it is the night before the night before and i do not know who is better off. virgins or veterans the virgins stand at the mouth of the beast. they peer into that yawning chasm and do not know what awaits them there. it has become suddenly so imminent. many Read more…
i know i am the mean guy; but we want to discourage advertising where the angel stops are… . they are supposed to be a surprise! . i know the old timers know where the longstanding ones are, and some have become a part of the fabric of the race. Read more…
113 journeysvole stare toad racepostscript.the roads are open.the rock is empty.the katydid chorus is singing to no one..the 113 who took the ferry have returned to their livesbut there is something different about them….it is not the fading sunburnnor the healing blistersnot even the improving limp..nothe changes are not physical.the Read more…
vole stare toad race9 days 21 hours update.home is the runnerhome from the hilland the race staff is going to sleep..everyone is safely off the road!
vole stare toad race10 hours to go update(230 hours).3 finishers and one drop since the last update.the 9 remaining runners were all ahead of oprah at the 12 hour mark.and just now the last one left kimball.it looks good for the final nine.they only must persevere…..and not make some terrible Read more…
vole stare toad race9 day update.this is a different race today.over the days we have morphed from the competitive runners trying to winuntil we have today the last 14 runnersjust trying to reach the rock before the clock runs out..strategy is no less important.if the resources are less,the importance of Read more…
vole stare toad race 8.5 day update . the race is entering the final stages. only 26 runners are still on the course 62 have finished 26 have dropped along the way. everyone remaining is planning their final assault on the rock. . the staff is nearing the end. as Read more…