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…
Ha! Are you kidding me? On the seventh day, the volstaters….didn’t even dare to dream of resting. There are too many miles left, and too little time to cover them, at least for those still on the course. Kim Durst completed her solid sub-6 run, as did 4 out of Read more…
Nearly all day we waited for the next finisher, Salt Shack snuck under 5.5 days. The cagey veteran missed his lofty time goal, but still managed his 5th! volstate finish. The top 10 are in. But 75 runners are still strung out over the last 160 miles. Doing the work Read more…
5 days down, 5 days to go. The early morning saw the podium filled out King Grant Rhoda Andrea Brian and Alan nipped a severely struggling Regina To round out the sub-5 finishes. Rich Flint pushed all day and night, but came up 19 minutes shy of a sub-5, but Read more…
Alan Abbs (screwed) was resting in the community aid station at Pin Oak Elementary, about mile 100. They had a less hot place for the runners to lay down under an awning… Andrea Kooiman walked in and started attending to her needs, with her crew helping. After a bit, she Read more…
After King Grant finished this morning, we saw a 12 hour gap to the next runners. Andrea and Rhoda appeared on a collision course between monteagle and The Rock. Driving back through the field, we saw Andrea maintaining her lead across the plataeu between Tracy City and Jasper…but Rhoda was Read more…
The three crewed ladies all want that 2nd place spot. Rhoda Smoker started the morning behind the other two, but across the Jasper Plateau she’s charged. Beginning the descent to Jasper, she looked strong and she’s got a quarter mile lead over Andrea K. Regina has been plagued by a Read more…