i cant believe we got to sleep last night. 0430 to 0730 what a blessing to get a normal night sleep at the normal time!!! . it was raining when i got up, but there is a bright sunny sky as the first runners are just now hitting the blue bridge. those are on the home stretch, so it wont matter. but, for the most of them this sunny sky could be a portent of Read more
it seems to be coming up on 0200 and all is quiet up here on the rock. we have some finishers being toted down to the super 8 to wash their battered bodies and get some serious sleep (the first in nearly a week) . matt burke should be hitting castle rock road by now. with any luck he will be here in about an hour. . there was a 9 mile gap behind him Read more
one of the things that makes the vol state special is the relationship that has developed over the years between the runners and the people who live along the course. . The course winds its way through the countryside passing thru numerous small towns along the way. all along the course there are people who set up angel stations: canopy tents in their yards with coolers of drinks and food chairs and cots one family Read more
another day on the road. it was last thursday morning that 106 people came streaming off that ferry. laughing, joking, full of big dreams and grand plans. . 26 of them have seen their dreams come to an untimely end. and their plans fall in ruin. the mchenri became casualties number 25 and 26 this morning. . 4 of them have reached the rock. . 76 are strung out in a long ragged line, ranging Read more
late update this morning. we were up at the rock at check-in time as the flori arrived just before the 4 day mark, and bev came in just after. . it was entertaining with bob also on hand for the finish the interaction of screwed and crewed runners and the contrasts between the experiences provided a lot of laughs. . one thing that is coming out from just the few debriefings so far is how Read more
we got to debrief with king bob over supper tonight. truly amazing stuff. the ability to rework plans on the fly, while maintaining that incredible pace. hell, the ability to run an *extra* 25 miles before taking a break when there is no place to stop in the sun! the mental agility to recalculate pacing to break the record again on the fly. truly amazing stuff. . i will leave the details for bob to Read more
Congratulations to Bob Hearn on crushing both the crewed and screwed course records! King Bob 3:04:09:10
i am afraid there is not much time to post anything this morning. overnight the metronome just kept on keeping on… . he reached the three day check-in with a 7 mile lead on the OVERALL record pace. bob hearn has produced one of the most astonishing performances of all time and it appears he will destroy the crewed record at vol state… . WITHOUT A CREW!!!! . just put in every superlative you can Read more