“Vol State Day 3. 35 miles competed. 116 total. Some logistical issues and the hottest day yet made me decide to call it for the day. It was awesome passing the 100 mark. Thanks to everyone for following along” – Shane Tucker

“It’s funny taking showers and putting same ole nasty clothes back on. Kinda defeats the purpose. ‪#‎smellinglikeagoat‬” – Gregg Ellis

“Raw inner thigh. Triple ointment & Band Aid. Then body glide. Law makes you wear shorts #VolState500k” – Dallas Smith

“Hoping for a big 45 mile day at Vol State 500k. Everything feels good, mentally great, blisters have been a nonissue, heat is totally reasonable, lots and lots of fun ‪#‎runitfast‬” – Ben Pennington

At about 2:30pm race time, Greg Armstrong was at mile 196, 5 miles short of Lewisburg, TN. He’s fighting to get out of purgatory.

“Fortunately the only part of me that hurt are my feet. But its nonstop and feels like a bunch of piranha with razor sharp teeth are nibbling on my soles. Any recommendations of what I can do for them? Massage helps but unfortunately Mike won’t agree to give me a piggy back the rest of the way while massaging them at the same time.” – Sandy Geisel

And the Canadians (current female leaders) Marylou Corino and Lisa Van Wolde ventured off road to find a waterfall to relax in for a few moments. It sounds a bit like a Bill Baker fantasy but this is reality around Natchez Trace Parkway (m157) the halfway point.

Steven Smith and Francesca Muccini have teamed up, running very strong today with over 35 miles, and are currently at mile 144 in Hohenwald, TN.

Marylou Corino with VS500K creator Lazarus Lake!

RIF member Diane Bolton caught up with fellow RIF members Steven Smith and Francesca Muccini who have teamed up to put miles down together in the back of Bill Baker’s truck.

Karen Jackson and Bo Millwood had a Payday candy bar for lunch. They continue forward…

Dallas Smith is very close to mile 100 of the race and less than 10 miles from Parsons, TN.

Two more DNF’s as John Rasmussen calls it in Lexington m92 and Marcia Rasmussen calls it in Linden m125. Marcia was third female this morning at the 48 hour check in. So if all else has held then Francesca will be in 3rd behind Lisa and Marylou. Last report on Francesca is that she was moving well with Steven Smith.

60 hour standings coming shortly!!

Updated 60 hour standings below for 67 runners. 5 runners did not report mileage yet at 7:30pm check in. Will update when it becomes available.

60 Hour standings now fully updated and complete with all runners!

Greg Armstrong came back from the dead and is currently at 214 miles at 60 hours. He put a couple miles on Johan Steene who is 12 miles back at 202. John Fegyveresi continues to be strong and make up ground and is in third place with 177 miles.

For the women the combo of Lisa Van Wolde and Marylou Corino have 168 miles. Francesca Muccini is 8 miles back at 160 miles and running strong.

60 Hour Vol State 500K Standings 7:30pm Saturday, July 11th (72 Running, 8 DNFs)

1. Greg Armstrong – 214 miles (16 miles behind of course record pace)
2. Johan Steene – 202 miles
3. John Fegyveresi – 177 miles
4. Lisa Van Wolde – 168 miles (F)
5. Marylou Corino – 168 miles (F)
6. Jeremy Ebel – 168 miles
7. Jay Dobrowalski – 160 miles
8. Steven Smith – 160 miles
9. Francesca Muccini – 160 miles (F)
10. Michael Callans – 144 miles
11. Nathan Dewall – 139 miles
12. James Adams – 136 miles
13. Thomas Alm – 134 miles
14. Sal Coll – 131 miles
15. Jeffrey Stephens – 131 miles
16. Tim Purol – 131 miles
17. Bill Haecker – 131 miles
18. David Lettieri – 131 miles
19. Joe Ninke – 128 miles
20. Bo Millwood – 128 miles
21. Karen Jackson – 128 miles
22. Andrea Stewart – 125 miles
23. Jeff McGonnell – 125 miles
24. Edward Masuoka – 124 miles
25. Lisa Hazlett – 124 miles
26. Rick Gray – 124 miles
27. Sherry Meador – 122 miles
28. Scott Krouse – 122 miles
29. Ben Herron – 120 miles
30. Caleb Nolen – 118 miles
31. Shane Tucker – 116 miles
32. Thomas Skinner – 115 miles
33. Shelly Mack – 115 miles
34. Mike Delang – 112 miles
35. Sandy Geisel – 112 miles
36. Joshua Swink – 112 miles
37. Timothy Daily – 112 miles
38. Christopher Knight – 110 miles
39. Tom Dekornfield – 110 miles
40. Joseph Kowalski – 109 miles
41. Ronald Trignano – 109 miles
42. Don Winkley – 109 miles
43. Gregg Ellis – 108 miles
44. Paul Heckert – 108 miles
45. Allen Wrinkle – 108 miles
46. Gina Chupka – 108 miles
47. John Sharp – 108 miles
48. Fred Davis III – 107 miles
49. Johnny Adams – 107 miles
50. Lynda Webber – 107 miles
51. Sergio Bianchini – 107 miles
52. Dallas Smith – 107 miles
53. Timothy Dailey – 105 miles
54. Ally Gregory – 104 miles
55. Gilbert Gray – 104 miles
56. Remy Brandefalk – 104 miles
57. Richard McKnight – 100 miles
58. Jameelah Abul-Rahim – 98 miles
59. Jay Hamilton – 98 miles
60. Tim Loudermilk – 98 miles
61. Christian McMahon – 93 miles
62. Curt Chambers – 93 miles
63. John Price – 93 miles
64. Dale Rucker – 92 miles
65. Troy Johnson – 92 miles
66. Cathie Johnson – 92 miles
67. Ben Pennington – 85 miles
68. Garry Price – 83 miles
69. Diane Taylor – 82 miles
70. Terrie Wurzbacher – 82 miles
71. Troy Varney – 81 miles
72. Ann Kerkman – 81 miles

DID NOT FINISH (8): Marcia Rasmussen mile 125, Sue Scholl mile 107, John Rasmussen mile 92, Brian Pickett mile 78, Betty Holder 56 miles, Michael Melton mile 54, Amanda McMahon mile 45, Larry Phillips mile 39

Run It Fast members in bold.

“Today we stopped in Lexington,TN. Ribs still painful, cannot sneeze or cough without a sharp pain. We are heading out at 1:00 am to get miles without all the 94 degree sun.” – Troy Johnson

“Great support out here from the people of Tennessee! They’ve been awesome. We call ’em road angels, they will appear out of nowhere with a cold bottle of water n snacks just when you needed it.
All the runners are great too. Everybody is pulling for each other. We are all in the same boat. The heat, blisters, rashes, dehydration, heat exhaustion you name it.
Vol State is a brotherhood” – Gregg Ellis

Laz’s Midday Update:

mid day update

a rare connection with the internet at midday.

 

there have been no more calls for the meat wagon.

 

so I can pass on what was happening just a while ago…

greg was past the bench of despair at 0905 this morning.

he had a tough night,

but is moving well again….or was.

I haven’t heard how he is doing since the day started to heat up.

he had opened back up a 10 mile lead on johan.

but johan had been forced to take a stop

to deal with some very personal chafing issues.

the gritty swede was back on the road and running strong.

I am not sure how he does it,

because it has not been as cool as his hottest training day in Stockholm

since the race started.

there is a huge gap back to fegy.

fegy seems to have seized control of third place.

he is at least 6 or 8 miles up on Jeremy ebel.

but we all know how quickly things can change at the vol state.

Jeremy had been leapfrogging with the canadiennes

(corino and van woldt)

until they took a long sit down break for lunch

(in tall chigger grass)

while I was coming up to Jeremy

I saw a van pull over.

a woman got out and walked around to pull an ice cold coke

out of the back seat

(I assume she had a cooler)

with jeremy about 3 miles into a 15-20 mile empty stretch

that had to be a godsend.

certainly has changed since my days in the vol state.

we were happy if cars just did not run us over!

steven smith and jay dobrawalski were nowhere to be seen

between the canadiennes and Hohenwald,

altho I could have easily missed them if they were ducked in somewhere.

I think it is more likely they are holed up till the heat breaks.

it is already about 95 up here in Hohenwald.

and this is high country,

among the coolest parts of the course.

I bet it is hell back on the alluvial plains

and up ahead in the Nashville basin.

 

laz

“Saturday, Parsons, MM 107

Hit the road at 3:06 this morning. Stopped at 7:46 just now, nearly 17 hours on the road. It was a brutal day on broad roads with no shade.

I used 3 hours to go 7 miles! I stood in utter, astonished disbelief. But it was true. A crossroads where I actually was completely fixed my position. I’d gone only 7 miles since leaving Lexington over 3 hours earlier.

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