(yes, we missed an update, last night was a bit busy) The eighth day saw 18 finishers up on The Rock….and perhaps just as importantly, ZERO drops. In fact, as of the 8 day check-in, we haven’t had a drop in over 37 hours! This despite one of the most epic volstate navigation errors in recent memory. Bernadette and Natalia had linked up several days ago with similar paces and goals. They somehow managed to Read more…
july 19 day 71 27 miles total 1,857 i really thought i was killing it last night. got an on-time start (almost) and kept up a steady effort. no dancing with thunderstorms this time altho the nightly nebraska light show was more spectacular than ever it was all to the east leaving a fantastic night sky straight overhead with some memorable shooting stars… the slow-moving, long lasting kind that end in a flash of light. Read more…
Ken, Chad, and Rebecca squeezed in as the final sub-week finishers. Jim Halsey walked (every step of) his way to a resolute and very satisfying finish. We’ve still got more drops than finishes, and almost half the starters still on course. That’ll change before this evening…we’ve got 8 over the bridge right now. And it appears we’ll have an hourly appointment with a finisher between now and Sunday morning…
july 18 day 70 23 miles total 1,830 one thing i did not want to do was make this an endless And that was all he wrote! So I gave him a call and took notes. Here’s the gist of it. If necessary, Laz can make corrections in today’s post! Read more…
when i leave one i can see the next. it doesn’t get me to them any faster
I don’t want to drop out, I’ve come so far…but, my god, I’m not sure I can write another update. My last real sleep was days ago. The finish, 8 updates ahead, seems impossibly far off. I want to finish, but I just….can’t. I’ll do a minimum effort now and see how I feel in the morning. I must hold out hope. Today saw great temperatures up at The Rock, I’m not sure I’ve ever Read more…
Ha! Are you kidding me? On the seventh day, the volstaters….didn’t even dare to dream of resting. There are too many miles left, and too little time to cover them, at least for those still on the course. Kim Durst completed her solid sub-6 run, as did 4 out of 5 of the others who had a shot. Jim Fleming missed it because he had to sleep on a bench in New Hope to avoid Read more…
newport to newport in 68 days 20 hours 58 minuets and 4 seconds. a new world record… and one newport to go! laz