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…
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…
vole stare toad race… 186 hour update the fullest week . sorry for the delay. the rain stopped so we have some power from carl’s generator but there is what passes for a stream of finishers coming in. and i have to stop to hear the stories. this week has been packed full of living. . this week. the vol staters that remain have been on the road for an entire week. it seems like Read more…
vole stare toad race…..hour 137 update 314 . the runners are taking sweet revenge on the staff this year. as of check-in this morning runners were distributed every 3-5 miles all the way from the finish back to culleoka. . here is how they are working the home stretch. (they think we dont know!) the tracker shows a runner entering the gate another runner is just turning up sand mountain… . the runner entering the Read more…
vole stare toad race… 132 hour update. . not much time. we managed to find a few moments to come down off the mountain. but the next runner is already on the way to the rock, with many more following. evenly spaced runners extend all the way to columbia. . i am hoping to get another hour or so of sleep. so the real update will probably come from the rock later tonight. . today Read more…
vole stare toad race … 120 hour (halfway) update tell these people to spread out! . after a pretty near sleepless night on the rock it looks like a grim day today. one is in the corn, one on the climb and runners are spread every 3-5 miles from here to the trace. . batteries are limited for the electronics but may have more staying power than i do. i do not see a potential Read more…
vole stare toad race… 108 hour update . may god have mercy on the voles . i went out at noon today and did 8 miles. this was the first time it actually hurt… . according to my weather station the "real feel" was 111. i am not doubting it. (even if carl told me it felt like 78 based on looking out the window from an air conditioned room) . so today’s experience probably Read more…
vole stare toad race… 96 hour update that isnt the barn you smell… . it is you! . day 5 dawns with two runners already home. 44 miles back up the course addison hendricks has put in a big night to become the third runner this year to start up monteagle mountain. behind him iain jones, chris varnadoe, anders noren, and kevin stockton hobble and limp in pursuit nursing various injuries. because everyone is hurt Read more…