Start

Link to FB post Here they are at the courthouse in sneedville. 35 intrepid souls answered the starting cigarette at 0730 eastern time (US) and headed off into the mountains of east tennessee in a soaking rain. Johnny Adams MO Alexis Batausa WV Terry Bonnett ON Beth Budden NC William Cooper KY Kim Drake MI Kimberly Durst NC James Fleming TN Addison Hendricks FL Odie Hestnes VA Bill Hillin TN Lee Hosbrough IL Mary Hosbrough Read more

Introduction to LATCH

(known to some as HELL) We are trying something different to make it easier for you to follow the event. While Posts have been cut off, you are not only welcome, but encouraged to put in your input in the comments. We have put in place a post for each day,and on those we hope to collect all of that day’s activity in the form of comments; This way when you come to look (sorted Read more

Day 0

day 0 they rest in the lovely little town of rogersville tennessee tonight. 3 dozen seasoned road warriors. if rest is the right word for it. their bellies are full and they lie on soft beds. but their minds cannot help but turn to the morning. for in the morning they will walk into the mouth of the beast. they have proven their mettle in many campaigns but never one quite lie this. ahead of Read more

240 hour update

vole stare toad race…. 240 hour update . as the clock ticked down toward the final minutes a lonely figure came down cheesegrater road to the gate. the steady clickety clickety that had accompanied the figure over the past nearly 10 days was changed; clickety tunk clickety tunk clickety tunk as she passed the gate it was obvious cheesegrater road had torn off the tip of one of those famous stiletto heels, resulting in a Read more

220 hour update

vole stare toad race… 220 hour update . sorry for the parsity of updates over the last couple of days. with all the storms most of the electronics have been safely stored… . and we have been dealing with a stream of finishers. . and that is really what the vole stare is about now. no one is setting records, they are achieving personal goals that cannot be measured. . the long race ends with Read more

192 hour update

vole stare toad race…. 192 hour update . no update happened last night. the battering by yesterday afternoon’s thunderstorm holocaust turned the finish into a disaster zone. and the staff was already an assortment of zombies. vol state is a grueling event, no matter what part you play. . we return after the blessing of a break in the stream of finishers with some sleep under our belts, to a race HQ that did not Read more