twas the night before vol state
twas the night before vol state and all thru the motel not a runner was stirring… .except one sitting outside his room watching ‘america’s got talent’ on his phone. . what do you say the night before the race begins? what do you think if you are sitting on your Read more
the journey really starts tomorrow
the journey really starts tomorrow, . i will be up before the sun, heading high into the north georgia mountains to a parking lot cut into a cornfield on a remote mountaintop. . there i will meet a hundred hopeful runners. a few are elite multi-day athletes but most are Read more
Note to HOTS enthusiasts
Just a note to the HOTS enthusiasts…. Carl and I have thrashed out the 2022 course, and it is a thing of beauty. historic sites and sights, unique geological features, breathtaking scenery, small towns, soon to be discovered angels, lots of wide shoulders, and (as always) a few surprises. We Read more
silence on the rock.
silence on the rock. . all is quiet in the little clearing in the woods. the tents are gone the campfire is out. no sound of laughter no stories being told. . the footprints in the corn are filling with sand, and the parking lot is empty. . the last Read more
12 hours to go.
12 hours to go. 5 runners left. . 0ver the long night ahead 5 weary warriors soldier on. everyone is now ahead of the reaper. . the last 4 are barely ahead, but they have done what had to be done over the past 12 hours, as they have been Read more
24 hours to go
here we are. 24 hours to go. . all the remaining runners are in the home stretch. we still have a little time before the next one arrives at the finish, but after that they should be coming in the rest of the day. . after all of us got Read more
