36 hour update: vol state they’re all gonna cry . once again the weather dealt the vol staters a big break… . unless they were trying to plan. rather than turning the heat up all afternoon a line of thunderstorms swept thru the field. for the runners that was a Read more…
vol state 24 hour update quiet desperation you can’t quite say the sun has risen on the most crucial day of the vol state. there is light, but a layer of fog envelops a world where dew point and ambient temperature have switched their normal places. the runners’ world seems Read more…
vol state 12-hour update . digging holes . the fascinating thing about a race like the vol state is that no two years are the same. one of the defining features of 2023 may turn out to be the 81 virgins who have been thrown into battle. green troops need Read more…
it is the night before the night before and i do not know who is better off. virgins or veterans the virgins stand at the mouth of the beast. they peer into that yawning chasm and do not know what awaits them there. it has become suddenly so imminent. many Read more…
i know i am the mean guy; but we want to discourage advertising where the angel stops are… . they are supposed to be a surprise! . i know the old timers know where the longstanding ones are, and some have become a part of the fabric of the race. Read more…
HOTS update…… 228 hours . character and integrity . there are a lot of things that make an athlete great. everyone knows that talent is important. the willingness to do the preparation intelligence physical toughness mental toughness all of these are necessary to achieve success but none of these things Read more…
Hots Update…. 216 hours . it’s not always rainbows and unicorns . the good news is the rain has stopped and the sun is out. the bad news is the rain has stopped and the sun is out. . this is the time of year the sun is closest to Read more…