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Day 4: The Vol State 500K Live Blog/Standings (2015): Carnage Road

72 Hour Vol State 500K Standings 7:30am Sunday, July 12th (68 Runners, 12 DNFs)

1. Greg Armstrong – 244 miles 
2. Johan Steene – 234 miles
3. John Fegyveresi – 204 miles
4. Jeremy Ebel – 188 miles
5. Steven Smith – 188 miles
6. Lisa Van Wolde – 185 miles (F)
7. Marylou Corino – 185 miles (F)
8. Michael Callans – 179 miles
9. Jay Dobrowalski – 178 miles
10. Francesca Muccini – 175 miles (F)
11. James Adams – 169 miles
12. Timothy Daily – 157 miles
13. Andrea Stewart – 156 miles
14. Jeff McGonnell – 156 miles
15. Bo Millwood 147 miles
16. Karen Jackson – 147 miles
17. Ben Herron – 146 miles
18. Thomas Skinner – 145 miles
19. Jeffrey Stephens – 145 miles
20. Tim Purol – 145 miles
21. Sherry Meador  – 145 miles
22. Nathan Dewall – 145 miles
23. Sal Coll – 144 miles
24. Richard Westbrook – 144 miles
25. Edward Masuoka – 144 miles
26. Scott Krouse – 144 miles
27. Shane Tucker – 143 miles
28. David Lettieri – 143 miles
29. Allen Wrinkle – 141 miles
30. Gina Chupka – 141 miles
31. John Sharp – 141 miles
32. Thomas Alm – 141 miles
33. Caleb Nolen – 140 miles
34. Lisa Hazlett – 138 miles
35. Rick Gray – 138 miles
36. Joshua Swink – 138 miles
37. Christopher Knight – 136 miles
38. Tom Dekornfield – 136 miles
39. Gregg Ellis – 136 miles
40. Fred Davis III – 130 miles
41. Mike Delang – 129 miles
42. Sangy Geisel – 129 miles
43. Joseph Kowalski – 129 miles
44. Bill Haecker – 128 miles
45. Johnny Adams – 125 miles
46. Richard McKnight – 125 miles
47. Ally Gregory – 124 miles
48. Shelly Mack – 123 miles
49. Christian McMahon – 122 miles
50. Curt Chambers – 122 miles
51. Gilbert Gray – 121 miles
52. Remy Brandefalk – 121 miles
53. Dale Rucker – 121 miles
54. Tim Loudermilk – 120 miles
55. Lynda Webber – 118 miles
56. Sergio Bianchini – 118 miles
57. Dallas Smith – 117 miles
58. Don Winkley – 116 miles
59. Jameelah Abdul-Rahim – 115 miles
60. John Price – 111 miles
61. Jay Hamilton – 108 miles
62. Paul Heckert – 107 miles
63. Garry Price – 106 miles
64. Troy Johnson – 105 miles
65. Cathie Johnson – 105 miles
66. Ben Pennington – 102 miles
67. Diane Taylor – 98 miles
68. Terrie Wurzbacher – 98 miles

DID NOT FINISH (12): Joe Ninke 145 miles, 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

Run It Fast members Sal Coll and Shane Tucker taking names around mile 146.

Laz’s 72 Hour Pep Talk

the long thin line grows thinner:

the 4th morning is here.
once again the sun beats down
the chirring july flies sing…

Steven Smith hits mile 200 of The Vol State. Only 114 miles to go.

The Canadian women of Marylou Corino and Lisa Van Wolde are at mile 200 in Lewisburg.

Greg Armstrong is strong once again and banging out 10-11 minute miles as he starts to feel the pull of The Rock a bit as he moves towards Monteagle Mountain.

Shane Tucker is to mile 152 where he is now going down for sleep and will get back at it once the sun is down.

Race leader Greg Armstrong has turned the volume up to sub 10 min miles and is now at mile 265 with less than 50 miles to go. He is 10 miles away from the base of Monteagle mtn.

“Thanks for all the encouragement and positive energy! This race has been brutal. Three straight days of a heat index at 100 degrees. Never have I been so humbled.  Am at the base of Mounteagle about to make the ascent! Less than 50 to go. The Rock is near!” – Greg Armstrong

Ben Herron is all thumb on his trek towards Columbia, TN.

“Having a blast! (really lol) the camaderie is admirable. We all are in pain, we see it in each other’s eyes. Yes it hurts, it’s extremely hard, this course is unforgiving and relentless. Goals and plans have changed too many times to count but the goal of reaching the Rock hasn’t. I’ve ran out of food n supplies in between just about every town, I’ve begged strangers for water, I’ve been dehydrated, gotten cramps, hobbled thru 144 miles but I’m still marching toward the Rock. This course will make the most fluid runners hobble. It will turn 10 min miles into 30 min miles. If it was easy then everyone would do it. The Vol Staters we don’t want easy, we want to earn our seat in the camp chair “throne” on the Rock. We just want to finish this beast and prove to ourselves that we have what it takes inside. It is about survival now. ‪#‎GetToTheRock‬” – Gregg Ellis

“Yikes, I just took a look at Mike’s (Delang) feet. No wonder his painful grimaces and slow pace, the skin has completely come off 3 toes. Let’s see how well I can treat and tape them with what tools I have and if it will help him move forward. We are desperately trying to avoid a call to the ‘meat wagon’ that would end our race. Our goal is to walk the 9 miles to the next town and see how he does.” – Sandy Geisel

84 Hour Update Shortly. Runners are still reporting their positions….several more DNF’s. Armstrong is at 281. Steene 273.

84 Hour Vol State 500K Standings 7:30am Sunday, July 12th (63 Runners, 17 DNFs)

1. Greg Armstrong – 281 miles 
2. Johan Steene – 273 miles
3. John Fegyveresi – 234 miles
4. Steven Smith – 224 miles
5. Lisa Van Wolde – 211 miles (F)
6. Marylou Corino – 211 miles (F)
7. Jay Dobrowalski – 202 miles
8. Jeremy Ebel – 202 miles
9. Michael Callans – 200 miles
10. Andrea Stewart – 179 miles
11. James Adams – 178 miles
12. Thomas Alm – 176 miles
13. Lisa Hazlett – 174 miles
14. Rick Gray – 174 miles
15. Bo Millwood 173 miles
16. Karen Jackson – 173 miles
17. David Lettieri – 172 miles
18. Sal Coll – 171 miles
19. Edward Masuoka – 170 miles
20. Richard Westbrook – 170 miles
21. Jeffrey Stephens – 169 miles
22. Tim Purol – 169 miles
23. Scott Krouse – 165 miles
24. Sherry Meador – 165 miles
25. Caleb Nolen – 164 miles
26. Ben Herron – 163 miles
27. Joshua Swink – 163 miles
28. Timothy Daily – 163 miles
29. Thomas Skinner – 162 miles
30. Shane Tucker – 152 miles
31. Shelly Mack – 150 miles
32. Bill Haecker – 147 miles
33. Allen Wrinkle – 146 miles
34. Gina Chupka – 146 miles
35. John Sharp – 146 miles
36. Christopher Knight – 145 miles
37. Dallas Smith – 145 miles
38. Fred Davis III – 145 miles
39. Gregg Ellis – 145 miles
40. Lynda Webber – 145 miles
41. Sergio Bianchini – 145 miles
42. Tom Dekornfield – 145 miles
43. Joseph Kowalski – 145 miles
44. Gilbert Gray – 142 miles
45. Jameelah Abul-Rahim – 142 miles
46. Remy Brandefalk – 142 miles
47. Don Winkley – 140 miles
48. Johnny Adams – 139 miles
49. Richard McKnight 139 miles
50. Ally Gregory – 137 miles
51. Sandy Geisel – 136 miles
52. Tim Loudermilk – 135 miles
53. John Price – 131 miles
54. Christian McMahon – 131 miles
55. Curt Chambers – 131 miles
56. Cathie Johnson – 125 miles
57. Troy Johnson – 125 miles
58. Jay Hamilton – 125 miles
59. Garry Price – 114 miles
60. Paul Heckert – 113 miles
61. Ben Pennington – 111 miles
62. Diane Taylor – 108 miles
63. Terrie Wurzbacher – 108 miles

DID NOT FINISH (17): Francesca Muccini 188 miles, Jeff McGonnell 165 miles, Joe Ninke 145 miles, Mike Delang mile 135, 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

After the updated standings were posted, Francesca Muccini who was the third female, dropped from the race per her Facebook update. Congrats to RIF’s Francesca who had an amazing run. Great job, Francesca!

The eloquent Dallas Smith checks in with these words:

Day 4, Sunday, Hohenwald, MM 145

The Vol State 500k has added a new term to the running lexicon, “2 mph.” A speed ordinary runners don’t consider, but every Vol Stater knows. When you have no play left except an enfeebled walk then you make that play.

You can endure even that and emerge running the next day. I did. The fever on my quads broke during a deep sleep untroubled by dreams or trips to the bathroom. This morning, I hit US 412 at 4:14 in Parsons. I stopped at 6:30 pm at Hohenwald.

The moon is a stingy mistress withholding her light, hanging in the eastern morning sky, offering only a thin smile and each day falling a little closer to the rising sun.

When I left Parsons a whip-o-will was calling, second consecutive morning to hear that sound. A chorus of frogs, several kinds, were making their calls, including one that sounded like barking. And a bullfrog was grunting. These hopeful sounds launched me into another burning day.

I have a hip hop vibe going, running with my shorts pulled down low, so they can rub a new spot and let the old spot rest. May improve my style category, trotting down the road with drooping britches.

I remember a guy two years ago had same problem, but different body part. He wrapped his scrotum with duct tape. Which seemed an imperfect solution. That’s the fate of the uncrewed runner – making do with what he has or he can find.

Rich McKnight’s shadow gives the Vol State course a subtle message!

Gregg Ellis just hit the half way point (m157). Congrats Gregg! Only 157mi to go!

Steven Smith is back on the road after a short rest. He has just 89 miles to go and is currently in 4th place.

Couple great photos above from Shane Tucker while cruising through the Natchez Trace Parkway.

“We got up at midnight and started our journey at 0030. We wanted to get a lot of miles in before the heat. Yesterday we went 39 miles,today we went 34 miles, and stopped in Linden,TN. It was very hot today! We have knocked out 125 miles.” – Troy Johnson

Armstrong has got to be getting close to The Rock!

“Halfway at 1:58 AM on day 4. Unofficial Vol State clock time of 3 days, 17 hours and 58 minutes.” – Shane Tucker

Laz’s Nightly News Report from the Road

blood on the highway

one word keeps surfacing at the vol state…

 

 

brutal.

 

today was a truly brutal day.

another escalation in the heat index

battered the weary footwarriors,

 

and more than a few were pushed beyond their capacity to endure.

 

one by one they capitulated.

all day long.

65 of the original 80 remain,

and many of them are hanging by a thread….

 

tomorrow promises to be the hottest day yet.

 

and we knew it would happen.

the relentless oprah has overtaken a runner.

sentimental favorites terrie wurzbacher and diane taylor

find their backs to the wall tonight.

 

they must run down oprah in the darkness

to keep their dreams of reaching the rock alive.

 

of course they are only trying to buy a day.

oprah never lets up.

 

at the front,

greg armstrong has begun his push to the finish

and is running very strong.

johan steene still refuses to go away

having, unbelievably, cut the lead to 8 miles

over a 30 mile stretch of road almost devoid of aid possibilities.

I cannot find the words to describe the improbability of this feat.

 

fegy is now totally alone in third.

 

and steven smith has returned from the void to grab a solid hold on 4th.

 

the canadiennes are smiling and dancing along in 5th/6th.

 

Jeremy ebel and jay dobrawalski have taken very different routes

to fall out of contention.

 

Jeremy ran 10 miles off course

(meaning a 20 mile error by the time he gets back)

jay has simply crashed and burned…

 

his corpse stumbles on,

refusing to quit.

 

the first half of day 4 has been a nightmare.

now we will see what the night itself will bring.

 

laz

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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

– Run It Fast®

Day 3: The Vol State 500K Live Blog/Standings (2015)

The heat is starting to knock out or severely effect everyone as King Greg Armstrong slowed considerably during the night along with the rest of his pack leading court. Armstrong had 179 miles after the first 48 hours as Day 3 started. Johan Steene had closed the gap to 5 miles back with 174 and John Fegyveresi had moved up to third with 146 miles. Jeremy Ebel is close behind Fegy with 143 miles.

The top women remained Lisa Van Wolde and Marylou Corino with 139 miles. Marcia Rasmussen had an amazing night as she moved up to third woman with 125 miles.  Francesca Muccini is a bit back at 118 miles.

48 Hour Vol State 500K Standings 7:30am Saturday, July 11th (74 Runners, 6 DNFs)

1. Greg Armstrong – 179 miles (17 miles behind of course record pace)
2. Johan Steene – 174 miles
3. John Fegyveresi – 146 miles
4. Jeremy Ebel – 143 miles
5. Lisa Van Wolde – 139 miles (F)
6. Marylou Corino – 139 miles (F)
7. Jay Dobrowalski – 138 miles
8. Marcia Rasmussen – 125 miles (F)
9. Michael Callans – 123 miles
10. Francesca Muccini – 118 miles (F)
11. James Adams – 116 miles
12. Steven Smith – 114 miles
13. Andrea Stewart – 112 miles
14. Jeff McGonnell – 112 miles
15. Bo Millwood – 111 miles
16. Karen Jackson – 111 miles
17. Jeffrey Stephens – 110 miles
18. Tim Purol – 110 miles
19. David Lettieri – 110 miles
20. Thomas Alm – 110 miles
21. Nathan Dewall- 108 miles
22. Sherry Meador – 106 miles
23. Sal Coll – 106 miles
24. Edward Masuoka – 106 miles
25. Scott Krouse – 106 miles
26. Caleb Nolen – 105 miles
27. Timothy Dailey – 105 miles
28. Lisa Hazlett – 104 miles
29. Rick Gray – 104 miles
30. Allen Wrinkle – 102 miles
31. Thomas Skinner – 102 miles
32. Gina Chupka – 102 miles
33. John Sharp – 102 miles
34. Shane Tucker – 101 miles
35. Sandy Geisel – 100 miles
36. Mike Delang – 100 miles
37. Christopher Knight – 98 miles
38. Gregg Ellis – 98 miles
39. Fred Davis III – 95 miles
40. Richard Westbrook – 94 miles
41. Joshua Swink – 93 miles
42. Tom Dekornfield – 93 miles
43. Joe Ninke – 92 miles
44. Christian McMahon – 92 miles
45. Ben Herron – 92 miles
46. Bill Haecker – 92 miles
47. Curt Chambers – 92 miles
48. Dale Rucker – 92 miles
49. Ronald Trignano – 91 miles
50. Jseph Kowalski – 91 miles
51. Johnny Adams – 91 miles
52. Shelly Mack – 90 miles
53. Lynda Webber – 89 miles
54. Sergio Bianchini – 89 miles
55. Don Winkley – 89 miles
56. Ally Gregory – 88 miles
57. John Price – 84 miles
58. Gilbert Gray – 83 miles
59. Remy Brandefalk – 83 miles
60. Jameelah Abdul-Rahim – 82 miles
61. Dallas Smith – 82 miles
62. John Rasmussen – 82 miles
63. Richard McKnight – 82 miles
64. Paul Heckert – 82 miles
65. Troy Johnson – 81 miles
66. Cathie Johnson – 81 miles
67. Jay Hamilton – 77 miles
68. Tim Loudermilk – 75 miles
69. Tony Varney – 71 miles
70. Ann Kerkman – 71 miles
71. Garry Price – 70 miles
72. Diane Taylor – 69 miles
73. Terrie Wurzbacher – 69 miles
74. Ben Pennington – 68 miles

DID NOT FINISH (6): Sue Scholl mile 107, Brian Pickett mile 78, Betty Holder 56 miles, Michael Melton mile 54, Amanda McMahon mile 45, Larry Phillips mile 39

Shane Tucker hits mile 100 of The Vol State 500K.

The fuel of uncrewed runner Gregg Ellis getting back on the road.

“These words don’t even come close to describing what lies ahead… We took a left at despair yesterday and are headed straight into purgatory!” – Shelley Armstrong (Greg’s wife)

2013 finisher Diane Bolton caught up with Steven Smith (who looks barely awake/alive) and his crewman Bill Baker.

Gregg Ellis hits mile 100 of the Vol State 500K. 214 more miles to go!

The locals in Lexington, TN welcome Troy and Cathie Johnson to town!

Race leader Greg Armstrong, sporting the Run It Fast colors, during a very hot and exposed part of the Vol State 500K as he approaches Lewisburg, TN.

Laz’s Day 3 Mid-Day Report:

nothing is decided, yet

so greg did not have the night he had hoped for,

neither did johan.

but, the gap between them closed by half.

5 miles apart,

they fight on into the heat of day 3.

fegys took the lead in the chasing pack.

but ebel, corino, van wolde, and dobrawalski are all within 8 miles.

nothing has been decided amongst them.

 

day 3 stretches out in front of us.

undefined, as yet.

a story as yet unwritten.

laz

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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

– Run It Fast®

 

The Day 2 Vol State 500K coverage starts with a look at the 24 hour standings as everyone checked in at 7:30am this morning.

Defending King Greg Armstrong tacked on 52 miles during the second 12 hour stretch for a total of 120 miles after 24 hours. Brian Pickett’s ‘Charge’ died as he DNF’d at mile 78. Sweden Johan Steene took over second place with 107 miles. Third place is now led by first female Sue Scholl with 96.5 miles.

Fourth place is Colorado native Jeremy Ebel with 90 miles, fifth, John Fegyveresi with 84 miles and California native Jay ‘Lewisburg’ Dobrowalski has 83 miles.

Top 3 women after 23 hours: 1. Scholl, 2. Marylou Corino 76 miles, 3. Lisa Van Wolde 76 miles

On down the field runners are starting to clump together into pelotons with a big group in the 66 mile range and another around 56 miles.

Laz’s 24 Hour Commentary

Day 2 temps combined with the wear and tear from the high mileage of day 1 will make it tough for all of the runners as their bodies will want to quit and the remaining distance will haze and taunt them.

24 Hour Vol State 500K Standings (79 runners, 1 DNF)

1. Greg Armstrong – 120 miles
2. Johan Steene – 107 miles
3. Sue Scholl – 96.5 miles (F)
4. Jeremy Ebel – 90 miles
5. John Fegyveresi – 84 miles
6. Jay Dobrowalski – 83 miles
7. Steven Smith – 82 miles
8. Brian Pickett – DNF 78 miles DNF
9. Marylou Corino – 76 miles (F)
10. Lisa Van Wolde – 76 miles (F)
11. Michael Callans – 73 miles
12. Lisa Hazlett – 70 miles
13. Gilbert Gray – 70 miles
14. Thomas Skinner – 67 miles
15. Nathan Dewall – 66.7 miles
16. Andrea Stewart – 66 miles
17. Marcia Rasmussen – 66 miles
18. Francesca Muccini – 66 miles
19. Jeff Mcgonnell – 66 miles
20. James Adams – 66 miles
21. Karen Jackson – 66 miles
22. Bo Millwood – 66 miles
23. Jeffrey Stephens – 65 miles
24. Tim Purol – 65 miles
25. Ben Herron – 65 miles
26. Sandy Geisel – 65 miles
27. Mike Delang – 65 miles
28. Richard Westbrook – 64 miles
29. Caleb Nolen – 64 miles
30. Sherry Meador – 62 miles
31. Joe Ninke – 61 miles
32. Edward Masuoka – 59 miles
33. Gregg Ellis – 58 miles
34. Shane Tucker – 57 miles
35. Fred Douglas III – 57 miles
36. Allen Wrinkle – 56 miles
37. Ronald Trignano – 56 miles
38. Scott Krouse – 56 miles
39. Bill Haeckner – 56 miles
40. Tom Dekornfield – 56 miles
41. Sal Coll – 56 miles
42. Gina Chupka – 56 miles
43. Remy Brandefalk – 56 miles
44. Sergio Bianchini – 56 miles
45. John Sharp – 56 miles
46. Rick Gray – 56 miles
47. Joshua Swink – 55 miles
48. Ally Gregory – 54 miles
49. Timothy Daily – 54 miles
50. Johnny Adams – 54 miles
51. Tim Loudermilk – 53 miles
52. Joseph Kowalkski – 53 miles
53. Dale Rucker – 53 miles
54. Christian Mcmahon – 52 miles
55. Richard McKnight – 52 miles
56. Curt Chambers – 52 miles
57. Shelly Mack – 50 miles
58. Paul Heckert – 50 miles
59. Don Winkley – 50 miles
60. Jameelah Abdul-Rahim Mujaaahid – 49 miles
61. Michael Melton – 49 miles
62. David Lettieri – 49 miles
63. Christopher Knight – 49 miles
64. John Rasmussen – 48 miles
65. John Price – 48 miles
66. Lynda Webber – 46 miles
67. Betty Holder – 46 miles
68. Dallas Smith – 45 miles
69. Amanda McMahon – 45 miles
70. Thomas Alm – 45 miles
71. Troy Johnson – 43 miles
72. Cathie Johnson – 43 miles
73. Jay Hamilton – 41 miles
74. Diane Taylor – 40 miles
75. Garry Price – 40 miles
76. Ben Pennington – 40 miles
77. Terrie Wurzbacher – 40 miles
78. Tony Varney – 38 miles
79. Ann Kerkman – 38 miles
80. Larry Phillips – 30 miles

DNF’s Brian Pickett
Run It Fast Members in bold

Map of where runners were at last check in. View HERE

Next standings update after 7:30pm CT, photos and other updates throughout the day (refresh)

Vol State road warriors at it early this morning.

Current 2nd and 3rd place women Marylou Corino and Lisa Van Wolde.

Rumors floating that female course record holder Sue Scholl who was 3rd overall this morning has dropped due to blister issues. #Confirmed

Florida native Michael Melton has dropped from the race as well at mile 54. He simply melted!

Gregg Ellis thinks the road above seems very long….well it is!

Rookie Francesca Muccini is on the heels of Lisa Van Wolde and Marylou Corino.

Bums!!!! ^

Scott Krouse on Facebook: Ugh…every time I stop I’m cramping, particularly in my feet. I’m used to cramps there, but not this extreme. Killer when you’re trying to sleep.

Any suggestions? (Besides he obvious…stop/don’t stop?). I’m slightly dehydrated, but trying to keep up…not TOO bad on salt, I think…

Hot, hot day for Day #2 of The Vol State!

RIF’s Dallas Smith with Sergio!

36 hour updates are starting to roll in with most of the middle of the field holed up in Lexington. This post will be updated within the next 90 minutes with complete 36 hour standings.

DNFS: Pickett, Scholl, Melton, Phillips

36 Hour Race Recap

The carnage mounted on Day 2 as 5 runners became road kill. Run It Fast’s Greg Armstrong remains in first with 154 miles at 36 hour check in. Johan Steene is not far behind in 143 miles. Jeremy Ebel and John Fegyveresi were strong throughout the day and now fill the third and fourth spots.

After Sue Scholl bowed out, Lisa Van Wolde and Marylou Corino (running together so far) became the top females with 108 miles. Francesca Muccini is third female with 103 miles. All three women are Run It Fast members.

36 Hour Updated Standings – Day 2 – 7:30pm CT – 5 DNF

1. Greg Armstrong – 154 miles (16 miles ahead of course record pace)
2. Johan Steene – 143 miles
3. Jeremy Ebel – 118 miles
4. John Fegyveresi – 114 miles
5. Lisa Van Wolde – 108 miles (F)
6. Marylou Corino – 108 miles (F)
7. Sue Scholl – DNF 107 miles DNF
8. Steven Smith – 106 miles
9. Jay Dobrowalski – 104 miles
10. Michael Callans – 104 miles
11. Nathan Dewall – 104 miles
12. Francesca Muccini – 103 miles
13. Andrea Stewart – 92 miles
14. James Adams – 92 miles
15. Jeff McGonnell – 92 miles
16. Lisa Hazlett – 92 miles
17. Marica Rasmussen – 92 miles
18. Rick Gray – 92 miles
19. Jeffrey Stephens – 88 miles
20. Don Winkley – 83 miles
21. Gregg Ellis – 83 miles
22. Allen Wrinkle – 82 miles
23. Ben Herron – 82 miles
24. Bo Millwood – 82 miles
25. Caleb Nolen – 82 miles
26. David Lettieri – 82 miles
27. Gina Chupka – 82 miles
28. Joe Ninke – 82 miles
29. John Sharp – 82 miles
30. Joshua Swink – 82 miles
31. Karen Jackson – 82 miles
32. Sal Coll – 82 miles
33. Sherry Meador – 82 miles
34. Tim Purol – 82 miles
35. Scott Krouse – 82 miles
36. Edward Masuoka – 81 miles
37. Richard Westbrook – 81 miles
38. Shane Tucker – 81 miles
39. Thomas Skinner – 81 miles
40. Shelly Mack – 80 miles
41. Brian Pickett – DNF 78 miles DNF
42. Johnny Adams – 77 miles
43. Ronald Trignano – 77 miles
44. Joseph Kowalski – 76 miles
45. Mike Delang – 76 miles
46. Sandy Geisel – 76 miles
47. Bill Haecker – 75 miles
48. Fred Davis III – 75 miles
49. Tom Dekornfield – 73 miles
50. Timothy Dailey – 70 miles
51. Jameelah Abdul-Rahim – 69 miles
52. Lynda Webber – 69 miles
53. Richard McKnight – 69 miles
54. Sergio Bianchini – 69 miles
55. Christopher Knight – 68 miles
56. Dale Rucker – 68 miles
57. Dallas Smith – 68 miles
58. John Price – 68 miles
59. Tim Loudermilk – 68 miles
60. Ally Gregory – 67 miles
61. Cathie Johnson – 67 miles
62. Troy Johnson – 67 miles
63. Jay Hamilton – 67 miles
64. Ben Pennington – 63 miles
65. Paul Heckert – 63 miles
66. Christopher McMahon – 62 miles
67. Curt Chambers – 62 miles
68. John Rasmussen – 58 miles
69. Ann Kerkman – 56 miles
70. Betty Holder – 56 miles
71. Diane Taylor – 56 miles
72. Garry Price – 56 miles
73. Terrie Wurzbacher – 56 miles
74. Tony Varney – 56 miles
75. Remy Brandefalk – 56 miles
76. Michael Melton DNF 54 miles DNF
77. Amanda McMahon DNF 45 miles DNF
78. Thomas Alm – 45 miles
79. Larry Phillips DNF 39 miles DNF

Race leader Greg Armstrong is now at the halfway point mile 157 at 8:40pm local time. Some 37 hours 10 minutes into the race. Well ahead of course record. Johan remains close on his tail ahead of the uncrewed record.

“This race will strip you to the core. It ain’t no joke. My one and only mission is to get to the Rock, I don’t care how long. My silly lil time goals are no longer a part of my thinking. There is no way a first timer can estimate it anyway. U can throw all of that business out the window. This thing is a beast. You must respect it and be smart or you won’t finish. It’s going to take every ounce of mental n physical strength I can muster up. I’m well over the cut-off times so that’s good. My feet are great, legs pretty good too. My main problem has been dehydration and heat exhaustion. But I’m getting smarter w that.” – Gregg Ellis

“Humbled. That is all I can say. Vol State 500k is no joke. The Race Director Laz makes every step as difficult as possible. Yesterday went ok but the evening was a disaster. Slept on the sidewalk from midnight to 5:30am. Only managed around 10 miles this afternoon. If you make one mistake the course will make you pay 10 fold. Pushing through the night to make up time and miles lost.” – Rich McKnight

“Vol State Day #2. 40 miles completed. 81 total and in the room 4 hours early. Very difficult day with lots of heat. For me, it is a necessity to get up as early as possible and get gone. Getting up at 2:30 got me in the room before 4 today. I am going to try the same plan tomorrow.” – Shane Tucker

“I believe I’ve solved the cramp problem. Cramps were not a factor today. Lots of water – say, a bottle each hour. That means 12-14 bottles each day. Filled some of those bottles with sports drinks. Yesterday, after I finally found water, over the next two hours I drank so much my fingers got fat.” – Dallas Smith

Laz’s 36 Hour Hot Take Recap

road gets real

July 10, 2015. 10:00pm EDT

the second day is when it gets real.especially this second day.newbie vol-staters,

who thought yesterday was hot,

got a dose of reality today.

there were a lot of people just trying to reach any motel,

and escape the heat for a while.

 

the long line did not thin too badly,

as only 3 more had abandoned their quest by dark.

76 brave souls soldiered on.

 

Armstrong continued his assault on the magical 3-day barrier,

coming up a mere 2 miles short of halfway in 36 hours.

joe fejes’  race record is certainly in danger,

as greg was 16 miles ahead of joe’s 36 hour mark.

 

johan steene, the amazing swede, was keeping the pressure on,

trailing by only 11 miles,

despite being unscrewed thru the sweltering day.

 

both are out there in the darkness right now,

in the desolate hills

between Hohenwald and Hampshire.

 

the next 9 runners are only strung out over 15 miles,

so this should be a very interesting night.

as the rest and run patterns are starting to emerge,

and keep the standings in upheaval.

the race is only beginning.

 

backroads Tennessee continued its love affair with the race

and its runners.

 

parsons set up a “welcome center” as did linden.

and the internet is lit up with inquiries;

“when will the runners be here?”

“I love this race”

 

those waiting further along the course can relax.

once they start coming,

the runners will be passing thru for days.

 

and the runners love Tennessee in return.

 

laz

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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

– Run It Fast®

The 2015 Last Annual Vol State 500K kicked off earlier this morning in Hickman, Kentucky. The Mississippi River was too high from all the heavy rains the area has taken on lately so the ferry was not running across the river.

So instead of starting on the banks of Missouri and running onto the ferry, runners instead started in Hickman, Kentucky next to the ferry after simulating the time the ferry ride would have taken. The race started at 7:30am CT.

Run It Fast had 13 runners sign up for this year’s LAVS and 12 that started. Here is a photo of them on the simulated ferry as they waited for the time to click off:

Last year’s ‘King of the Road’ Greg Armstrong (RIF #373) started strong and took off with the lead. Here is a photo that RIF’s Bill Baker took of Greg 7 miles into the race:

RIF’s Josh Tyner caught RIF members Marylou Corino and Lisa Van Wolde making the turn at mile 18 in Union City this morning.

Shane Tucker taking a quick break in Martin, TN:

After 12 hours, last year’s King Greg Armstrong has a 2 mile lead over Brian Pickett’s ‘Charge!’ Armstrong is 8 miles ahead of course record pace after the first 12 hours. Sweden’s Johan Steene is at 63 miles with 4th overall, first female being Sue Scholl, who set the women’s course record last year. Second female after Sue is Lisa Hazlett with 51 miles and third is Marylou Corino and Lisa Van Wolde with 49 miles.

12 Hour Standings as of 7:30pm on Day 1 – 80 runners:

1. Greg Armstrong – 68 miles
2. Brian Pickett – 66 miles
3. Johan Steene – 63 miles
4. Sue Scholl – 53 miles (F)
5. Lisa Hazlett – 51 miles (F)
6. Rick Gray – 51 miles
7. Steven Smith – 50 miles
8. Nathan Dewall – 50 miles
9. Marylou Corino – 49 miles (F)
10. Lisa Van Wolde – 49 miles (F)
11. Francesca Muccini – 49 miles (F)
12. Jeremy Ebel – 48 miles
13. John Fegyveresi – 48 miles
14. Jay Dobrowalski – 48 miles
15. Michael Callans – 47 miles
16. Marcia Rasmussen – 46 miles
17. James Adams – 45 miles
18. Thomas Alm – 45 miles
19. Tom Dekornfield – 43 miles
20. Don Winkley – 43 miles
21. Ronald Trignano – 42 miles
22. Ally Gregory – 42 miles
23. Shane Tucker – 41 miles
24. Sal Coll – 40 miles
25. Johnny Adams – 40 miles
26. Gregg Ellis – 40 miles
27. Richard McKnight – 40 miles
28. Jeff Mcgonnell – 40 miles
29. Joe Ninke – 40 miles
30. Shelly Mack – 40 miles
31. Gina Chupka – 40 miles
32. Jay Hamilton – 40 miles
33. Andrea Stewart – 40 miles
34. John Sharp – 40 miles
35. Allen Wrinkle – 40 miles
36. David Lettieri – 40 miles
37. Scott Krouse – 40 miles
38. Ben Herron – 39 miles
39. Mike Delang – 39 miles
40. Jeffrey Stephens – 39 miles
41. Bill Haecker – 39 miles
42. Tim Purol – 39 miles
43. Sandy Geisel – 39 miles
44. Jameelah Abdul-Rahim Mujaahid – 38 miles
45. Caleb Nolen – 38 miles
46. Karen Jackson – 38 miles
47. Bo Millwood – 38 miles
48. Edward Masuoka – 38 miles
49. Gilbert Gray – 37 miles
50. Thomas Skinner – 37 miles
51. Remy Brandefalk – 37 miles
52. Richard Westbrook – 36 miles
53. Joseph Kowalski – 35 miles
54. Dale Rucker – 34 miles
55. Tim Loudermilk – 33 miles
56. Sergio Bianchini – 32 miles
57. Lynda Webber – 32 miles
58. Joshua Swink – 32 miles
59. Betty Holder – 32 miles
60. Michael Melton – 31 miles
61. Fred Davis III – 31 miles
62. Sherry Meador – 30 miles
63. John Price – 30 miles
64. Garry Price – 30 miles
65. Dallas Smith – 30 miles
66. Tony Varney – 30 miles
67. Christian Mcmahan – 30 miles
68. Amanda Mcmahan – 30 miles
69. Christopher Knight – 30 miles
70. Ann Kerkman – 30 miles
71. Diane Taylor – 30 miles
72. Curt Chambers – 30 miles
73. Terrie Wurzbacher – 30 miles
74. Larry Phillips – 29 miles
75. John Rasmussen – 29 miles
76. Troy Johnson – 29 miles
77. Cathie Johnson – 29 miles
78. Paul Heckert – 28 miles
79. Ben Pennington – 28 miles
80. Timothy Daily – 21 miles

– Run It Fast®

80 runners is insane.

there are so many runners along the road,

it looks like a 10k is going on….

a really slow 10k.

day 1 was blessed with mild conditions.

the “heat index” was a paltry 97,

altho things promise to heat up tomorrow.

the runners took full advantage.

Armstrong logged a neat 68 in the first 12 hours,

but he had not buried the field.

brian pickett was well within striking distance,

and is probably the fastest pure runner in the field.

greg’s advantage in multiday experience will be tough to overcome

(over another 250 or so miles)

behind the leaders,

runners were lined up in close order.

day one is just a chance to get blooded a little bit.

things won’t start to get serious until tomorrow,

when much more typical temperatures are expected….

and greg seems pretty tight with the 110+ heat indexes.

the real story on day 1 is the response of rural Tennessee to the race.

road angels apparently were out in abundance,

offering up cold refreshment to the cooking runners.

the city of Dresden set up a “welcome center”

with cold drinks, watermelon, and various other treats.

gleason’s fire department

set up an aid station, which was just starting to get customers after 12 hours.

maybe the nicest touch so far

has been the hand lettered signs;

“Welcome Vol State Runners”

“All the way to the Rock”

“Every Step Counts”

the small towns along the way have embraced the vol state

and its runners.

this is going to be a very interesting week.

laz

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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

– Run It Fast®

The Black Diamond 40 Miler

Castilian Springs native Greg Armstrong won the Black Diamond 40 Miler on November 28, 2014 finishing with a time of 5:46:21. He was able to hold off Joshua Holmes who finished in second place with a time of 5:53:15.

Third place went to ultramarathon newbie Randy Broadway with a time of 6:38:20.

The win for Armstrong was his second run of the course as he arrived at midnight, in freezing temperatures, and ran the course by himself for a warmup as part of his training for the Desert Solstice 24 Hour on December 14th.

Christy Scott was the first female across the line in 6:41:48, fourth overall. Second place went to Kendra Schoffstall in 7:26:31 and third place was held down by Beiyi Zheng in 8:36:46.

2014 Black Diamond 40 Miler Results
1. Greg Armstrong – 5:46:21
2. Joshua Holmes – 5:53:15
3. Randy Broadway – 6:38:20
4. Christy Scott (1st Female) – 6:41:48
5. Anthony Ohrey – 6:54:13
6. Danny Staggs – 7:22:25
7. Kendra Schoffstall (2nd Female) – 7:26:31
8. Kevin Gerteisen – 7:26:31
9. Rob Philip – 7:28:10
10. Beiyi Zheng (3rd Female) – 8:36:46
11. Amanda Staggs – 8:55:53
12. Sandy Staggs – 8:55:53
13. David Oglesby – 8:58:10
14. Daniel Wilson – 9:21:35
15. Diane Taylor – 10:35:21
DNF – Chris Estes (mi31)
DNS – David Wingard, Bill Wells, Israel Chaffin, James Barnard, Sulaiman Seriki

The Black Diamond 40 Miler Relay Race

The Black Diamond 40 Miler Relay was won by the team Just a Blur III, consisting of Steven Reagan, Shayne Fawcett, Klyne Fawcett, and Cody Whitehead, with a blitzkrieg time of 4:30:11 which easily set a new course record.

2014 Black Diamond 40 Mile Relay Results
1. Just a Blur III – 4:30:15 (CR)
2. Asphalt Runners – 5:37:08
3. Black Diamond Over 40’s – 5:38:55
4. Lenahan Learning (2 person) – 5:47:38
5. The Fab 40’s – 6:09:56

The Double Black Diamond 40 Miler

Nashville’s Francesca Muccini won the Double Black Diamond 40 Miler on November 29, 2014 with a time of 6:30:43.  Joshua Holmes finished second once again with a time of 6:41:36 on his second day of running the 40 Mile race. Third place went to Illinois native Heather Zeigler in 6:45:33.

2014 Double Black Diamond 40 Miler Results
1. Francesca Muccini – 6:30:43 (1st female)
2. Joshua Holmes – 6:41:36 (1st male, Day 2 B2B 40s)
3. Heather Zeigler – 6:45:33 (2nd female)
4. John Leighton – 8:02:35 (2nd male)
5. Kevin Gerteisen – 8:11:53 (3rd male, Day 2 B2B 40s)
6. Kendra Schoffstall – 8:11:53 (3rd female, Day 2 B2B 40s)
7. Joseph Nance – 8:23:24
8. Diane Bolton – 9:18:38
9. Rob Apple – 9:18:38
10. Terri Durbin – 9:52:28
11. Steve Durbin – 9:52:28
12. Mary ‘Vickie’ McDonald – 10:40:28
13. Diane Taylor – 12:25:17 (Day 2, B2B 40s)

DNS – Bill Baker, Anthony Ohrey, David Wingard, Bill Wells, Israel Chaffin

Four runners ran both the Black Diamond 40 Miler and Double Black Diamond 40 Miler including Holmes, Kendra Schoffstall, Kevin Gerteisen, and Diane Taylor.

 

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!

Greg Armstrong is the 2014 ‘King of the Road‘ after dominating the Last Annual Vol State 500K from wire to wire (full story).

Other sub-5 day finishers are Johan Steene (new uncrewed course record), Sue Scholl (new female course record while running uncrewed), and Emilio Nunez.

Last Annual Vol State Solo Runners Results

1. Greg Armstrong – 3 days 17 hours 50 minutes 52 seconds
2. Johan Steene – 4 days 2 hours 5 minutes 6 seconds (uncrewed)
3. Sue Scholl – 4 days 12 hours 48 minutes 4 seconds (uncrewed)
4. Emilio Nunez – 4 days 23 hours 21 minutes 4 seconds 
5. Randy Ellis – 5 days 5 hours 34 minutes 26 seconds
6. Juli Aistars – 5 days 6 hours 16 minutes 5 seconds
7. Cyndi Graves – 5 days 10 hours 3 minutes 1 second
8. Jim Ball – 5 days 12 hours 45 minutes 21 seconds (uncrewed)
9. John Sands – 5 days 15 hours 37 minutes 6 seconds(uncrewed)
10. Elaine Sypula – 5 days 18 hours 37 minutes 6 seconds
11. Dale Holdaway – 5 days 21 hours 32 minutes 54 seconds (uncrewed)
12. Eric Moening – 5 days 21 hours 32 minutes 34 seconds(uncrewed)
13. Thomas Skinner – 5 days 22 hours 23 minutes 29 seconds
14. Brad Compton – 5 days 22 hours 56 minutes 44 seconds (uncrewed)
15. Richard Westbrook – 5 days 23 hours 49 minutes 59 seconds(uncrewed)
16. Frank Dahl – 6 days 0 hours 0 minutes 54 seconds (uncrewed)
17. Sal Coll – 6 days 3 hours 43 minutes 51 seconds (uncrewed)
18. Karen Jackson – 6 days 5 hours 2 minutes 46 seconds (uncrewed)
19. Salt Shack – 6 days 5 hours 11 minutes 36 seconds (uncrewed)
20. Jeff McGonnell – 6 days 11 hours 5 minutes 27 seconds (uncrewed)
21. Tim Scott – 6 days 12 hours 30 minutes 40 seconds (uncrewed)
22. Alex Morton – 6 days 12 hours 50 minutes 9 seconds (uncrewed)
23. Marcia Rasmussen – 6 days 13 hours 13 minutes 4 seconds (uncrewed)
24. Edward Masuoka – 6 days 18 hours 49 minutes 32 seconds (uncrewed)
25. Steven Smith – 6 days 19 hours 12 minutes 8 seconds (uncrewed)
26. Elizabeth Thompson – 6 days 19 hours 23 minutes 4 seconds (uncrewed)
27. Johnny Adams – 6 days 19 hours 54 minutes 7 seconds (uncrewed)
28. Joel Gat – 6 days 21 hours 50 minutes 31 seconds (uncrewed)
29. Sherry Meador – 7 days 0 hours 32 minutes 10 seconds (uncrewed)
30. Kathleen Wheeler – 7 days 6 hours 15 minutes 4 seconds
31. John Price – 7 days 7 hours 7 hours 48 minutes 1 second (uncrewed)
32. Mike Samuelson – 7 days 7 hours 57 minutes 9 seconds
33. Garry Price – 7 days 8 hours 30 minutes 37 seconds (uncrewed)
34. Marjorie Pugh – 7 days 11 hours 52 minutes 31 seconds (uncrewed)
35. Becky Lockard – 7 days 12 hours 53 minutes 38 seconds (uncrewed)
36. Frederick Davis III – 7 days 14 hours 36 minutes 12 seconds (uncrewed)
37. John Hansen – 7 days 19 hours 0 minutes 59 seconds (uncrewed)
38. Karen Riddle – 7 days 19 hours  40 minutes 6 seconds (uncrewed)
39. Don Winkley – 8 days 11 hours 23 minutes 58 seconds 
40. Caleb Nolen – 8 days 14 hours 5 minutes 58 seconds (uncrewed)
41. Wayne McComb – 9 days 7 hours 29 minutes 12 seconds (uncrewed)
42. Abi Meadows – 9 days 8 hours 1 minute 22 seconds
43. Paul Heckert – 9 days 9 hours 55 minutes 31 seconds (uncrewed)
44. Kimberly McHenry – 9 days 20 hours 3 minutes 6 seconds (uncrewed)
45. Patrick McHenry – 9 days 20 hours 3 minutes 33 seconds (uncrewed)

Armstrong’s time is the third fastest in the race’s history. Steene’s time is a new uncrewed course record. Scholl’s time is a new record for fastest female finish (crewed or uncrewed)

Vol State 500K Relay Division

1. Taylor Relay – 2 days 18 hours 50 minutes 59 seconds

Vol State 500K Standings After 168 Hours (Day 7)
Vol State 500K Standings After 144 Hours (Day 6)
Vol State 500K Standings After 120 Hours (Day 5)
Vol State 500K Standings After 96 Hours (Day 4)
Vol State 500K Standings After 72 Hours (Day 3)
Vol State 500K Standings After 48 Hours (Day 2)
Vol State 500K Standings After 24 Hours (Day 1)

Congrats to these finishers and everyone who started this tough and barbaric race!

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.

Johan Steene will finish shortly as he had just 14 miles to go at the checkin this morning. Sue Scholl had a strong fourth day with 54 miles and sits at 270 miles currently. Fourth place is Emilio Nunez with 253 miles and has opened a 6 mile gap over the great Juli Aistars. Perhaps the biggest surprise on the day though was Cyndi Graves putting down 60 miles to move up to 7th place overall with 227 miles.

Top 10 Vol State 500K Standings After 96 Hours (in past 24 hours)

1. Greg Armstrong – 314 miles (3 days 17 hours 50 min 52 sec)
2. Johan Steene – 300 (60)
3. Sue Scholl – 270 miles (54)
4. Emilio Nunez – 253 miles (52)
5. Juli Aistars – 247 miles (47)
6. Randy Ellis – 227 miles (40)
7. Cyndi Graves – 227 miles (60)
8. Thomas Skinner – 223 miles (42)
9. Jim Ball – 219 miles (44)
10. Frank Dahl – 215 miles (41)

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 – 147
• Diane Taylor – 121
• David Wingard – 43-DNF
• Charlie Taylor – (relay)

Complete LAVS Standings

The casualty list is up to 16 names as 48 remain on the road and 1 has finished.

Congrats to Greg Armstrong on winning the 2014 Last Annual Vol State 500K

Greg Armstrong, of Lebanon, Tennessee, won the Last Annual Vol State 500K in the early hours on Monday, June 14, 2014.  Armstrong blitzed the course, running in his trademark sandals and shirtless almost the entire way, finishing with a time of 3 days 17 hours 50 minutes and 52 seconds.

He was the first person to reach ‘The Rock’ atop Sand Mountain by hours.

Greg’s time is the third fastest in the race’s history and just 8 minutes behind DeWayne Satterfield’s time of 3 days 17 hours 42 minutes and 12 seconds, set in 2009, that was the untouchable course record for years before Georgia native Joe Fejes toppled it last year in 3 days 8 hours 10 minutes and 16 seconds.

Top 9 All-Time Vol State 500K Times

1. Joe Fejes – 3d 8h 10m 16s (2013- course record)
2. DeWayne Satterfield – 3d 17h 42m 12s (2009)
3. Greg Armstrong – 3d 17h 50m 52s (2014)
4. Johan Steene – 4d 2h 5m 16s (2014 uncrewed course record)
5. DeWayne Satterfield – 4d 8h 39m 44s (2006)
6. Alan Abbs – 4d 11h 31m 27s (2013 uncrewed)
7. Sue Scholl – 4d 12h 48m 4s (2014 uncrewed-female course record)
8. Sung Ho Choi – 4d 13h 39m 52s (2013)
9. John Fegyveresi – 4d 16h 19m 1s (2013)

Armstrong has run under the first names of ‘Greg’ and ‘Nelson’ during his running career. He had a strong 2013 winning the inaugural Pistol Ultra 100, winning the Run Around the World 24 Hour with 130 miles, and a second place at the Run the Hard Way 24 Hour with 138.5 miles.

Armstrong’s 2014 Vol State 500K Splits:

• 12 Hours – 67 miles
• 24 Hours – 106 miles
• 36 Hours – 145 miles
• 48 Hours – 179 miles
• 60 Hours – 217 miles
• 72 Hours – 252 miles
• 84 Hours – 289 miles
• Finish 314 miles: 3 Days 17 Hours 50 Minutes 52 Seconds (89 Hours 50 Minutes)

Greg started the non-profit Run 4 Water that raises money and awareness to help solve the water crisis around the world in impoverished countries. You can read more about Run 4 Water HERE!

The 2014 ‘King of the Road’ on his throne! (Vol State lore: the chair is called the ‘thrown’ because after every finisher has sat in the chair upon finishing, it has to be ‘thrown’ away due to the intense stench and stains.

All-Time Kings of the Road (Castle Rock 314 Mile Course)
2014 – King Greg Armstrong (TN) – 3d 17h 50m 52s
2013 – King Joe Fejes (GA) – 3d 8h 10m 16s
2012 – King Dan Fox (WA) – 5d 3h 9m 33s
2011 – King Don Winkley (TX) – 5d 14h 21m 32s
2010 – King Juli Aistar (IL) – 5d 22h 1m 33s
2009 – King DeWayne Satterfield (AL) – 3d 17h 42m 12s
2008 – King Kevin Dorsey (TN) – 4d 23h 45m 3s
2007 – King Carl Laniak (GA) – 6d 6h 11m 1s
2006 – King DeWayne Satterfield (AL) – 4d 8h 39m 44s

Kings of the Road (Monteagle 270 Mile Course)
2005 – King Barry Crumrine (AL)
2004 – King Mark Henderson (TX)
2003 – No Finishers
2002 – King DeWayne Satterfield (AL)

Congrats to Greg on his impressive and inspirational Vol State 500K finish! Way to Run It Fast!

2014 Last Annual Vol State 500K Results

Vol State 500K Standings After 120 Hours (Day 5)
Vol State 500K Standings After 96 Hours (Day 4)
Vol State 500K Standings After 72 Hours (Day 3)
Vol State 500K Standings After 48 Hours (Day 2)
Vol State 500K Standings After 24 Hours (Day 1)