m. as they are opening the gate a bit earlier. Again, the parking or meeting area is the parking lot behind the Dillingham Airfield control tower. 

Make sure you take plenty of hydration--carry at minimum 60oz and have nutrition and electrolytes. 

If you need more information or are doing something different and would like some company, post in the comments below.

Get out there and run!

Aloha, Bob

The Oahu Perimeter Solo Run March 2-4th, 2012.

The ‘Oahu Perimeter Solos Run
March 2-4th, 2012.

 

This is the unofficial, unsupported, ‘Do-It-Yourself Anyway-You-Want’, Oahu perimeter run.  

Each year a group of intrepid individuals comes together to run around Oahu, and complete the longest ultra run that occurs on Oahu during the year.  This year’s venture will commence Friday, March 2nd, at 6:00pm at the Aloha Tower, and end approximately 135 miles later back at the same spot sometime Sunday afternoon, March 4th.

You need not run this alone, and teams are welcome.  As noted it is an anyway you want kind of run. 

This is an informal, no rules, no fee’s, individual-bear-your-own-risk kind of venture.  Runners are often expected to self support themselves at stores or parks.  We are occasionally fortunate enough to have informal volunteer support teams, but can not count on that.   If you run out of steam, or come up lame,  you need your own support network, or bus fare ($2.50 exact), as there is no guarantee anyone will be around to bail you out.   

Though there are no rules, it is highly recommended that each runner be garbed in reflective gear (Vest, arm bands,belt, bright hat),  bright shirt, and reflectors. Night-time lights, strobes and reflector/blinkers are recommended as well.  Each runner should also allow for the possibility of wet and cool weather or hot and sunny conditions.  Sufficient water carrying capacity and electrolytes are a must.  

The need for Individual safety can not be overemphasized.  Roads often have little or no verge, sidewalk, or room for a walker or a runner.  Drivers are not always willing to give right-of-way to pedestrians.  In addition running along roadways for extended periods of time can become unpleasant and draining. Potential runners should understand these conditions and the problems of ultra distance ventures and be ready to deal with them as they present themselves.

The general route is  Honolulu, Ala Moana, Waikiki, Kahala, to Hawaii Kai.  Hawaii Kai backside to Kalama,  Sandy’s, Makapu’u, Waimanalo, Kailua. Kailua to Aikahi,  Kaneohe.  Kaneohe via He’eia, Kahalu’u, Kualoa, Ka’a’awa, Kahana, Punalu’u, Hau’ula to Laie and the North Shore.   Laie to Kahuku, Kuilima, Pupukea, Waimea, to Haleiwa. Haleiwa to Waialua, Mokuleia, Peacocks if we Dare, Dillingham, Kaena Point Trail, to Yokahama Bay and the Leeward Side. Makua, Makaha,  Waianae, Nanakuli, Kahe, Where-the-Hell-is-the-Road, Ewa Plain, to Waipahu.  Waipahu along the Pearl Harbor Bike Trail to Kamehameha Highway, to Nimitz Highway to the Aloha Tower. Easy and almost as quick as saying the names!   

Teams are welcome, participants doing partial runs are welcome, support runners are always welcome, and of course aid along the way is very welcome.  Runners are free to set their own pace, determine their own aid stops and pretty much go it as they see fit.  In the past a core group of runners has chosen to move in a loose group which increases runner safety.

In the past the goal is for teams and solos to reach Waialua/Dillingham about the same time Saturday evening in order to facilitate the safe passage of groups around the Kaena Point trail and through Yokohama, which from time to time can be a bit lawless and rude. (Teams can generally plan on an Aloha Tower departure sometime Saturday morning, with a Haleiwa arrival Saturday evening.)

If you are interested in venturing out upon this non-event either as a team or as a solo, you can contact me for details. If you would like to offer unofficial aid or support. which is always welcome, please contact me as well.  (Mikem-     manoahouse at hotmail)   Aloha! 
 

 
 

 

 

Saturday Training 1-28-12: Peacock Flats

Aloha Athletes,

Well you can tell the HURT 100 is finished and people are itching to run anywhere but on the HURT course.

I hope that this year we can get back to more variety in the trails we run. Oahu does really have more to offer than the Makiki/Tantalus trail system or Peacock. We used to run more varied trails and I for one would like to see that. Who else?

However for this week and at Cheryl's request, we are headed back up to Peacock. She says meet at the Dillingham Airport gate at 6:45 which means probably running by 7:00 a.m. at the latest. The parking area is behind the Control Tower. If you are unfamiliar with this or need directions, please post your request in the comments below this post. She said something about a short loop or long for the rabbits--whatever that means. I think it means make sure you have at least 64 ounces of hydration, electrolytes, nutrition and sunscreen. Again, if you are a newby or need more info, post your questions in the comment section. 

Get out there and run!

Aloha, Bob

2012 H.U.R.T. Trail Series Schedule

Aloha Athletes,

Just in case you have not noticed, the 2012 HURT Trail Series schedule is posted on the top left side of the site. The HURT Trail Series remains one of the best ways to get trail run experience, learn the trails in a fun way, meet other trail runners, and is one of the best race value's on the island. 

I also think the trail series is a great way to prepare and start your HURT 100 training. More info will be coming out for each race as they get closer. 

Aloha, Bob

 

Saturday Training 1-21-12 HURT Recovery Run and Potluck

Aloha Athletes !

Another successful HURT 100 is in the books. Traditon has it that we meet for an easy workout at Ho'omaluhia Botanical Garden and meet afterward inside the Garden for a potluck. So here's the plan: meet/park at 7:00 am near the entrance to the Garden at the end of Luluku Rd. Please be quiet in the neighborhood.  We will run thru the Garden, up past the golf course and then under the Pali Hwy. up to the Pali Lookout and return to the cars. Faster runners can do more (you can always do less), but the object is to all congregate at the equestrian area, inside the Garden, far end of the park, at 9:45-10 am for a potluck. It should be great fun to talk story and relive HURT 12.  

Aloha, Bob

 

Congratulations to Aaron and his family!

Aloha Athletes,

Just wanted to share this with you--Aaron was very excited and happy to show off.

Aloha co-workers, friends and family-

 

I wish to announce that on January 5th 2012 at 1:03pm Kate Natsuna Lowe was born at Queens hospital. 

 

Once at the hospital, the birth took just over seven hours . She is healthy and beautiful.  

 

Weight: 7.14 pounds

Length: 20.5 inches

 

Tomoko and I are very very happy.  What a way to start the new year!

 

Love and Aloha to all. 

 

Aaron, Tomoko, Kate and Lucy

HURT 100 Training Shirts and HURT Trail Series Shirts

HURT 100 Training Shirts and HURT Trail Series Shirts will be available for purchase at the Pre Race Meeting for the 2012 HURT 100 Ultra held on Friday. There will be a limited amount of sizes and colors there, so if you want to be sure and get exactly what you want, please preorder at 
http://missionpositivefilms.com/store/hurtproducts.html . 

Also, there is a 15% discount available for all HURT participants and supporters for any of the DVD's or Books ( not the shirts ) ordered through the website or purchased at the PreRace meeting. Just use discount code HURT2012 at checkout. That discount will be available through Monday, January 16th, 2012.

Please note that Credit Card payments will not available at the meeting, only cash or checks. If you want to pay be Credit Card, please preorder on the website, and choose " Pick Up at the Meeting " for the shipping choice.

1-7-12 Saturday Training: The Annual Week Before HURT Reverse Trek Loop

Aloha Athletes and Happy New Year!

OK, we are down to the wire here for those running, pacing, and volunteering at the HURT 100. I wrote the RD this morning and asked him why he chose the dryest month of the year to hold the race as it again looks as if the trails will be dried out by race day. (P.S. He hasn't responded)

We are planning to run a reverse Trek loop at an easy pace this Saturday starting at 7:00 a.m. from the Nature Center. Invite your pacer's and let's get a bunch of people out there. In years past, we have even had some early arrivals from the mainland join us. 

Look forward to seeing you all on Saturday. 

If you are doing something different and want company, post it in the comments below. 

Aloha, Bob

HURT 2012: Last Call For Banquet Tickets

Last minute reminder, we will run out of dinner tickets this year………………if you need some, please notify John at john@j-bmarketing.com and send $45 each to HURT, 46-180 Lilipuna Rd, Kaneohe, Hawaii 96744 (we have about 20 left).

 

John 

HURT 100 Trail Marking Crew Members Needed

Gang,

 

We are in dire need of some folks who would be willing to help mark trail on Friday morning. The plan is to have 5 separate teams to do the marking so that we can keep the marking segments short for each group. Please let me know ASAP by e mailing me at jhuff@hawaii.rr.com if you are interested in helping out. We are looking at starting at 0730 and hope to be done by 1000.

Thank you for your help.

 

Aloha,

Jeff

Happy New Year and Weekend Running

Aloha Athletes,

Lots going on as we head into the last weekend of 2011. I hope you have met all of your goals and are already thinking about what you want to achieve in 2012. I know many of us have a very specific goal for the weekend of January 14th and 15th. 

I have not heard of any specific training plans for the weekend though I know there will be a bunch of people trying to get some last minute panic training in. My suggestion, back it off a notch. With just two weeks before the big race, now is not the time to do something that might cause you to injure yourself. Work on any last minute gear and nutrition issues and start thinking a bit about drop bags and race strategy. 

We got out for an early morning reverse Trek loop this morning and the trails have definitely dried out considerably over the last several days. Also Na Ala Hele has started working on certain parts of the course clearing and spraying. Let's hope they are able to spend a lot of time out there.

Post what you are doing in the comments below and hopefully we will see you out there. 

Have a safe New Year's Eve and best year ever for 2012!

Aloha, Bob

It's Never To Late for the Perfect Gift for Your Male Runner Friends

Per Big John:

Merry Christmas--Weekend Training

Aloha Athletes,

What you got planned for this weekend? Eggnog Repeats? Gift Wrap Fartleks? Jingle Bell Hills, HURT Loops?

What ever it is, I hope you take some time to relax, enjoy family and friends, and remember what the spirit of Christmas and the holidays are all about. 

Post what you are doing for training below in the comments and you might find some company out on the trails.

See you out on there!

Aloha,

Bob

Run to Sun 2012 Info

 

Run To The Sun (unofficially and self supported) Saturday March 18th, 2011 0430 hrs from the Maui Mall in Kahului to the summit of Haleakala 10032 feet, 36.2 miles on the island of Maui. Come do the course as an individual or as part of a relay team.

Unfortunately we haven't been successful in finding a Race Director to continue this race so we are continuing running it unofficially.

There are no rules, no fees, nothing official! Anything goes!

So come and join us. Again this is unofficial and self-supported. There will be an after party at a residence on the way down.

Please call Bram if interested or needing more details! 808 280 4893

 

Final Plea For Missing Table

One final plea for the missing white Costco table. Please, all RDs of the trail series, wrack your brains about who might have taken supplies away from you or from your trail race. Apparently someone has our table tucked away in some obscure place and has forgotten about it. Now we need all of the supplies to clean, inventory, and disperse to the three aid station captains for the HURT 100. Please make one final effort to help us find the table. Please contact me at hurtpals@aol.com if you find the table.

 

Mahalo,

PJ.

Hotly Contested Hogback ends in Heated Heartbreak

In a dramatic test of personal resolve and fortitude the competitors of this years Hogsback 12 hour night run managed battle it out through the last hours of the night.   Yet, in the beginning, it came down to one man, Rex V, who made it on to the course before the other contestants  to snatch victory from the hands of the other runners before they could even work up a sweat.  

As the opening gong was rung and the runners crossed the bridge,  it was Rex, and Rex alone, who stood there at the finish line.  When asked of what led to his victory Rex commented.  " I'm done, I got here early, these other schnooks can follow the rules, but I got connections.  Give my prize Marv. I got to go!"  

What a man!  Our hero, Rex, manages to utilize his competitive spirit to get to the race early and with the help of the guy who makes the rules, i.e. Marv Mango,  get the first prize regardless.  It's the new American way and its coming to a race right near you....if it hasn't already done so. 

 

Rex V. accepting his First Place Award.

 

A Week-end without Rain? Chances are 40 to 60 Miles.

Well, we are in the gut of the beast.  If you have been putting off the distance tests, the night runs, or even the full loops then now is the time to plan on getting onto the trails and doing the do.  Best make what ever bargains you have to at home, because the weeks are ticking down fast and we are sitting at about four.  And depending on what kind of tapering freak you are, you may not have much time left to actually practice before you justify sitting around telling yourself that rest is the answer to doing the HURT.  

Frankly I don't have much of an opinion of the taper and feel it makes you really soft and whiny on the dark muddy trails of Sunday morning.  But its as hard to talk people out of the taper as it is to talk economists out of the neokeysian concepts of abundant money creation.  Both are trying to make something out of nothing. And sooner or later both tend to end up quite badly.  

Anyway....this week is a great time to do a lot of running.  Starting Friday at 6:00pm there is that thing around and around the inner loop. Just as that ends we are scheduling another loop or two starting at the Nature Center at 6:00AM.  If you've got any real idea of doing the HURT you ought to be thinking of coming out and doing a bit of the Hog Back and then doing at least a full loop.  Real Ultra runners will be considering a full 18+ hours of trail time.

I urge everyone to post their alternative plans.  If you are going out mid week please post the departure times and points.  It really helps the new runners to go out with others during the week.  Given the condition of the trails lately, some company is, perhaps, a wise thing.  

Remember the Hog Back on Friday!  Plan on a long run this week-end.  The stashes have water! No excuses but to get out there and RUN!    

---A point of planning.   We are trying to arrange a trail maintenance day on some of the HURT trails in conjunction with Na Hele.  The tentative date is  January 7th.   One of those 'taper' week-ends.   Please mark that down and we will get back to you in greater detail as the time approaches. 

Aloha.....Mikem

 

 

 

Hogs Back 12 Hour---Why won't it drown in the mud and die?

 

Enter.....the DARK SIDE ii!ir

 
FRIDAY, December 16th, 6:00PM--
 

Muddy Hell Comes to Makiki !!!!...

It is very worst of the Porcine runs.  No smiling piggies here, no tired porkers hawking fad hikes that are simply daylight jaunts, this is the ultimate HOG. This is the Hog Back.  And not just the Hog Back, but the 12 hours of Hog Back.  The one, the original Hard Hog Run.  

And to make it just a bit more hard, to sort out the real runners from the want-to-be’s....This is 

The Hog Back 12 Hour NIGHT RUN.  

ALL RUN, ALL NIGHT!.   

This is the Dusk to Dawn nightmare of climbing up and coming down, and climbing up and falling down. A time when hard is supposed to last more than four hours..and you don't actually have to consult your physician if it does. This is the run people dream of....in their nightmares....any yet, if you are signed up for the 100, or are considering such, why mix in all the sightseeing?  Lets just cut to the muddy quick! Come on.....if you can not show up for this, then you are just silly dreaming about running the 100, just an Ultra want-a-be.   

As Rob Lahoe said of the Hog's Back....."This is the one that taught me to slow down and pace myself....about the eighth time up the Hog's Back I had to learn something!"....

Aloha Jan, the Honolulu Marathon, and the Evil that Lurks Beyond: Week End Training

Saturday morning there will be a fun run to say Aloha to Jan M out Hawaii Kai way.  Please check Julie's earlier post for details.  

This is also Honolulu Marathon week so....for many the weekend is going to be a street workout on Sunday. I don't do sprints, but I'm signed up for the Marathon,  so I'm thinking of going out in the evening and making it a double as I need the miles...contact me if you are up for such an absurdity.   Otherwise best of luck to all you fast people on the Big Sprint.  

If you are going out to face the Evil that Lurks Beyond then please post your trail run start times and departure points.  I've been busy this past week so I don't know what the state of the Stashes is.  I will try and check them before Saturday.  

Hope to see you this weekend at Jan's run or somewhere along the Marathon route.  I'll be looking for you as I head out the Hard Hot Highway toward Hawaii Kai, and as you guys return!

Aloha,  Mikem

 

 

I'll be staying in Pauko, north of Kona, for eight days around New Years and I'm looking for some good trail runs around the area. I hoping for trails within 30 minute drive and I'm looking for runs up to 15 miles on trails. Any good suggestions out there. I've been running in central Alaska at sub-zero temps for the past month so I'm really looking forward to some warm weather to stretch the legs out. Thanks for any suggestions.