Trip to Baghdad
It's confirmed. I'll be heading to Baghdad, Iraq, as part of a USO event in Iraq. It will be a 7 - 10 day tour sometime in late October and early November. I'm looking forward to meeting and motivating these troups!
Raising Ocean Awareness
Through physical endurance, outreach, & education, Tom is fighting the rising tide of plastics in Earth's richest natural habitat, our Oceans. Tom began his fight in '07 where he stand-up-paddled(SUP) the coast of California. Tom is now circling the beautiful island of Oahu, where SUP originated, to bring awareness to an issue that affects us all. Help Tom protect our Oceans by donating today!
Too Much Ocean Plastic
Every piece of plastic that has ever been manufactured still exists today and eventually even plastic breaks down into micro particles. A 2001 study discovered that there was 6 pounds of plastic for every 1 pound of plankton in the Pacific Ocean.
To learn more about this study, view the video below. Please dispose of plastic correctly!
PACIFIC TRASH VORTEX
Perry & Price Interview
I was on Perry & Price radio show this morning live for 15 minutes. The show was a big success! I was able to talk about the facts surrounding the problem of ocean plastic. I was also able to offer a couple of suggestions that everyone could do to get started addressing the issue.
After the show, I stayed in Honolulu soliciting supporters for the cause and the Tom Jones Foundation. To help me spread the word, my brother and his son Connor arrived from Maui yesterday. It's great to have family with me. They joined me on the Perry & Price show and enjoyed themselves as well.
I am supposed to be speaking at the U S Marine base sometime next week. Following that, I'll be leaving Oahu to travel home to Huntington Beach.
KHNL Channel 8 in Hawaii Covers Endurance Island
Channel 8 and Zahid Arab interviewed Tom yesterday. Here's an excerpt: An environmental study estimates that nearly 6-million tons of plastic are floating around in our oceans. In another 7years there will be enough of the trash to cover the entire country. A California man is here in Hawaii, hoping to turn his athletic ability into awareness for this growing issue. Cups. Wrappers. Trash is everywhere. It's a familiar scene on land, but trash is also swirling around miles and miles of the ocean. Tom jones is no stranger to stamina. He bikes 45 miles, runs 23 and paddles 14, and that's just in a day. But now, this California extreme athlete is turning environmental activist. "I'm an athlete that uses my athletic ability as a primary to bring funds and awareness to worthwhile causes," said Enviro-athlete Tom Jones. Read the Entire story here and see the video 
Day 22 — The Last Day of EI and Last Leg of the Run - Tom’s Blog
Well sports fans, that's it! Today, day nine of the run and day 22 of the event, I ran 24 miles from Chinaman's Hat to Sunset Beach where I started this whole thing. Nit was spectacular during the running and biking portions of the event for sure. This is the 5th event he has done with me and, once again, he did a bang up job! I would like to also thank all of the other people that participated too.
As for today's run, it was hot, extremely rainy, dangerous as it gets, and kind of a long run. During one 45 minute stretch, it rained hard for about 45 minutes, which got
me thorouthly soaked. As soon as I was sure that it was going to stay dry, I stopped and changed into my back up gear: dry shoes and socks, new shorts, rash guard, and a new event t shirt on my head. The island has been both challenging, inspiring, and beautiful in every respect. The local and native Hawaiians have been unreal. They REALLY care about the ocean and their wonderful islands. Following my day end marathon run, I went into Honolulu to plan events that will promote the cause.
I am scheduling a date to talk to a large group of U S Marines on the Konohoe Bay
Marine base. I'm also working with Dave and Busters to have a gala event to celebrate the finish of Endurance Island 2008 and to promote the heck out of the cause. Finally, I am going after educate, and inspire kids to get into the fight against plastic in the local government and school systems. I want to meet the mayor etc. to talk about the cause and motivate, the worlds oceans.
Kind Regards to all and thanks to everyone who joined me for going with me around the island of Oahu, Hawaii, online in Endurance Island 2008 
Ron Mizutani covers Tom in an article for Midweek
There are many ways to make a point, Tom Jones just happens to do things to the extreme. Jones is known as “The Endurance Man,” an extreme athlete and environmental advocate who uses his athletic gifts to spread his message.
“It’s what I do, what I’ve been called to do,” says Jones. “I bring attention and resources to worthwhile causes.”
Adam Housely features Endurance Island on his Blog
Adam Housely highlighted Endurance Island and Tom Jones in his blog yesterday. Hopefully, Tom can avoid the whale and the Alaska side trip this time, but there's no doubt Adam's right. Such an event would only delay, but not stop, Tom.
Day 21 — Makapu’u to Chinaman’s Hat - Tom’s Blog
Today's run consisted of 22 3/4 miles around Kaneohe Bay up to Chinaman's Hat (named for the island to the right), setting me up to finish in Sunset Beach tomorrow if all goes as planned.
Running was very hot, about 90 degrees, and dangerous today as usual. Nit's kicking ass handling his end of the deal. As a trainer, there is no better anywhere in my opinion.
There were many kind people that offered me water along the way, so I was able to stay wet and hydrated most of the time.
I made several phone calls trying to bring awareness to " A Plastic Free Ocean" while running, trying to line up press to promote it.
It would be great if there were more people donating online, but I understand that I have taken on this project in the toughest of times for most families.
Day 20 — Honolulu to Makapu’u - Tom’s Blog
Today was very cool! I awoke at 4 am. My first task was to meet Manolo Morales of channel 2 news KHON. Manolo is an incredible morning anchor! He insisted on having me give him a SUP lesson on the morning news (see the video of him and me here).
He was equally as gracious in letting me have time to talk about the cause and mention the sponsors that have supported us.
We went live on 3 separate occasions from 6 to 8 am on channel 2 news. This news channel is well viewed on the island and the report from Manolo is that people called in all day talking about how much they liked the morning news today.
After that it was off to tackle some of the toughest running around these parts. Koko Head, Diamond Head, and Makapu'u lead me up and down hills. Adding to that difficulty was some very hot weather. I lost a tremendous amount of water again today so am working hard to replace it with Coconut Milk and Pedialyte, a kid's electrolyte replacement drink.
Nit is back on the job helping with my recovery and making sure that the running is going smooth out on the road. Rhyn is doing a good job again making sure that we don't get lost along the way. When we do get lost it's normally pretty tough on me getting back on track.
Day 19 — Farrington Hwy to Honolulu - Tom’s Blog
Starting near Pearl Harbor, I ran nearly 18 miles, almost making it through Honolulu today. I'm setting myself up for Diamond Head and Coco Head tomorrow. The cloudy weather today was a wonderful blessing and the light Sunday traffic was a big relief.
Nit is doing a great job on the ground, biking and running are his specialties. Rhyn is doing a good job keeping us on course through the bike and running stages. I hope to finish up in 2 to 3 days. Once I'm done running, I can turn my attention to do what I really came here to do: promoting the cause "A plastic free ocean". I plan on meeting with government officials and people of influence around the island until I leave on the 29th.
With today's strong run under my belt, I'm looking forward to tomorrow. Tomorrow starts early with Manolo Morales and channel 2 news from 6 to 8 am. Then I'll head off for my run.
Day 18 — Running East on Farrington Hwy - Tom’s Blog
Today's running was much better than yesterday! I went slightly over 10 miles today. That's not bad after staying out later than normal at Muddy Waters Coffee Shop on the other side of the island last night.
Fortunately, the weather was a little more forgiving today as there were some low clouds hanging that kept the sun at bay. The better weather was a relief, allowing me to focus on the road traffic. Because there is no shoulder on the Farrington Hwy, I have to pay a good of attention to the passing cars. It's some of the most dangerous running I have ever done. It makes me think of my wife and kids, how much I miss them and how I would hate to have something happen that would prevent me from ever seeing them again. Having said this, I am being as careful as possible while running, since most of it has been off the pavement and extremely dangerous, again slowing my overall pace per day.
This event has been every bit of the challenge it was set up to be: athletically, physically, emotionally, and mentally challenging! I hope to see something like this become a race or something in the future.
Tom Jones
Currently, Tom's paddling around the Island of Oahu
Tom Jones
45 year old Tom Jones combines three passions into one difficult event: Endurance Island. Tom will endure 3 full loops around the island of Oahu by running, bicycling, and finally paddling, to raise money and public awareness about the enormous amount of plastic in the ocean. An athlete who puts the "extreme" in extreme athletics, among Tom’s accomplishments to bring attention to various causes; he has run 120 marathons in 120 consecutive days, has run the length of California 3 times at a marathons pace, and has traversed 1,250 miles along the entire coast of California on a stand up paddle board. LEARN MORE ...
Tom's Training
Tom Jones daily routine contains a combination of running, biking, paddling, and strength training. His diet and recovery are also key elements to his success. His grueling training schedule rotates daily to help provide his body for the difficult grind he will endure in July.
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