HOTS update day five and a half!.the heat came back today.boy did it ever come back.even in the shade the air felt like standing in front of an open coke oven..i saw that some (who had the...
THE LAST ANNUAL HEART OF THE SOUTH ROAD RACE
Gaffney, SC to Castle Rock, GA
332 Miles
The runners will assemble on Wednesday morning (Jun 16), park their vehicles in a hayfield atop Sand Mountain in North Georgia, and board tour buses. The only thing they will know about their destination is that it will be between 300 and 350 miles away. Once they arrive, they will be able to access maps of the course they will take to get them back to their vehicles. After an overnight stay in a hotel, the field will be bused to the start the following morning. From there, with only the supplies they can carry or obtain along the way, they have 10 days to get back.
Twice daily tracking will be maintained, and runners wishing to drop will be transported back to their vehicles. Finishers will be shuttled with their vehicles to motels near the finish for a safe sleep before getting behind the wheel. There is no greater freedom than being totally alone on the open road, relying only on your wits, your skill, and your physical ability to cover ground in order to reach the finish line.
Come experience it for yourself.
June 17 – June 27, 2021
The race is underway. It was a festive group of 76.
Tracking
Laz’s updates
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HOTS random update.if you want to renew your faith in humanitydo a journey run..all we ever seem to hear these daysis how polarized the country is.we hear about all the “crazies out...
120 hours
HOTS update…. 5 days!.so things will soon be changing on the update front.i am starting this one because the first finisher is expected sometime between now…..and early afternoon..we only know that...
108 hours
Hots update four and a half days!.i had to wait on this one until everyone had checked in.so much was being decided this 12 hour period!.well, the race isnt exactly decided.because john still has 44...
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HOTS random update.carl took care of the regularly scheduled update this morning.as usual we are stocking up what sleep we can before the runners start coming in to the finish.once that starts we...
96 hours
Well, laz finally hit his first wall of the race… He has slept nearly an hour past check-in time so I guess I’ll have to pick up the pieces and tell you all what happened last night…At the...
84 hours
HOTS 3 and a half day update.dont blink.the situation at the hots can change in the blink of an eye….or at least every 12 hours..we have a new leader.bev abbs finally succumbed to her back issuesand...
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HOTS random update.we are here in a motel just short of the halfway mark.we need to wait a while to get back on the roadas timing the movements of the cover crews can be a little tricky..i saw...
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HOTS update after 3 daysbeverly abbs is in trouble.she has passed clarkrangebut after 204 miles her back pain has taken a turn for the worseand she is considering dropping from the race..she is...