HOTS update…… 228 hours . character and integrity . there are a lot of things that make an athlete great. everyone knows that talent is important. the willingness to do the preparation intelligence physical toughness mental toughness all of these are necessary to achieve success but none of these things mean anything all the success in the world means nothing without a couple of other attributes…. . character and integrity. . the reason i say Read more…
Hots Update…. 216 hours . it’s not always rainbows and unicorns . the good news is the rain has stopped and the sun is out. the bad news is the rain has stopped and the sun is out. . this is the time of year the sun is closest to the rock. and right now it feels as if it is closer then the fig tunnel. there is a video put out this morning by Read more…
HOTS update… hour 204 . ordinary is as ordinary does really late update it has been a busy day! the rain finally stopped, and the sand that is so treacherous when waterlogged drains quite well. it is (in relative terms) reasonable to drive in and out. . we now have 38 runners in with 17 having dropped. 55 of the 82 are safely home and 28 are still somewhere out there on the road. . Read more…
… up on the rock; Impassable roads have created supply chain issues. Rather than the traditional dispensing of goodies to incoming finishers Race staff is scavenging the runner’s packs for supplies. Incoming finishers are advised to hang any food items in a tree prior to entering the finish line area.
Runners came into kimball all night Piling up at the clarion like derailed train cars. Sunlight brought them back to life and now about 15 of them are shuffling down the road like a zombie parade. Maybe there will be a gap for a real update later… If power lasts. Ice is done. Another step backwards for the mountaintop utopia that is the rock. Plan is to start deportation for the early arrivals when incoming Read more…
short update to save battery. we are pretty well stranded on the rock. hoping for rescue mission if rain does not end by sunday night. food supply very limited. but plenty of water. my feet may rot off in these wet shoes, john price is hanging on by a thread but getting a reprieve for one more check in. lonnie camp expected to call it any time. odie still hanging on. more rain expected. and Read more…
HOTS update…. 168 hours (2) . this is the time to start taking a different look at the 50 (or so) runners still on the course. for the runners also it is time to start taking a serious look at the challenge in front of them. starting at the back: odie hestnes and john price behind the buzzard. only at niota at check in still a long way from dayton mountain. . they just got Read more…
HOTS update…. 168 hours . in just a little while we will pass the one week mark. it was a wild night up here on the rock. we actually had an hour or so when the rain stopped took the opportunity to get my car unstuck (carl) and back to the campsite. . it was a must have since a lot of the race supplies are in it. 4 more runners came in (all in Read more…