21 July 2015
The Rock “We were born to blaze new trails and roads, partake in great adventures, take daring risks, be God strong and foolishly courageous. “Let faith not fear be your compass” and so began on Thursday July 9th, 2015 at 7:30am, a journey of a lifetime, a journey to the rock. Just before the Last […]
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20 July 2015
The final countdown is over as the 10 day, 240 hour clock has ticked out but not before all 5 remaining on the course finished 2015’s The Vol State 500K. Congrats to Diane Taylor, Paul Heckert, Ben Pennington, Jay Hamilton, and Terrie Wurzbacher on their finishes. Terrie is the oldest female to every finish The […]
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18 July 2015
Many more finishers hitting The Rock. Congrats on your Vol State 500K finish. An epic journey that will stay with you. 216 Hour Vol State 500K Standings 7:30am Saturday, July 18th (51 Finishers, 10 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 […]
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17 July 2015
7 more finishers before the turn over to 8 days on the clock. The long line to The Rock will continue today as several more are expected to finish. Congrats to all of these amazing finishers. 194 Hour Vol State 500K Standings 7:30am Friday, July 17th (38 Finishers, 21 Running, 21 DNFs) Greg Armstrong – 3 days 22 hours […]
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16 July 2015
Many more finishers made it to The Rock completing their Vol State 500K journey over the night and early morning. Congrats to David Lettieri, Michael Callans, Thomas Alm, Timothy Daily, Edward Masuoka, Ben Herron, Tim Purol, Jeffrey Stephens, Tom Dekornfield, Scott Krouse! Lynda Webber is supposedly back from the dead but still at mile 235. […]
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15 July 2015
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 […]
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14 July 2015
The Joy of Suffering: The Last Annual Vol State 500K Race Report There are many parallels between life and running, especially ultra running. On the completion of my second VolState 500k (314 miles), my lesson is the “Joy of Brokeness”. Completing an event like the VolState 500k is humbling and strips a runner to their […]
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14 July 2015
Two more finishers reached The Rock during the night as John Fegyveresi finished in third place with a time of 4 days 19 hours 28 minutes 54 seconds. Almost catching John was Run It Fast’s Steven Smith who came from 32 miles back of John to finish just 35 minutes behind him in 4 days […]
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13 July 2015
Lebanon, Tennessee native Greg Armstrong is the winner of the 2015 Last Annual Vol State 500K and keeps his crown as King of the Road until next July. He finished a tough race, overcoming extreme heat and a broken rib, to finish in 3 days 22 hours 5 minutes 23 seconds. Greg is the first […]
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13 July 2015
UPDATED: King of the Road, Greg Armstrong’s 2015 Vol State 500K Race Report Greg Armstrong, of Lebanon, Tennessee, won The Last Annual Vol State 500K early Monday morning becoming the first runner to reach The Rock in Castle Rock, Georgia. Armstrong goes back-to-back as he won the race last July as well. His time of […]
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