One week of the Vol State 500K is done and what a week it was! Heat, rain, lightning, runners getting lost, running in circles…you name it, they probably suffered through it! But we’ve seen 9 finishers so far and all before the 7 day deadline! There are still runners out on the course fighting for every mile. Follow along and see how they do. They could really use some good thoughts going there way.
But…things are slowing down out there so I probably won’t be adding as many updates but check back later just in case. 🙂 If you didn’t get a chance to read the live blog for any of the previous 7 days, you can check them out here:
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7
And don’t forget, you can always:
-See what Joshua (@bayou) is up to on twitter or search the tag #VS500 on twitter.
-Check out The Last Annual Vol State Road Race page on Facebook.
-Check out the Vol State 2012 Map to see where the runners are (updated 2x per day w/ last location).
-Carl Laniak is adding photos to his album if you’d like to check those out as well: Vol State 2012 Album
-Naresh is at the Vol State now and taking photos! Check it out: Naresh’s Vol State 2012 Album
So far today:
Email from ultrarunningmom at 9:00 pm
#10 – Sherry meador
7 days 13 hours 42 minutes 10 seconds
Posted by Joshua at 10:24 am
Email from Stewart (Marvin’s crew) at 9:51 am (Go Marvin! Run It Fast!)
marvin status
marvin is asleep in the breakdown lane….he says it is much better to have meditations in the breakdown lane than breakdowns in the meditation lane.
he is giving instructions to fifty people and his arms and legs are twitching.
perhaps he and his fifty friends are chasing rabbits.i had a real good very smart girl friend once who claimed that there were only fifty real people in the world, and all the rest were androids. i will bet that the real ones were megarunners.
he is a few miles towards shelbyville, on 64.
he stopped a moment to enjoy the shade of his shade tree of despair from two years ago.
we now have a spare battery in the back seat.
when he starts to stagger today we will crash in shelbyville, and mount a night assault on manchester.
i believe he will be in surplus rather than deficit territory by day eight.
oprah is quite determined
but her entourage slows her down somewhat. and it takes energy to generate that aura, you know.
marvin wants to get moving again.
stay tuned for later developments!
stu
Update of runner status at 8:05 am
vol state update 14 – 7 days, doing the impossible
the peloton made it to the rock last night
but not without more jostling and bumpingjay d had a big lead over john and richard
leaving out of kimball.
but a big lead when you’re addled by sleep deprivation and 300 miles
is not a safe thing.when jay missed the turn onto castle rock road
he lost enough time that richard passed him.then, at the penultimate turn on the course,
the one into the cornfield, he trekked right on by again.
and by the time he got back
john had passed him up too.at the finish, when he finally arrived,
jay didn’t show any disappointment or surprise
he was just so happy to stop!it is worthy of note,
that at the back of the pack
marv skagerberg is setting us up for something special
marv is fighting a mighty battle with the sands of time.he exalted at the bench of despair last night,
and is building momentum.
he wants this finish as much as any great king of the past.1-9) dan fox, joshua holmes, paul lefelhocz, juli aistars, sulaiman seriki
richard westbrook, john price, jay dobrowalksi, charlie taylor 31410) sherry meador 292 (her check in mieage last night was a mistake, she was in monteagle)
11) psyche wimberly 265 (has picked up a crew and is rocking on)
12) dusty hardman 258 (slept in, but the happiest runner checking in)
13) shannon burke 253 (she’s got this)
14) diane taylor 235 (thru wartrace)
15) marvin skagerberg 206 (gaining on the time limit)
16) oprah 205 (like a vulture, waiting)17) thomas mikkleson 250 RIP
18) jan silverman 218 RIP
19) rita barnes 185 RIP
20) sal coll 156 RIP
21) fred davis 125 RIP
22) erika matheny/adam venn 122 RIP
23) mike melton 121 RIP
24) abi meadows 100 RIP
