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After King Grant finished this morning, we saw a 12 hour gap to the next runners. Andrea and Rhoda appeared on a collision course between monteagle and The Rock. Driving back through the field, we saw Andrea maintaining her lead across the plataeu between Tracy City and Jasper…but Rhoda was within 2 miles and appeared to be charging. Both crews assured me, “this is a race!” Driving back to monteagle, we saw Regina struggling with Read more…

The three crewed ladies all want that 2nd place spot. Rhoda Smoker started the morning behind the other two, but across the Jasper Plateau she’s charged. Beginning the descent to Jasper, she looked strong and she’s got a quarter mile lead over Andrea K. Regina has been plagued by a bad stomach since last night, and has fallen back, just leaving Tracy City. Trinkle and Abbs are big question marks….driving back thru Monteagle twice, we Read more…

i miss seeing the end-game strategy unfold…. from the podium placers all the way back to oprah! go get ‘em vol staters (especially dale and ben…the pride of short creek) laz   Admin:  Laz has been too busy to check the latest standings.   Dale dropped in Linden / 84 hours.

It seems like we’ve been out here forever. 4 days is a long time to run. But we’ve only just had our first finisher! In the end, King Grant came solidly under the 4 day mark, with a 3:22:02:59, becoming the 5th fastest performer on this course. He said, somehow, this 4 days felt longer than some 6 and 7 day races he’s done. Something about staying up the entire time, with no nap longer Read more…

The fourth day began ominously here in Tennessee. Storms were pounding over the front half of the field. The middle and back of the pack were in a steam bath after showers last night. But, as the day wore on, the clouds stayed thick, blocking the sun. The volstate let slip a merciful afternoon for the runners. Grant Maughan charged another 35 miles and despite a few hours of struggle, is smelling the barn. His Read more…

With a few exceptions, every volstater is having the following thoughts flow through their mind this morning…. “I need to make miles, I need to eat, I need to sleep, MY FEET HURT, OH GOD, THERE’S THE SUN AGAIN! THIS….IS…..MY LIFE.” Three days. At this point, the road feels like all they’ve ever known. The Ferry ride was eons ago, and The Rock is still light years away. All they have is the comfort of Read more…