by Lazarus Lake | Oct 16, 2022 | Race Reports
hour 36. update short so i could overeat: belgium and the us did pass hungary.us about 5 yards behind. i think we are all just holding serve and waiting for someone to make the next move. iceland continued to peck away at norwayas lead, now down to 6 yards. almost...
by Lazarus Lake | Oct 16, 2022 | Race Reports
hour 35 , amidst the insanity it also came a pretty good rainfall here. very concerned about our guys and gal safely negotiating the slippery wet trails on the last trail loop. it will be a relief if we get them all back in time for the relative comfort of the road....
by Lazarus Lake | Oct 16, 2022 | Race Reports
hour 34. . the backyard can turn on a dime. hungary looked invincible but just like that they are down to 11. the us and belgium still have 14. . talk about lifting spirits. . of course we are just on hour 34. it is still early in the race. and when we look back at he...
by Lazarus Lake | Oct 16, 2022 | Race Reports
hour 33 . we have a new name for the backyard (not the race, the actual yard) we are calling it disneyworld on crack… . only one ride, but it is a doozey! (do not exit until ride has come to a complete stop) . obviously my glasses are at least tentatively fixed....
by Lazarus Lake | Oct 16, 2022 | Race Reports
hour 32 . not to belabor a point, but when belgium lost a member hungary became the last full team in the race. . so the last full team in both divisions had the most women on their teams of anyone. each team had 5! . and my glasses just broke. i will have to get them...
by Lazarus Lake | Oct 16, 2022 | Race Reports
hour 31 . still belgium and hungary are unscathed. is this the right time to point out that 6 of the 30 runners on those two teams are women? or that 5 of them are on team hungary,,, . fully one third? . how about the 5 women on team iceland? or that team...
by Lazarus Lake | Oct 16, 2022 | Race Reports
hour 30 . thirty. there is something special about topping 30 hours. it seems like a whole different level than 29. . we humans love our numbers. and backyard offers so many of them. at every normal backyard you see a lot of people stopping at certain distances: 5...
by Lazarus Lake | Oct 16, 2022 | Race Reports
hour 29 . we are down to 2 clean teams now. france lost a member, so either belgium or hungary will be the first team in sole possession of first. after that happens, we enter the phase where everyone is in pursuit,.. . that is when the race really begins. . in the...
by Lazarus Lake | Oct 16, 2022 | Race Reports
hour 28 . now there are only 3 intact teams. australia lost one. . small countries: iceland still has 6 and a 3 yard lead over norway (352-348) norway has 9 finland with 8 is another yard back
by Lazarus Lake | Oct 16, 2022 | Race Reports
hour 27 . it was not enough. we lost one this hour, and so did canada… . so much for the healing power of the morning! . only 4 teams remain intact now: hungary belgium france australia . there is a sense that the opening phase of the race is drawing to a close...
by Lazarus Lake | Oct 16, 2022 | Race Reports
hour 26. . the backyard is without mercy. the clock stops for no one. . the number of perfect teams is down to 6. denmark lost 2 after the 25th yard. . here in tennessee under rainy skies we have one in trouble. he finished 25 just seconds before the final whistle and...
by Lazarus Lake | Oct 16, 2022 | Race Reports
hour 25 . we have made it around the clock. everyone is back to the time they started. new zealand and australia are deep in the desperate hours of night. the next 5 or 6 hours will be a critical time for their teams. . japan and the southeat asians are heading into...
by Lazarus Lake | Oct 16, 2022 | Race Reports
hour 24 ‘ this is the big hour, finally! . everyone who finishes this hour will have guaranteed themselves a spot on the at large list for the 2022-2023 season. . it looks like only 9 teams will make it to 24 hours unbroken, as sweden lost one in hour 23. i am...
by Lazarus Lake | Oct 16, 2022 | Race Reports
hour 23 . quick and short update this hour as i am hoping for a short nap… . according to the scoresheet iceland is clinging to their 6 yard lead, but are down a man to second place finland. finland is down a man to third place norway. austria is a single yard...
by Lazarus Lake | Oct 16, 2022 | Race Reports
hour 22 . so we have our first team reaching the end. mauritius is down to one this hour, julien law hin chin; mauritius’ national record holder and number one seed has only to complete the 22nd hour to secure the first golden ticket of the 2022 satellite...
by Lazarus Lake | Oct 16, 2022 | Race Reports
hour 21 . at last we are beginning to close on that first 100 miles. . the small team competition is reaching a critical stage. any team that could stop the losses would move up rapidly, but the casualties continue to mount. . iceland’s lead looked vulnerable...
by Lazarus Lake | Oct 16, 2022 | Race Reports
hour 20 . down to only 10 unscathed teams at most… . australia and sweden are late checking in, so it could be less. . portugal lost their number 2. . at this point 18 teams have lost 2 or fewer runners. . back in the small division iceland had a tough hour 19....
by Lazarus Lake | Oct 16, 2022 | Race Reports
hour 19 . so the number of intact teams is down to 11. spain finally lost a runner. . it had been my thinking that the small country competition would provide excitement to help me survive the long first night. and indeed that has turned out exactly as expected. ....
by Lazarus Lake | Oct 16, 2022 | Race Reports
hour 18 . and then there were 12. iceland finally fell from the ranks of unscathed teams. . but they continue to build on their lead, now 11 yards ahead of malta. switzerland and vietnam are still inching up on malta. finland finally lost a runner, and they are now 1...
by Lazarus Lake | Oct 16, 2022 | Race Reports
hour 17.2/3 of the way to 24 hours.experienced ultrarunners will tell you;”100 miles is never easy”.and doing it under 24 hours is harder still..451 runners remain,and the dream of seeing 400 people break 24 hours for 100 miles in the same event are...
