Hi there. If you found this site you must be either looking for serious running adventures on the Big Island or you heard about the nut that likes to do them. Below you’ll find the articles I’ve put together describing the last set of adventures I’ve completed: running from the Sea to the Summit of all 5 Big Island Volcanoes. My latest challenge is to run/swim/hike the entire Hamakua from Waipio to Pololu in under a day and I’ve been sharing the training and exploring of this route in the articles below. You’ll also find some of my ramblings here; typically focused on how to get faster and stronger with age. And of course I do all the guinea pigging and then share my successes and failures with you. So… Enjoy the site and don’t forget to leave a comment or a question if you have one. I’m happy to respond.
Hamakua Challenge Articles
Running From the Sea to Summit of the Big Island’s 5 Volcanoes
The Big Island of Hawaii’s volcanoes tower over us as we go about our days on the island. It felt inevitable that at some point I was going to have to experience running up each one. Below you will find the articles I have written regarding the training and adventures I had to accomplish running each volcano ( Hualalai, Mauna Kea, Mauna Loa, Kilauea, and Kohala) from the Sea to the Summit in 6 months. I am sure someone else must have run all 5 volcanoes but at the moment I’m the only one who has come forward and documented the journey. And my hopes are others will be inspired and find ways to step up to the challenge and improve upon my style and times. Enjoy the writeups below and please feel free to comment or ask questions. I’m happy to reply.