156 hours

HOTS six and a half day update.no update this time.the runners have started to come inand there is very little time to come back down to do one.charge is valuable up on the rockand irreplaceable without a trip down!.they probably arent needed at this point anyway.the runners can tell their Read more…

144 hours

HOTS late update day 6.this will be a little short,and late.now that finishers are starting to arrive the timing is more challenging…..and we have to try and grab any opportunities to get some sleep.we ferry the finishers down to a motel as a safety measure.which has been proven wise time Read more…

132 hours

HOTS update day five and a half!.the heat came back today.boy did it ever come back.even in the shade the air felt like standing in front of an open coke oven..i saw that some (who had the opportunity) took refuge for hours.those caught out on the open road simply got Read more…

random update

HOTS random update.if you want to renew your faith in humanitydo a journey run..all we ever seem to hear these daysis how polarized the country is.we hear about all the “crazies out there”.on top of thatthe hots runners have spent the last 5 days(and some will spend 5 more)crossing that Read more…

120 hours

HOTS update…. 5 days!.so things will soon be changing on the update front.i am starting this one because the first finisher is expected sometime between now…..and early afternoon..we only know that he was in downtown chattanooga at 0100.how fast is he moving?did he take a break?we do not know..so it Read more…

108 hours

Hots update four and a half days!.i had to wait on this one until everyone had checked in.so much was being decided this 12 hour period!.well, the race isnt exactly decided.because john still has 44 miles to cover.but he made what we call a decisive move today,fairly flying up dunlap Read more…

random update

HOTS random update.carl took care of the regularly scheduled update this morning.as usual we are stocking up what sleep we can before the runners start coming in to the finish.once that starts we lose control over our schedule.most sleep will come in 5 second snatches between when we fall asleep Read more…

96 hours

Well, laz finally hit his first wall of the race… He has slept nearly an hour past check-in time so I guess I’ll have to pick up the pieces and tell you all what happened last night…At the front of the race there wasn’t any shuffling, they all had a Read more…