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...
THE LAST ANNUAL HEART OF THE SOUTH ROAD RACE
Frankfort, KY to Castle Rock, GA
327 Miles
The runners will assemble on Wednesday morning (Jun 15), 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 16 – June 26, 2022
The race is underway. It was a festive group of 82!
Tracking
Laz’s updates
84 hours
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random update
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...
72 hours
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...
60 hours
HOTS Update 2 days 12 hoursnaresh was making his way down the road to russell springs in the morning of the third day.he was closing in on 115 miles and famished.meals on the open road happen when...
48 hours
HOTS 48 hour updateit is bright and early as our road warriors begin their third day on the road….and everyone is hurt.this has become all too real.the thing about an adventure is that it feels...
36 hours
HOTS 36 hour updatethe race has taken shape now.all day long john clarke pursued bev abbs across the hills and hollers of eastern kentucky.from liberty to philfrom phil to dunnvillefrom dunnville to...
24 hours
HOTS 24 hour update..remember waking up this morning?yawning, stretching,morning coffee.maybe read the news….imagine insteadwaking up sleeping in the grass behind a roadside signwith a fanny pack...
12 hours
12 hour update.things get real fast in the heart of the south road race.after winding thru frankfort the field headed to lexington on the old frankfort-lexington pike.they were treated to lots of...
the start
at 0800 the heart of the south field got up from their repose on the steps of the old kentucky state capital building and headed off down the road.nobody was hurt….yet!will let you know how they...