HURT100

Welcome to the home of the H.U.R.T. 100 Mile Endurance Run

You are at the home for the H.U.R.T. 100. Our next race is January 15 and 16, 2011. The start time is 6:00 a.m. This site will feature information specifically related and limited to the H.U.R.T. 100. Applications will become available here, on July 31, 2010. If you are interested in more general information related to trail and ultra running in Hawaii, please check out our main site, H.U.R.T. Hawaii, by clicking here.

H.U.R.T. 100 Selected Runners and Wait Listed Runners

Aloha Runners,

Wow what a day. First and foremost, hats off to all of you who were bold and brave enough to even consider running the H.U.R.T. 100.

Secondly, mahalo to Mark Gilligan who orchestrated the registration process and organized the lottery in such a way that we could display it live at my home in Hawaii, while the mainland runners could also see the selected runners. Ultrasignup rocks.

The selected participants for the 2011 H.U.R.T. 100 can be found Here

The ordered wait list of runners can be found   Here

For those who have been accepted into the run, if for some reason you cannot participate, please contact  Jeff and we try to get a wait listed runner to fill your slot.

To see who you might be competing against in January we recommend you review the runners at Ultrasignup

It has been a very long day, congratulations to all.

We are going to bed.

Aloha,

Jeff, PJ, & John

 

Halmes Accepts Position at H.U.R.T. 100

Aloha Runners,

Most of you may have missed it in the Staradvertsier, but 2010 H.U.R.T. 100 finisher and chef extraordinaire, Freddy Halmes has graciously accepted the position of Nuuanu Aid Station Captain for the 2011 edition of the H.U.R.T. 100.

Freddy brings many years of aid station experience with him,  he has worked the Nuuanu station nearly from the inception of the race. There were many applicants for the position, and after an exhaustive interview process with each applicant it was decided Freddy should take the helm. Many thanks to those who expressed interest in the position and were not selected. It is our hope that you will continue to support the H.U.R.T. 100 and volunteer at one of the aid stations.

Freddy understands fully the big shoes he will be filling as he takes over for Bob and Barbi McAllaster, who have done a phenomenal job over the years in making the Nuuanu aid station top notch.

Congrats to Freddy, and Mahalo to the McAllasters for being such a big part of the H.U.R.T. 100 and making it that much easier for the runners to get to the finish line.

Aloha,

Jeff, John & PJ

H.U.R.T. 100: Aid Station Captain Needed For Nuuanu

Wanted:  Aid Station Captain (Nuuanu)

When: 2011 H.U.R.T. 100

Why: Because Bob & Barbie need a much deserved break.

What's In It For You?

Guaranteed slot in the 2012 H.U.R.T. 100, no lottery hassle.

Admiration from your fellow runners.

Ability to yell at runners and give them your unbiased opinion and expect them to take it.

Chance to talk trash to the competitors.

Work on your sleep deprivation as you undoubtedly will be up for a while (like 36 hours).

How hard will it be?

The infrastructure is in place. Tents, lighting, toilets will all be taken care of. This is a turnkey operation, just get your volunteers and purchase your supplies pre race. Bob and Barbie will be available pre race to help coach you along.

Interested?

Give either John (808-235-0577) or Jeff (808-358-8638) a call in the very near future so we can move forward and assimilate you into the planning meetings which are due to start in September. The running world needs you.

Aloha,

Jeff

H.U.R.T. 100 Lottery Selection Link

Runners,

If you are not attending the selection show in Hawaii you can view the lottery as it is in progress here

Lottery start time pushed back to 2:15.

Aloha

Link For Lottery Coming at 1:45 HST

Runners ,

Check back here at 1:45 HST and we will provide you with a link to the lottery.

Aloha,

Jeff

Kukui Nuts and Other Info

Aloha Runners,

FedEx has just delivered the Kukui nuts to Mark Gilligan in California. At this very moment he is feeding them into his computer and preparing it for the first ever H.U.R.T. 100 algorithm driven lottery. We have taken a test drive with the program and all systems are a go. To think that we are less than a week out from registration and we will soon have a starting field. My how times have changed. We would like to thank Mark for the incredible amount of time he has spent on this project. To any of you who are race directors we strongly encourage you to seek out Mark at Ultrasignup and have him help you out with your next race. And yes, this is a plug for a great product, however we have no financial interest in it. With that said, there are a few things to know:

The lottery will start promptly at 2 p.m. Hawaii time on 8/7/10.

For Hawaii folks if you plan on attending Selection Saturday at my place the doors open at 1 p.m. with a potluck event.

For the mainland, international and local folks who cannot make it we will post a link where you can have access to the updated entrant list as it happens.

Furthermore, entrants who are selected will be immediately e-mailed at the address given during registration. Ok, maybe not immediately but only a 2-3 second time lapse. 

Last but certainly not least, if you haven't already done so we STRONGLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO UPLOAD A PHOTO at Ultrasignup. If you don't want us to see your face, make it a funny caricature. The photo will make the selection viewing much more enjoyable.

That's it for now. Good luck to all, and thank you for your interest in the H.U.R.T. 100.

Aloha,

John, PJ, & Jeff

Reminder: H.U.R.T. 100 Selection Saturday

Aloha Runners,

PJ, John, and I are pleased to invite you all to the first annual H.U.R.T. 100 Selection Saturday Show. The event will be held on Saturday, August 7, 2010 at the Huff house in Moanalua Valley.

During the event, you will witness the selection of the 2011 field of runners for the H.U.R.T. 100 as they are selected one by one by the computer. You might even be asked to hit the "return" key to make the next selection. It promises to be a fun filled afternoon with friends and family. You are encouraged to come join the fun and be part of the excitement for those lucky enough to get one of the @ 125 slots. For those not so fortunate we ask that you refrain from crying, as crying is not allowed in ultrarunning, or at the H.U.R.T.

We are planning a potluck, so bring your favorite dish. We will be providing burgers (beef and I will look into veggie burgers) on the barbie, along with cold soda and water. For those who need alcohol I will have some beer available, but I will not have wine.

Date:    8/7/10

Time:    1 p.m. (HST), Lottery to start at 2 p.m. (HST). Ending should be around 4 p.m.

Place:    Huff's (1639 Ala Makani Place)

What:    Bring a dish to share

Who:     Runners applying to H.U.R.T. 100 and significant others

We live at the end of a culde-sac up a long drive. If you park in the drive you are likely to get blocked, but if you don't mind go for it. There should be street parking throughout the neighborhood. I don't know how many folks are coming so we are just going to go with it and have a good time.

For our mainland runners who cannot make the flight over for the selection show, we will have a link so you can see the selection process of runners as it progresses. Same applies to those living in Hawaii who are anti social.

Aloha, and good luck to you all. This is going to be fun.

Huffer

H.U.R.T. 100 Refund / Transfer Policy Statement

Runners,

Beginning with the 2011 event we will be utilizing the services of http://ultrasignup.com/ for our race registration. The open date for registration will begin on July 31, 2010 at 8:00 (HST) and last for 5 days only. The application and credit card payment will all be done electronically.The credit card utilized for event participation will not be charged until after the lottery is performed and the runners are chosen. Once the credit card has been charged the runner is deemed an entrant in the event.

An ordered waitlist for the event will maintained.

Entrants cannot transfer their entry to another participant.

A $100.00 refund will be made to an accepted runner should circumstances prevent participation in the event under the following conditions:

• Race management is notified prior to 11/15/2010 of intent to withdraw from run. Notice must be sent to PJ.          

• A runner is available on the waitlist and accepts to fill the vacated spot.

• A refund will not be made if the above conditions are not met.

Thank you for your interest in the H.U.R.T. 100.

John, Jeff & PJ

Final H.U.R.T. 100 Application Notice-Important

Dear Runner,

The clock is ticking down. The registration for the 2011 version of the H.U.R.T. 100 will soon be upon us. As you all know registration will be done at Ultrasignup . We would like to ask each of you to upload a picture at the site when you register. Who knows, maybe the picture will be worth another kukui nut in the lottery. For those of you who wish to keep your picture off the internet we suggest you upload a picture of your favorite animal, food dish or anything else that tickles your fancy.

Wishing you all the best. Good luck.

John, PJ, and Jeff

Reminder: H.U.R.T. 100 Mile Application

Runners,

The open application period for the H.U.R.T. 100 will soon be here. Please be sure to mark your calendar  for the event. Registration will be done at Ultrasignup. The open date for registration will begin on July 31, 2010 at 0800 (HST) and end at 2359 on August 5, 2010. The application and credit card payment will all be done electronically.

Good luck to you all.

John, PJ, & Jeff

2011 H.U.R.T. 100 Runner Selection Statement

Dear Runners,

 

It has been an incredible 10-year run for the H.U.R.T. Trail 100 Mile Endurance Run. During that time we have seen the run grow in popularity, and we have witnessed the improvement in the quality of the run and the runners who participate in the event. In an attempt to continue this improvement process we will be implementing some new processes for the 2011 edition of the H.U.R.T. 100.

 

Beginning with the 2011 event we will be utilizing the services of http://ultrasignup.com/ for our race registration. The open date for registration will begin on July 31, 2010 at 8:00 (HST) and last for 5 days only. The application and credit card payment will all be done electronically.

 

Beginning this year (2011 event) we will institute the H.U.R.T. 100 lottery algorithm whereby applicants will be awarded Kukui nuts in the lottery process to increase one's chances of being selected. Kukui nuts will be awarded based upon various criteria including, but not limited to the following:

 

·      Previous H.U.R.T. 100 finishes

·      Previous H.U.R.T. 100 starts

·      Previous 100 mile experience or lack thereof

·      Aloha spirit and sportsmanship or lack thereof

·      Harmonious mix of Hawaii, Mainland and International runners

·      Considerable services to HURT or to trail maintenance of the HURT trails

 

It is our hopes that these criteria will help us to achieve our objective of providing the following:           

 

·      Homogenous group of race entrants from the front of the pack to the back of the pack.

·      Opportunity for both the first time 100 hundred-mile runners and the first time H.U.R.T. 100 mile runner to get into the run.

·      Reward those runners who have supported the H.U.R.T. 100 over the years.

·      Reward and develop the Aloha spirit and sportsmanship among the participants in order to make the H.U.R.T. 100 truly unique.

·      Maintaining the high quality of the event.

Much Aloha,

John, Jeff & PJ.

 

 

Race Report from Brett Rivers on the 2010 HURT 100

Brett Rivers who finished as fourth place overall and third place male has a nice race report you can read here.

Be sure to read through to the end of his report where he has some other links too, including a pacing race report by Devon Crosby-Helms as she paced second place runner Nathan Yanko. You can read her story here.

Great stuff! Thanks

Brett Rivers who finished as fourth place overall and third place male has a nice race report you can read here.

Be sure to read through to the end of his report where he has some other links too, including a pacing race report by Devon Crosby-Helms as she paced second place runner Nathan Yanko. You can read her story here.

Great stuff! Thanks

Gary Robbins Race Report

2010 HURT 100 winner Gary Robbins has posted a race report on his site. Click here to read it

All DAY Ken Podcast HURT Reports

Ken Michal has created two podcasts for his HURT race report.

You can download/listen to them here.

Final Race Results and Splits

Seems like the number crunching has been going on for a week now. Hard to believe we were all together at the awards dinner just a week ago.

Click here for the final results.

Click here for the splits.

Runner's World

Peter Daspit was given credit and HURT got some nice exposure here:

www.runnersworld.com/trail

Check it out!

Peter Daspit was given credit and HURT got some nice exposure here:

www.runnersworld.com/trail

Check it out!

2010 HURT 100 Photographs from Peter Daspit

As many of you saw at the dinner on Monday, Peter Daspit got some great photos during the race this past weekend.

From Peter:

"If folks want the original 4 mb files resolution files for some nefarious purpose, or if they have something else I can help them out with, or just want to tell me I made their nose look too big/small, they can contact me at peterdaspit at hotmail dot com and I'll try to help them out."

You can view these photos by clicking the links below. Remember you can click on the first thumbnail photo and then it will enlarge and you can click through each album like a slide show.

Also at the bottom of each page of thumbnails there are arrows to click to the next page in the album.

Disc 1

Disc 2

Disc 3

Disc 4

Disc 5

Disc 6

Jan. 30 Potluck and Found Wallet

First, the wallet

Happy ending!
Ryan Seto looked in his bag after the dinner, and found the missing wallet. He called me at 11:30 (we were still up, unwinding), so I gave him the owner's phone number, and we left a message for the owner too. Long story short, Ryan spoke to the owner and drove his wallet to him. Yey!!

Secondly, I'd like to announce a post race pot-luck picnic at Ho'omaluhia Botanical Garden at 10 am on January 30th, across from the Equestrian Pavillian. This is towards the end of the park by the last camping area and bathrooms. It's a Saturday, and people can go over there and run early if they want. We will use that day to give away lucky number drawings for the goodies we forgot to give away at the dinner. John and I will fill a cooler and bring sodas. We can't wait to hear all the stories! We want to include all runners, their crews and pacers, volunteers etc,  Peter Daspit (our photographer), and Christopher (our Rolfer) are also be invited. Filesha LeRand will be in town and promised to come.

Please bring some food to share, a chair and bug spray.

Please contact me or Cheryl if you have any questions.

Aloha, PJ

Saturday Training 1-23-10 Peacock Flats (No foolin')

Aloha Athletes !

I was asking Cheryl what everyone wanted to do this Saturday...after all, it was less than a week since the dust had settled at the HURT 100. Her answer: "everybody is talking about Peacock".  "No foolin'?" was all I could say...so, looks like it will be 7:00 am at the Dillingham Airfield control tower parking lot. Hey guys and gals, I'm impressed ! You are a tough bunch. See ya Saturday !  Don

Race Results (Updated/corrected with splits 1/25/10)

Aloha,

My apologies for the challenges with the HURT results.

Full results can be seen here. Splits are here.

More details will be coming a bit later. We are all a bit tired after pre-race, race, and now post race organizing, purchasing, cleaning, managing, staffing, volunteering, racing and taking care of runners.

Big mahalo (Thank You) to all the volunteers (all of us), runners, crews, families and everyone else involved with making this race a success.

Now, back to cleaning aid station gear, recovery and getting ready for tonight's awards dinner.

Bob

More on the Missing Wallet Please Read

Runners,

We are making progress on the missing wallet. A volunteer saw the wallet on the concrete pad at the Nature center next to a very large black duffel bag with open pockets on race morning. Thinking the wallet was from the open pockets the wallet was placed into the bag and bag zipped up. The volunteer said the large duffel bag was one of the bigger bags out there and there was a green piece of cloth attached to the bag. The bag was then placed in numerical order where Mr. Cook's bag would be, he was #19. I would like to ask everyone to check their bags regardless of size / color and give me a call if you have Mr. Denis Cooks wallet. The number 358-8638.

Aloha,

Jeff

Mainland Runner Missing Wallet at HURT 100

Aloha Runners,

What a weekend. Results will be coming, but just as important we have a mainland runner, Dennis Cook whose wallet is missing from a drop bag that was placed at the Nature Center during the HURT 100. We ask you to go through your personal drop bags to see if somehow his wallet ended up in your bag. This runner is now unable to get a hotel room, drive his rental car, and now without identification he might find it hard to fly home. He will be in attendance at the post run banquet tomorrow night. If you have come across his wallet or identification please give me a call (808)358-8638 so that we can return it to him.

Much Aloha,

Jeff Huff
HURT 100

HURT 100 Trail Marking

Hi Gang !

Trail marking for this year's HURT 100 is tomorrow morning (Friday) at 8:00 am. We will meet at the lower parking lot of the Hawaii Nature Center, as usual, to get supplies and split-up into teams. As PJ says..."be there are be square". She also says other things, but I'm not going to repeat them.  Don

Paradise Park Webcam

There's been a lot of interest in viewing the Paradise Park webcam on race day.   If anyone wants to view the live webcam, they need to have yahoo instant messenger. Once they've got that, they need to add paradiseaidstation@yahoo.com to their contact list, and send me an e-mail from a yahoo address only.  I'll add that person to my contact list, and when everything's set up on race day, will send out an invitation to everyone to view the webcam. I cannot send an invite to non-Yahoo e-mails, and you must have Yahoo Messenger running to receive the invitation.

If you have any questions you can e-mail me at the address above. Aloha! Rob

2010 H.U.R.T. 100 Final Reminders

Aloha Runners,

Are you folks ready for the "Run(ble) in the Jungle"? As your race volunteers put on the finishing touches to what promises to be a very exciting weekend we would like to remind you of the following:

We will be using Succeed Ultra as your electrolyte drink at the event.

The runner check in will begin Friday at 3:30 p.m. We will likely be there earlier if you would like to grab your race bag. You are encouraged to bring a chair to the brief.

Monday night banquet tickets will be sold at the pre race brief for $40.00 each. This will be the only time we are selling the tickets.

Do not bring drop bags to pre race brief. Bring your drop bags on race morning and place them in the appropriate place ( sites to be labeled)

Please remind your crew that while we love their enthusiasm we don't want to see them at the first aid station at Paradise Park in Manoa. We need to get our volunteers in there so they can set up for you folks.

Speaking of crews please have them print their own maps from this site prior to heading out. Unlike the past we will not have any available on Friday afternoon.

We are working diligently to provide runner tracking throughout the event. We will post a link to this blog when that is finalized.

On race morning you are required to check in once again. We will have a table set up. This is a mandatory check in, we need to know who is out on the trail.

Pre / race and post race we need volunteers to mark/ pull down trail marking ribbon. Please contact trail marking coordinator Don  

During the event we hope you take the time to thank the volunteers who have put forth a great deal of time and energy into this event so that you all might have memories that will last a lifetime.

We look forward to seeing you all. As we sit here typing this the clouds have opened up and the rain has begun. It must be time for the H.U.R.T. 100 again.

Much aloha, and safe travels.

Jeff, John, and PJ