by Laz | Jul 19, 2021 | Vols2021
Just to point out that my chiggers were the result of an “innocent” mistake. Carl cut some branches to prevent them scraping a hole in our canopy tent. Somehow those branches ended up in the kindling pile, i wonder how? One night while i was cutting up...
by Laz | Jul 18, 2021 | Vols2021
just over 6 hours to go. everyone is in except diane, richard, and terrie. . feeling good about diane. all three of then were together at the blue bridge but she pulled away, and now we believe her to be on castle rock road. slowly and painfully approaching the gate...
by Laz | Jul 17, 2021 | Vols2021
sorry for the spotty updates here down the stretch. we have been pretty busy up on the rock and the electronics operate on limited charge. only during the infrequent gaps long enough to come down off the rock can i make decent posts. . the 10th day has begun. for the...
by Laz | Jul 16, 2021 | Vols2021
and so we begin day 9. the staff is happy (in relative terms) having gotten a 2 hour nap after the last day 8 finisher. heading into the last 48 hours doesnt hurt either. us and the runners, we can smell the barn. . matt burke gets the award so far for the most tragic...
by Laz | Jul 15, 2021 | Vols2021
44 runners in 81 miles. and they are pretty much staggered one every two miles. i dont remember the vol state ever ending like this. . 44 runners to come in 60 hours. and we have a challenge ahead. . the challenge of having already been up more than 24 hours with only...
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...
