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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…

Nearly all day we waited for the next finisher, Salt Shack snuck under 5.5 days. The cagey veteran missed his lofty time goal, but still managed his 5th! volstate finish. The top 10 are in. But 75 runners are still strung out over the last 160 miles. Doing the work necessary to get that same finish! Kim Durst has put together a solid sub-6 day 500km, as long as nothing crazy happens. and we look Read more…

5 days down, 5 days to go. The early morning saw the podium filled out King Grant Rhoda Andrea Brian and Alan nipped a severely struggling Regina To round out the sub-5 finishes. Rich Flint pushed all day and night, but came up 19 minutes shy of a sub-5, but had the consolation of a sub-5 in a prior year. Then JT Hardy and Doug Long finished their 160 mile companionship with stellar 5:01:xx finishes. Read more…

Alan Abbs (screwed) was resting in the community aid station at Pin Oak Elementary, about mile 100. They had a less hot place for the runners to lay down under an awning… Andrea Kooiman walked in and started attending to her needs, with her crew helping. After a bit, she reached down and picked up a water bottle (Alan’s) and took a big swig. “that’s not cranberry juice!” she exclaimed. “that was my gatorade….that I Read more…