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what will happen today?

i am holed up in the crew car with poor ginger. she was following me down the right shoulder because we knew thunderstorms were on the way. lightning was flashing all around some big bolts were hitting the ground. took a hiatus to squeeze in more steps between cells. it has been a wild ride so far tonight. at one point (while walking past a hog confinement operation) heavy winds blasted thru, smothering me in Read more…

By Laz, ago

Vol State 2018 – 12 hour update – we are under way

First, 114 is the correct number of starters. The 115 reported earlier included someone accidentally counted twice. The big story of the day, aside from the record number of starters, is that the people of Northwest Tennessee are getting to really LOVE the volstate. I am a little worried that Walmart may be completely out of pop-up tents, coolers, and those folding chairs….because it seems every front yard on the course is adorned with a Read more…

By Carl, ago

more or loess

july 12 day 64 25 miles total 1,680 it boggles the mind to think that all these big hills are just made of windblown silt! i have been running up and down the loess hills for 3 days! except for a few hours crossing the missouri river basin. it is the glaciers again. after the ice dam broke on the giant glacial lake it left an enormous amount of silt which dried and blew down Read more…

By Laz, ago

Vol State 2018 – Update 0 – exactly what they came here for

115 volstaters answered the call from the landing in Dorena this morning at 0741. 113 of them even managed to get to The Ferry in time for the official start. The morning tractor trailer traffic between Hickman, KY and Union CIty, TN is not singing their praises right now….but the runners are off. Most of them still on course record pace. In a few minutes, the leaders will reach a huge milestone….less than 300 miles Read more…

By Carl, ago

Vol State 2018 – Update 00 – just getting to the start can be an ultra

It took us 10 hours and 15 minutes to drive the vol state course today. The screwed runners meet at the finish line, leave their cars, and we load into buses and vans for the long haul across the state to Union City and The Last Supper. We stop for a couple pee breaks, and lunch catered at The Bench of Despair. 300 miles is just a really, really long way… “Ditch” as we’re calling Read more…

By Carl, ago