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
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
july 17 day 69 26 miles total 1,807 i really thought it would happen this time. when i hit 1800 miles everything would be different. i would be bigger. i would be stronger. i would move forward without the fatigue or discomfort. people would be impressed. my transcon attempt would have credibility…. but as i stepped past the magic mark nothing happened. my feet still hurt. the sun was still beating down on me. and Read more