Day 7: The Vol State 500K Live Blog/Standings (2015)
Before the clock struck 6 completed days three more Vol State 500K runners reached the rock. Congrats to Jeremy Ebel, who got lost at one point and added 20 miles to his race, Andrea Stewart, who is the 3rd woman to finish and 1st uncrewed woman to reach The Rock this year, and Jay Dobrowalski on his 2nd Vol State 500K finish.
Richard Westbook called it at mile 257 becoming the 20th DNF of the race.
144 Hour Vol State 500K Standings 7:30am Wednesday, July 15th (7 Finishers, 53 Running, 20 DNFs)
- Greg Armstrong – 3 days 22 hours 5 minutes 23 seconds (King of the Road)
- Johan Steene – 3 days 23 hours 15 minutes 52 seconds (uncrewed course record)
- John Fegyveresi – 4 days 19 hours 28 minutes 54 seconds (uncrewed)
- Steven Smith – 4 days 20 hours 3 minutes 48 seconds
- Lisa Van Wolde – 5 days 8 hours 6 minutes 47 seconds (1st Female)
- Marylou Corino – 5 days 8 hours 6 minutes 52 seconds (T-1st/2nd Female)
- Jeremy Ebel – 5 days 16 hours 42 minutes 30 seconds (uncrewed)
- Andrea Stewart – 5 days 21 hours 33 minutes 59 seconds (3rd female, uncrewed)
- Jay Dobrowalski – 5 days 23 hours 34 minutes 38 seconds (uncrewed)
- James Adams – 300 miles
- Sal Coll – 297 miles
- Bo Millwood – 289 miles
- Karen Jackson – 289 miles
- Michael Callans – 283 miles
- Thomas Alm – 280 miles
- Timothy Daily – 280 miles
- David Lettieri – 274 miles
- Lisa Hazlett – 273 miles
- Rick Gray – 273 miles
- Ben Herron – 262 miles
- Thomas Skinner – 262 miles
- Edward Masuoka – 260 miles
- Jeffrey Stephens – 256 miles
- Tim Purol – 256 miles
- Joshua Swink – 253 miles
- Tom Dekornfield – 252 miles
- Scott Krouse – 251 miles
- Caleb Nolen – 251 miles
- Sherry Meador – 250 miles
- Christian McMahon – 249 miles
- Allen Wrinkle – 245 miles
- Gina Chupka – 245 miles
- John Sharp – 245 miles
- Christopher Knight – 243 miles
- Shane Tucker – 242 miles
- Richard McKnight – 242 miles
- Shelly Mack – 240 miles
- Fred Davis III – 235 miles
- Ally Gregory – 235 miles
- Dallas Smith – 229 miles
- Lynda Webber – 225 miles
- Sergio Bianchini – 225 miles
- Gregg Ellis – 224 miles
- Don Winkley – 220 miles
- Tim Loudermilk – 219 miles
- Jameelah Abdul-Rahim – 218 miles
- Gilbert Gray – 218 miles
- Remy Brandefalk – 218 miles
- Johnny Adams – 215 miles
- John Price – 214 miles
- Garry Price – 207 miles
- Joseph Kowalski – 206 miles
- Troy Johnson – 202 miles
- Cathie Johnson – 202 miles
- Terrie Wurzbacher – 195 miles
- Paul Heckert – 194 miles
- Bill Haecker – 193 miles
- Jay Hamilton – 188 miles
- Diane Taylor – 188 miles
- Ben Pennington – 188 miles
DID NOT FINISH (20): Richard Westbook 257 miles, Sandy Geisel 189 miles, Francesca Muccini 188 miles, Jeff McGonnell 165 miles, Nathan Dewall 145 miles, Johnny Adams 145 miles, Joe Ninke 145 miles, Mike Delang mile 135, Curt Chambers mile 130, Dale Rucker mile 125, Marcia Rasmussen mile 125, Ronald Trignano 109 miles, Sue Scholl mile 107, John Rasmussen mile 92, Ann Kerkman 83 miles, Troy Varney 83 miles, Brian Pickett mile 78, Betty Holder 56 miles, Michael Melton mile 54, Amanda McMahon mile 45, Larry Phillips mile 39
*bold = Run It Fast Club members
Day 7 Vol State 500K News & Notes
Yesterday and last night were brutal, our roughest day yet. We got some good sleep this morning to try and let our bodies recover some. We were two pitiful souls coming into Shelbyville.
We are 90 miles from the Rock. Trying to get it together….somehow someway. Time to Soldier on
Jeremy Ebel’s Vol State 500k race report:
Hot
Long
Humid
Traffic
Dogs
Confederate flags
Lost
Hot
James Adams (above) has reached Kimball, TN and is a little over a half marathon from The Rock.
Projected Finishers Today (before 7:30am Thur): James Adams, Coll, Millwood, Jackson, Callans, Alm, Daily, Lettieri, Hazlett, Gray
“Another vol state in the books. Much more difficult this year. Partly due to lower fitness, but mostly due to 95+ degree temps everyday. Have some incredible stories from this year…many quite bizarre. Even had my first real vol state dog attack. (Trekking poles worked great for this btw). It will take a few days and a 10 hour drive back from tn to really process the experience. Thanks to all the kind strangers that offered me water and to all this with whom I ran. Jeremy, the beer in parsons was killer.” – John Fegyveresi (3rd place finisher)
Lax’s Morning Update
stories
the stories that everyone will hear
have mostly been written.
the winners have won,
and the world class runners have gone home…
but the worthy tales have not all been spun.
the most dramatic dramas have not yet played out.
while the fleet of foot have returned to the “real” world,
the majority of the vol staters
still occupy that other real world.
the world where all that matters is food and drink.
where sleeping indoors is the height of luxury.
a world where the barest of essential possessions
have been parsed over,
and most of the trappings of modern day life
have been deemed extraneous.
every runner still on the road has a story.
and every story is worthy of telling.
some of the stories I know,
most, I do not,
and many I will never know.
no one came here from a vacuum.
they did not spontaneously generate on the ferry.
these are real people
with real lives;
regular, ordinary people
the sort we see around us every day.
but something inside them
drove them to move out of the comfort zone;
to try things that no one would think reasonable,
or even possible.
those who could be broken are gone,
and those who remain are the select.
they have paid a price in pain and fatigue.
they have watched the residue of civilized life
wash away,
leaving only the most basic essentials of existence…
and a quest.
the arduous journey to the rock.
without any of the things we think are essential to modern life,
they have lived more life in the past 6 days,
than many will live in a lifetime.
they have seen despair
and hopelessness
and have heard the clarion call of surrender…
but they have persevered.
those few,
those hardy few who remain,
can only be stopped now by injury.
they will not give up.
the ones with surrender in their hearts are gone.
and oh, the stories they have to tell.
the stories of life on the open road.
with oprah at their heels
and the rock beyond the reach of their imagination.
there are stories of drama,
of challenges,
of the surprises that wait around every bend.
stories of the kindness of strangers
and the impersonal cruelty of the beating sun.
the beauty is,
as each one reaches the rock,
their faces alight with joy,
we unworthy followers get to share in the passion.
and, as each finisher arrives,
they get their moment on the throne.
when their stories are the center of attention.
when we all are waiting,
to hear the stories only they can tell.
each of us, who have been there,
share the knowledge of the truths we have learned
on the unforgiving road.
but the individual stories can only be told by those who have lived them….
I need to take a quick shower.
james adams is approaching sand mountain…
he has stories to tell,
and I want to be there to hear them.
laz
Shane Tucker reached the Whispering Oak Campground earlier this morning. He is well past it now.
Shane Tucker’s crewmate Julia Beavers caught the above VS500K runner catching sleep in the most strange of places.
Karen Jackson and Bo Millwood have crossed the bridge in South Pittsburgh and have less than a half marathon to go to the finish.
James Adams has finished in 6 days 5 hours 47 minutes 12 seconds and upon reaching the Rock said, “I wasn’t expecting it to be that difficult.” Congrats to James who is from the United Kingdom.
Shane Tucker has hit 257 miles and is heading in for the day to get some beef and catch some sleep per his crew.
Photo from yesterday via John Fegyveresi of the Canadian duo of Marylou Corino and Lisa Van Wolde finishing the Vol State 500K.
“So the race was over Steven (Smith) had touched yhe rock awhile later I was rummaging around in the back of my dodge ram pickup for something which was our crew vehicle,Steven walks up says I need some more iced tea…I said hey dude race is over and I just retired from crewing…ha it dawned on him about then and said..dang I have been handed food and drink for the last 5 days hope I haven’t forgotten how to do those things for myself…I did relent and hand him a clean cup..” – Bill Baker
And the great Sal Coll is done in 6 days 8 hours 4 minutes 25 seconds. “Oh man I’m glad that’s over.” It’s Sal’s 4th Vol State 500K finish. Congrats on an amazing accomplishment. #RunItFast tough!
Scott Krouse is to the top of Monteagle mountain, mile 273.
Run It Fast’s Sal Coll (above) 4x Vol State 500K finisher…amazing!
“This course beat me like a lil rag doll for 6 straight days. I staggered into Shelbyville last night around midnight going 1.5 mph, no joke. My feet felt like someone beat them repeatedly w a ball bat, like they were broken. Stopped at a store only a block or so from the hotel and it ended up taking another hr to get to the room lol. Slept late to try n recover and have been running since. Oh, the difference a day makes. Day 7 has been my best day so far. Beautiful weather, sun out w a nice breeze, gorgeous scenery. I guess the moral of my story is this: just hold on, stay the course, persevere cause things do get better ☀ #GetToTheRock” – Gregg Ellis
Tim Waz reports: Super proud of two great friends Bo & Karen for finishing the 2015 Vol State!!! Proud of you both!!! 6 days 10:11:20
Photo above of 3rd place finisher John Fegyveresi after an amazing uncrewed Vol State 500K run at the Rock in the ‘thrown’!
Bo Millwood on The Rock after finishing the his first Vol State 500K with Karen ‘Action’ Jackson.
Add Rick Gray to the list of Vol State 500K finishers with a time of 6 days 11 hours 10 minutes 8 seconds. Way to go, Rick!
“Vol State Day 7. 35 miles. 257 miles total. 57 miles to the finish. We caught a break this morning with great cool temperatures. By the morning, I mean midnight until 6ish. I stayed extra time in the hotel due to 2 large storms yesterday. The extra rest had me moving a little quicker. Despite that, there is no way I have a 50+ day in me tomorrow, so I am looking at 2 more running sessions. Each session will contain one of only two “hills” on the course. Tomorrow will be Monteagle via hwy 41 and the finish Friday will include the climb up North Sand Mountain. Barring disasters, I am hoping to finish two days early on Friday morning. A few more pics are posted below.” – Shane Tucker
156 Hour Update
5 more finishers have reached The Rock since the 7:30am check in this morning. The 156 hour check in included finishes from James ‘Give Me A Samuel’ Adams, Sal ‘4x finisher’ Coll, Bo Millwood, Karen Jackson, and Rick Gray. That brings the total to 14 finishers with 36 runners still on the road.
156 Hour Vol State 500K Standings 7:30pm Wednesday, July 15th (15 Finishers, 44 Running, 21 DNFs)
- Greg Armstrong – 3 days 22 hours 5 minutes 23 seconds (King of the Road)
- Johan Steene – 3 days 23 hours 15 minutes 52 seconds (uncrewed course record, 2nd overall)
- John Fegyveresi – 4 days 19 hours 28 minutes 54 seconds (3rd overall, uncrewed)
- Steven Smith – 4 days 20 hours 3 minutes 48 seconds
- Lisa Van Wolde – 5 days 8 hours 6 minutes 47 seconds (1st Female)
- Marylou Corino – 5 days 8 hours 6 minutes 52 seconds (T-1st/2nd Female)
- Jeremy Ebel – 5 days 16 hours 42 minutes 30 seconds (uncrewed)
- Andrea Stewart – 5 days 21 hours 33 minutes 59 seconds (3rd female, uncrewed)
- Jay Dobrowalski – 5 days 23 hours 34 minutes 38 seconds (uncrewed)
- James Adams – 6 days 5 hours 47 minutes 12 seconds (uncrewed)
- Sal Coll – 6 days 8 hours 4 minutes 25 seconds (uncrewed, 4x finisher)
- Bo Millwood – 6 days 10 hours 11 minutes 20 seconds (uncrewed)
- Karen Jackson – 6 days 10 hours 11 minutes 40 seconds (uncrewed)
- Rick Gray – 6 days 11 hours 10 minutes 8 seconds
- Lisa Hazlett – 6 days 11 hours 22 minutes 27 seconds
- Michael Callans – 302 miles
- David Lettieri – 302 miles
- Ben Herron – 295 miles
- Edward Masuoka – 295 miles
- Thomas Alm – 290 miles
- Timothy Daily – 290 miles
- Tom Dekornfield – 284 miles
- Jeffrey Stephens – 283 miles
- Tim Purol – 283 miles
- Scott Krouse – 277 miles
- Thomas Skinner – 275 miles
- Caleb Nolen – 274 miles
- Joshua Swink – 273 miles
- Allen Wrinkle – 270 miles
- Gina Chupka – 270 miles
- John Sharp – 270 miles
- Sherry Meador – 266 miles
- Shelly Mack – 265 miles
- Ally Gregory – 259 miles
- Shane Tucker – 257 miles
- Christopher Knight – 252 miles
- Dallas Smith – 252 miles
- Christian McMahon – 249 miles
- Sergio Bianchini – 248 miles
- Rich McKnight – 244 miles
- Gregg Ellis – 244 miles
- Fred Davis III – 244 miles
- Don Winkley – 241 miles
- John Price – 240 miles
- Johnny Adams – 237 miles
- Jameelah Abdul-Rahim – 226 miles
- Gilbert Gray – 226 miles
- Remy Brandefalk – 226 miles
- Joseph Kowalski – 226 miles
- Garry Price – 225 miles
- Troy Johnson – 225 miles
- Cathie Johnson – 225 miles
- Tim Loudermilk – 222 miles
- Paul Heckert – 213 miles
- Terrie Wurzbacher – 212 miles
- Bill Haecker – 208 miles
- Jay Hamilton – 202 miles
- Diane Taylor – 202 miles
- Ben Pennington – 202 miles
DID NOT FINISH (21): Richard Westbook 257 miles, Lynda Webber 235 miles, Sandy Geisel 189 miles, Francesca Muccini 188 miles, Jeff McGonnell 165 miles, Nathan Dewall 145 miles, Johnny Adams 145 miles, Joe Ninke 145 miles, Mike Delang mile 135, Curt Chambers mile 130, Dale Rucker mile 125, Marcia Rasmussen mile 125, Ronald Trignano 109 miles, Sue Scholl mile 107, John Rasmussen mile 92, Ann Kerkman 83 miles, Troy Varney 83 miles, Brian Pickett mile 78, Betty Holder 56 miles, Michael Melton mile 54, Amanda McMahon mile 45, Larry Phillips mile 39
*bold = Run It Fast Club members
Dallas Smith in Manchester with friend Lana Sain who came out to say, “Hello, Is it me you are looking for?”
“Day 7, Wednesday, Manchester, MM 252.
Feet are shredded! Have no trouble usually. Danger of infection concerns me on nail of big toe. Don Winkley knows a woman who lost foot over similar. He recommended soaking in peroxide. When someone of his experience speaks, you should listen. So, it happened the little mart had peroxide. I did what Don suggested.
Plans for tomorrow are uncertain. May go short to give feet a break – stop in Monteagle rather than cover the 48 miles to Kimball as I did last time.” – Dallas Smith
Lynda Webber has dropped from the race at mile 235.
Gregg Ellis currently at 252mi on his way towards Monteagle.
Sal Coll, Karen Jackson, and Bo Millwood at The Rock earlier today.
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Day-by-Day Vol State 5ooK Recaps
- Day 8: The Vol State 500K Live Blog/Standings (2015)
- King of the Road, Greg Armstrong’s Vol State 500K Race Report (2015)
- Day 7: The Vol State 500K Live Blog/Standings (2015)
- Day 6: The Vol State 500K Live Blog/Standings (2015)
- Greg Armstrong Repeats as 2015 Vol State 500K King of the Road
- Day 5: The Vol State 500K Live Blog/Standings (2015)
- Day 4: The Vol State 500K Live Blog/Standings (2015)
- Day 3: The Vol State 500K Live Blog/Standings (2015)
- Day 2: The Vol State 500K Live Blog/Standings (2015)
- Day 1: The Vol State 500K Live Blog/Standings (2015)
Vintage Vol State 500K Race Reports
- One Mutant’s Last Annual Vol State 500K Race Report (2012)
- Charlie Taylor’s Vol State 500K Race Report (2012)
- Naresh Kumar’s Last Annual Vol State 500K Race Report (2011)
- Joshua Holmes Vol State 500K Photo Journal + Race Report (2011)
- ‘King of the Road’ Don Winkley’s Winning Vol State 500K Race Report (2011)
Historical Vol State 500K Results
- 2014 Last Annual Vol State 500K Results
- 2013 Last Annual Vol State 500K Results
- 2012 Last Annual Vol State 500K Results
- 2011 Last Annual Vol State 5o0K Results
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