july 22 day 74 20 miles total 1,931 as soon as i started i knew there was trouble. not a star was visible but there was lightning dead ahead. after victor congratulated me for finally reaching the drought stricken west i hadn’t even looked at the weather. i underestimated my rain conjuring power. an hour in the rain arrived. i just got in the car. another day of walking with wet feet was a bad Read more…
located in the middle of nowhere these are used. to “wash out” livestock trailers between loads. users simply leave cash or a check. the honor system still works all across america.
It’s about 230 miles as the crow flies from Dorena Landing MO to The Rock… If we built a 10 mile tall tower here in Georgia, and the air was perfectly clear, and we had a telescope, we’d be able to see the start on the horizon. If you wanted to be able to see the finish from the start, that tower would be the last 10 miles of the route. This would add 10 Read more…
Here we are. Up on The Rock one last time. A half marathon on a Saturday evening. That’s what Richard Westbrook and Juliet Brundige have to do, to close out this year’s volstate. At some point for each volstater, the path forks. They either spiral downwards towards crashing and burning and calling the meat wagon…. Or their desire and effort creates enough momentum towards the rock that a finish becomes inevitable. The funny thing about Read more…
so here i sit in northwest nebraska waiting on another storm to pass over. this is the 5th time it has rained on me in this state. if i moved here it would turn into a tropical rain forest. i thought if i could get far enough west the chance of rain would be almost nil. i mean, everything is brown and parched. but i have brought more than rain. yesterday morning i heard this Read more…
With 36 hours to go, things were looking pretty Rosy here at volstate. We hadn’t had a dropout in a couple days, and the remaining runners looked to be hurting but steady. I guess someone felt the field deserved a break from the carnage of the first 6 days… But that break ended last night. Just before dark, we got word of a tornado watch encompassing all the remaining portions of the course. Without the Read more…
july 21 day 73 28 miles total 1,911 miles i had a sneaking suspicion that 1900 wasn’t the magic number. 2000 is too obvious. if i can reach 2000 this will be a legitimate attempt. 1900 is nice. but, if you have not done 2000 you have not done anything. i came out pretty well pleased with my day. at daybreak it looked like i was locked in on 27. after the last few disappointing Read more…
Today saw a ton of finishers…. And we’ve got 10 between the blue bridge and the rock right now… With a severe thunderstorm and hail warning for the next 5 hours. Runners still in town are urged to check the weather and consider holing up til this system has passed. Runners on the route are urged to plan for shelter. If you need to knock on a door, take care of yourself! Runners on sand Read more…