very brief, i have to get back to the rock to catch john clarke’s third place finish. gathering my gear for what could turn into a verrrrrry long stretch. off and on rain all day. some got hit with torrents others danced around it. it was a lot tougher between Read more…
5 days under their belts. the last 24 hours in periodic thunderstorms. we lost mike delang and diane taylor overnight. 12 and 13. with bob’s finish yesterday afternoon that leaves 68 runners out on the road. john price is now tied with the grim reaper… not a good place to Read more…
bloodbath . lets be honest. day 5 has been a hard one for the runners so far. the last half of day 4 was an endless series of severe storms. the sun "came up" to more of the same. what makes it harder is that when the rain stops often Read more…
the rain came in during the night. it is currently light here at the finish line, but checking the radar our course running northeast is currently almost all getting rain. . some places are getting hammered! . there will be many funny stories to emerge from last night. what did Read more…
HOTS update…hour 84 . 3.5 days, 4 days of running complete and heading into the 4th night. . the update is late. immediately after posting the morning update we hooked up with carl and drove 100 miles back to pick up a drop then drove back up the course. little Read more…
HOTS update… 72 hours . it does what it does and it is what it is . as i sit and watch the totals start to hit the tracker the runners jumping ahead so that i can see what they got in during the night i think about the new Read more…
HOTS update 60 hours . slow and fast . the most surprising thing about a race like this is how fast the field moves. bob has been torching the course and has gone all the way thru knoxville and is already at loudon. but bob moves fast. the tail end Read more…
48 hours update (2) . real is too real . the third sunrise can be a time of reckoning. this third sunrise is turning into a disaster for some. after two days and two nights on the road that third morning is cruxial. only one person has reached the halfway Read more…