by Laz | Jul 15, 2021 | Vols2021
the parade has started. sitting here with the happiest sore people on earth. they may not be moving so well, but they are ready to tell the stories. among the things at vol state that are not what you expect is the laughter. . so many funny stories. so much hilarity....
by Laz | Jul 14, 2021 | Vols2021
You know it is the vol state when a runner calls with the race 99% complete, and wants to drop. seriously, if you made it to mile 311 it is better to do the last 3 miles than to drop (even tho it might not seem that way at the time)
by Laz | Jul 14, 2021 | Vols2021
up on the mountain again. waiting on jeffrey smith and steve landis. they are engaged in a slow motion race to the rock. . jeffrey is about 6 miles ahead and he has been increasing that lead. having broken into a dead sprint… . the last 5 miles took him only a...
by Laz | Jul 14, 2021 | Vols2021
one of the greatest misconceptions about journey running. and covering these enormous distances, is that it cheapens the individual mile; “after running 300 miles, one mile must seem like nothing” . nothing could be further from the truth. after 300 miles...
by Laz | Jul 14, 2021 | Vols2021
i cant believe we got to sleep last night. 0430 to 0730 what a blessing to get a normal night sleep at the normal time!!! . it was raining when i got up, but there is a bright sunny sky as the first runners are just now hitting the blue bridge. those are on the home...
