HOTS 24 HOUR UPDATE more fun than any human has ever had.as favorable as the weather was yesterday,last night made up for it.a lovely weather pattern settled on the hotsers….the inland hurricane pattern.a huge mass of air is making a giant circle around somewhere in central missouruh,dipping down to the Read more…
local people who find out about the race by meeting the runners or by word of mouth, and perform acts of kindness giving the runners food or water, putting a cooler out by the road with treats in it, or other such acts of kindness… . are road angels. and Read more…
sorry for another late update, but we went down to the ferry to watch the drama as closing time neared. we just missed seeing the ferry leave with crystal wheatley and kate sidoli as two women led the way to the ferry over an hour before closing. . while we Read more…
what a relief it had to be when we finally set the hotsers out beside the road, and they could begin the long trek to the rock. . the excitement of the 400 crowd was palpable as they clambered up the grassy knoll and started across the bill emerson bridge Read more…
twas the night before bus ride and all thru the motel not a runner was sleeping all preparing for hell. the backpacks they filled up with exquisite care in hopes that the things they need all would be there. the runners were tossing restless in their beds while visions of Read more…
jameela struggled at the gate before going around the right side….and then continuing to the right towards the cliffs on the other side of castle rock.carl ran her down and stopped her before she reached themand she returned to the gatewhere she is now lying on the ground.,shenoa caught mauricio Read more…
there is no more insane time than the last night of the vol state.we are down to 3 runners now:jameelah mujaahid:after seeing her on the tracker going back and forth trying to find the turn onto castle rock roadwe drove out and pointed out the turn.she is now on castle Read more…
all day the runners have been arriving at the rock.so many happy facesso many personal victories….so many reasons that people choose to face the vol state.it is impossible not to feel renewed by the joy at the finish lineas each runner comes intakes their seat on the thrownand tells their Read more…