it seems to be coming up on 0200 and all is quiet up here on the rock. we have some finishers being toted down to the super 8 to wash their battered bodies and get some serious sleep (the first in nearly a week) . matt burke should be hitting Read more…
one of the things that makes the vol state special is the relationship that has developed over the years between the runners and the people who live along the course. . The course winds its way through the countryside passing thru numerous small towns along the way. all along the Read more…
another day on the road. it was last thursday morning that 106 people came streaming off that ferry. laughing, joking, full of big dreams and grand plans. . 26 of them have seen their dreams come to an untimely end. and their plans fall in ruin. the mchenri became casualties Read more…
late update this morning. we were up at the rock at check-in time as the flori arrived just before the 4 day mark, and bev came in just after. . it was entertaining with bob also on hand for the finish the interaction of screwed and crewed runners and the Read more…
we got to debrief with king bob over supper tonight. truly amazing stuff. the ability to rework plans on the fly, while maintaining that incredible pace. hell, the ability to run an *extra* 25 miles before taking a break when there is no place to stop in the sun! the Read more…
Congratulations to Bob Hearn on crushing both the crewed and screwed course records! King Bob 3:04:09:10
i am afraid there is not much time to post anything this morning. overnight the metronome just kept on keeping on… . he reached the three day check-in with a 7 mile lead on the OVERALL record pace. bob hearn has produced one of the most astonishing performances of all Read more…
this has been a crazy weather year at vol state. on the bright side, it has yet to settle into one of those multiple days long spells of ever intensifying heat and humidity that make every minute of the race like running shrouded in a hot, wet wool blanket. on Read more…