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The 2014 Last Annual Vol State 500K is underway. The race started in Dorena Landing, Missouri and will finish atop Sand Mountain in Georgia covering 314 miles along the way with 90% of those in the great state of Tennessee.

Greg Armstrong won the 2014 Last Annual Vol State 500K early this morning in a blazing 3 days 17 hours 50 minutes 52 seconds, the third fastest time ever. Read more about his win and race splits HERE.

Randy Ellis was the first to come in during the last 24 hour stretch and she rounded out the top 5 with a time of 5d 5h 34m 26s. Juli Aistar, a former ‘King of the Road’ had her time this year was her fastest finish in 5 days and 6 hours. A slew of a total of 12 more finishers reached ‘The Rock’ with several more on target to do the same today.

Top 10 Vol State 500K Standings After 168 Hours (in past 24 hours)

1. Greg Armstrong – 314 miles (3 days 17 hours 50 min 52 sec)
2. Johan Steene – 314 (4 days 2 hours 5 min 16 sec)
3. Sue Scholl – 314 miles (4 days 12 hours 48 min 4 sec)
4. Emilio Nunez – 314 miles (4d 23 hours 21 min 4 sec)
5. Randy Ellis – 314 miles (5d 5h 34m 26s)
6. Juli Aistars – 314 miles (5d 6h 16m 5s)
7. Cyndi Graves – 314 miles (5d 10h 3m 1s)
8. Jim Ball – 314 miles (5d 12h 45m 21s)
9. John Sands – 314 miles (5d 15h 37m 6s)
10. Elaine Stypula – 314 miles (5d 18h 37m 6s)
11. Dale Holdaway – 314 miles (5d 21h 32m 54s)
12. Eric Moening – 314 miles (5d 21h 32m 34s)
13. Thomas Skinner – 314 miles (5d 22h 23m 29s)
14. Brad Compton – 314 miles (5d 22h 56m 44s)
15. Richard Westbrook – 314 miles (5d 23h 49m 59s)
16. Frank Dahl – 314 miles (6d 0h 0m 54s)
17. Sal Coll – 314 miles (6d 3h 43m 51s)
18. Karen Jackson – 314 miles (6d 5h 2m 46s)
19. Salt Shack – 314 miles (6d 5h 11m 36s)
20. Jeff McGonnell – 314 miles (6d 11h 5m 27s)
21. Tim Scott – 314 miles (6d 12h 30m 40s)
22. Alex Morton – 314 miles (6d 12h 50m 9s)
23. Marcia Rasmussen – 314 miles (6d 13h 13m 4s)
24. Edward Masuoka – 314 miles (6d 18h 49m 32s)
25. Steven Smith – 314 miles (6d 19h 12m 8s)
26. Elizabeth Thompson – 314 miles (6d 19h 23m 4s)
27. Johnny Adams – 314 miles (6d 19h 54m 7s)
28. Joel Gat – 314 miles (6d 21h 50m 31s)
29. Sherry Meador – 314 miles (7d 0h 32m 10s)
30. Garry Price – 294 miles (42)
31. Kathleen Wheeler – 288 miles (38)
32. John Price – 288 miles (44)
33. Frederick Davis III – 288 miles (45)
34. Marjorie Pugh – 280 miles (47)
35. Becky Lockard – 280 miles (45)
36. Mike Samuelson – 275 miles (49)
37. John Hanson – 272 miles (37)
38. Karen Riddle – 272 miles (38)
39. Don Winkley – 255 miles (28)
40. Caleb Nolen – 248 miles (28)
41. Paul Heckert – 236 miles (34)
42. Wayne McComb -235 miles (29)
43. Abi Meadows – 225 miles (23)
44. Patrick McHenry – 218 miles (38)
45. Kimberly McHenry – 218 miles (38)

Complete 2014 Vol State 500K List of Finishers
Full List of 2014 Vol State 500K Standings (Spreadsheet w/ Splits)

Best of luck to all runners at VS500 and especially our Run It Fast members running the race this year: David Wingard, Mike Samuelson, Diane Taylor, and Charlie Taylor.

• Mike Samuelson – 275
• Diane Taylor – 202-DNF
• David Wingard – 43-DNF
• Charlie Taylor – (relay 1st place/relay record: 2 days 18 hours 50 minutes 59 seconds)

Complete LAVS Standings

The casualty list is up to 20 names as 16 remain on the road and 30 have finished.

Congrats to Greg Armstrong on winning the 2014 Last Annual Vol State 500K and all of the starters and finishers!