6.5 day update

vole stare toad race6.5 day update!.the first half of the 7th day the real vol state came to visit.the 63 runners remaining in the race found themselves running right thru the gates of hell..the humidity from yesterday’s rains hung in the air in a heavy haze,and the sun hovered over Read more…

6 day update

vole stare toad race 6 day update. . the race has entered a new phase now. the winners have been decided. the sub 6 runners are all in. . but dont think for a minute that there is any less desperation in the hearts of the runners still marching relentlessly Read more…

5.5 day update

vole stare toad race5.5 day update.i cant believe it is night again.the parade has started.i am loving these new trackershaving some idea where the runners are between here and the valley inn is incredible,the 10 miles from the blue bridge to the rockcan take anything from 2 hourst0 12 hours..with Read more…

random update 2 – day 5

vole stare toad racerandom update.addison crawled up on some riprap under the interstate overpass and took a nap.revitalized he was sighted charging toward the blue bridge,using two trekking pole technique….polepolestepstep.repeat..he is hitting speeds of over 1 mile an hour.i hope he doesnt fly off a curve when he gets on Read more…

5 days update

vole stare toad race5 days update.well, the womens race ended much like the mens…after abby mccarthy had taken the lead two days agoand appeared to have the race in hand at 300 miles….she collapsed after crossing the blue bridge.she lay there on the ground until the next runners caught up Read more…

4.5 day update

vole stare toad race4.5 day update.yes, it is late.at 4.5 days we were up on the rock taking the time of third place peter strickland..and i will have to hurry this along,as we had 3 runners pick up trackers within 15 minutes.that probably means more runnersfor whom after 4 and Read more…

4 day update part 2

vol stare toad race4 day update part 2.i need to hustle up to the rock.john is within 5 miles of the finish!(moving approximately 1 mph up sand mt).peter strickland has staged a comebackand actually passed steve troxel!.they are both on the climb up monteagle mt.(probably wont finish until after midnight).abby Read more…