Back in 2001, there were only 28 100-mile ultras in North America. HURT was established to give Hawaiian ultrarunners a “local” event. There were 29 starters and 8 finishers the first year, and it took six years before a...
Articles by Stan Jensen
HURT hasn’t had course conditions like this since 2011, when rain poured on race weekend. Back then, the finish rate was only 29%. It’s gotten as high as 60%, so we were wondering if people might stop thinking of the HUR...
Most RDs dread having their event canceled in advance due to weather, stolen supplies, permit problems or other logistical issues. Even worse is when they must stop the event in progress due to dangerous conditions. Howe...
As we gathered at the Makiki Nature Center on Friday, I was reminded of the diversity of our sport as I looked out at the crowd of runners and their crews. This year had a typically international field of entrants, from...
As every entrant who reads the “Book of HURT” knows, runners can only receive aid from an aid station when they are within 100 yards of it. However, when 2015 HURT winner Michael “The Fruitarian” Arnstein decided to set...
Every finisher of the HURT 100 kisses the sign that says “Aole Makou E Ho’ohikiwale Kela” (“we wouldn’t want it to be easy”). With a record number of finishers (60) and a record finishing rate (almost 50%), the Board of...