Australian wilderbeast Grant Maughan, known affectionately as the ‘Dingofish Express,’ has been crowed the new ‘King of the Road’ after being the first runner to ‘The Rock’ to finish the historic Last Annual Vol State 500K for 2018.
Grant finished the multi-day race in a time of 3 days 22 hours 2 minutes and 59 seconds. His time is the 6th fastest time in race history.
Grant Maughan’s Vol State Check-In by Check-In:
12 hour – 58 (2nd)
24 hour – 99 (2nd)
36 hour – 140 (1st-)
48 hour – 162
60 hour – 201
72 hour – 239
84 hour – 274
10:02:59 – 40
Finish Time: 3:22:02:59
By proclamation (later to come from the state of Tennessee House of Representatives) we all declare Grant Maughan the King of the Road.
2018 Last Annual Vol State 500K Results
Maughan on ‘The Thrown’ – titled as such because after every sweaty, nasty, gross runner sits in it upon reaching The Rock it has to be thrown out!
Grant just a couple months ago scaled Mount Everest. He has one of the toughest and most impressive race resumes in ultra-land. He now will drive across the country to start the Badwater 135 on Monday night where he already has 5 consecutive finishes.
All hail King Dingofish!!
[images: Simon Bonnick]