What is the HURT100?
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The HURT100 is a 100-mile endurance run through Hawaii's rain forest above the city of Honolulu. Locally, it's referred to by ultra runners simply as "HURT".
The name doesn't just foreshadow the struggle runners face. HURT is an acronym for Hawaii Ultra Running Team, a tribute to some of the islands earliest ultra runners.
The combination of heat, vertical elevation (aka 'vert', 'gain'), technicality (roots, rocks, etc), and distance (100 miles) place in among the toughest ultramarathon races.
135 runners are permitted (via lottery) with ~40% completing.
Race Specs:
The name doesn't just foreshadow the struggle runners face. HURT is an acronym for Hawaii Ultra Running Team, a tribute to some of the islands earliest ultra runners.
The combination of heat, vertical elevation (aka 'vert', 'gain'), technicality (roots, rocks, etc), and distance (100 miles) place in among the toughest ultramarathon races.
135 runners are permitted (via lottery) with ~40% completing.
Race Specs:
- 100 miles over 5 laps (partial out and backs) in a semi-tropical rainforest.
- 24,500 feet of cumulative elevation gain (and 24,500 feet of cumulative loss) over the course of 100 miles.
- 99% single-track trails, 1% asphalt.
- Moderately packed soil, generously interspersed with roots, rocks, puddles, and mud wallows.
- Narrow trails through forest, along exposed ridges, and past vertical embankments.
- 20 stream crossings (four per lap).
- Three aid stations per lap.
- 36-hour time limit.
Learn more at: https://hurt100.com/
Want to get real nerdy? Checkout 'The Book of HURT' which contains every detail governing the event: https://hurt100.com/book-of-hurt-2025/
Morgan Lopes
12 months ago
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