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when the instructions say:.“go thru the gate marked:NO TRESPASSING” you know it’s a ‘last annual’ event.

and the 400 mile has its third different leader!during the night christine tokarz moved to the front.she has gone 310 milesand has less than 100 miles to go!.michael carson is 4 miles behind,with addison hendricks only a mile in back of him….this last 100 miles is going to be very interesting..philip perkins has control of the 350,with 316 miles under his belt.we are probably looking at a middle of the night finish….if he can navigate Read more

emerged ready to strike back against the course..for the first time in a couple of dayseveryone still in the race was ahead of the grim reaper!heading into the 5th night…..in the morning they will complete their 5th day on the road.at this point the real world is a dim memory.their world is sore feet and sleep deprivation,missed closing times that mean hungry nights….and an endless white line..carson moved back into the lead in the 400 Read more

yesterday’s rain completely changed the atmosphere.two more perished during the nightbut for the 56 still on the course the weather this morning could not be better.the skies are cleartemperatures are in the low 70’s (low 20’s c)and there is a cool, light breeze….during the night we have had 4 fall behind the reaper.tim hardy, cherie mccafferty, joe haist, and michelle chauvin are now all between 1 and 5 miles behind cutoff….they have until tomorrow morning Read more

because it has air conditioning….so the first runner made marta today,and successfully reached the other side of atlanta..when we were laying out the coursewe really wanted to start in savannah;but there were two problems.first it was too farsecond it would be a nightmare to get them across atlanta….one bit of “out of the box” thinking solved both problems…,take marta!from one side of atlanta to the nextusing trains and busesrequiring at least two transfers….those who had Read more

the hardest thing to do at hotsis to know when to quit..extreme heat is nothing to play around with.but the nature of this game isthat it requires going on when the body is literally begging to quit..so when the heat is like it has been the last few dayswe dont press call-ins to go on,we press them to take refuge in a motelsleep and cool off.if possible get stomach issues sortedand hydration back on track…..this Read more

at last count we had 25 down,and 63 alive.30 of 41 original 400 milers are still going34 of the 48 who started the 350 have hung in there….it can be emotionally challenging to do meat wagon duty,because everyone you talk to is defeated,and you start to think maybe the race is impossible..but doing the sweeps of the course and talking to the live ones,it seems like they are managing it well….and then a couple of Read more

during the night we lost three more!.for the 70 survivors the real world has begun to fade from memory.life consists of the moving search for sustenance…..something to drinksomething to eata place to get out of the heat.and the need to keep moving.. a restaurant that closed early can be a catastrophe.the next place to stop is probably many hours away..getting caught on a long, barren stretch at mid day is devastating..the mind is constantly creating Read more