I’ve been trying to write a final update and farewell for a few days, but my brain’s been operating at about 8% capacity since I got home. Last night was the first time I didn’t fall asleep at 8pm with the kids…..here goes. Where to begin? First, thank you to Read more…
It’s about 230 miles as the crow flies from Dorena Landing MO to The Rock… If we built a 10 mile tall tower here in Georgia, and the air was perfectly clear, and we had a telescope, we’d be able to see the start on the horizon. If you wanted Read more…
Here we are. Up on The Rock one last time. A half marathon on a Saturday evening. That’s what Richard Westbrook and Juliet Brundige have to do, to close out this year’s volstate. At some point for each volstater, the path forks. They either spiral downwards towards crashing and burning Read more…
With 36 hours to go, things were looking pretty Rosy here at volstate. We hadn’t had a dropout in a couple days, and the remaining runners looked to be hurting but steady. I guess someone felt the field deserved a break from the carnage of the first 6 days… But Read more…
Today saw a ton of finishers…. And we’ve got 10 between the blue bridge and the rock right now… With a severe thunderstorm and hail warning for the next 5 hours. Runners still in town are urged to check the weather and consider holing up til this system has passed. Read more…
(yes, we missed an update, last night was a bit busy) The eighth day saw 18 finishers up on The Rock….and perhaps just as importantly, ZERO drops. In fact, as of the 8 day check-in, we haven’t had a drop in over 37 hours! This despite one of the most Read more…
Ken, Chad, and Rebecca squeezed in as the final sub-week finishers. Jim Halsey walked (every step of) his way to a resolute and very satisfying finish. We’ve still got more drops than finishes, and almost half the starters still on course. That’ll change before this evening…we’ve got 8 over the Read more…
I don’t want to drop out, I’ve come so far…but, my god, I’m not sure I can write another update. My last real sleep was days ago. The finish, 8 updates ahead, seems impossibly far off. I want to finish, but I just….can’t. I’ll do a minimum effort now and Read more…