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
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
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