Road Warriors of VolState Sweat, pain, pit bulls, and shotguns—welcome to Gary Cantrell’s old-school ultra. by Susan Reynolds Heavy clouds hung low in the sky over Hickman, Kentucky. Seventeen runners gathering for the 2009 Last Annual VolState Road Race greeted one another in good humor, their nerves betrayed only by Read more…
A few things I learned while crewing for Laz for 5 days in a row… 1) Have a designated crew vehicle that carries Laz’s pack, cooler and chair. The cooler and chair we’re donated to accompany him on the Lazcon. 2) Set up the vehicle in a safe location, preferably Read more…
Hello all, Here are my observations/thoughts after hanging with laz for a few days 1. I couldn’t do it! 2. I drove 625 miles over 3days for the crew effort; he walked that far 3. The ultra community is great. When I was having conflicts with the final day, a Read more…
Lessons from Lazcon 1. If you crew for him keep an eye on the sky and be ready with his rain gear. If you can carry in your own pack if you are walking and leap frogging – that would be good. He does not want to be wet. 2. Read more…
I enjoyed the privilege of spending the afternoon & evening this past Friday out on US RTE 20 with Laz & Steve, hosting them & then spending all day Saturday hiking west with Laz. As several people have reached out to me for Lazcon operational details, I’m remiss for having Read more…
A typical day of LazCon 14 hours on the road 2 hours clean-up, eat, write, plan 7 hours sleep 1 hour getting up and back out Start time varies depending on the previous day’s finish time, but earlier is better (around 5:00-6:00am). Ways to help Laz 1) the biggest: getting Read more…