by Lazarus Lake | Oct 22, 2023 | Race Reports
there is one common thread between all of these athletes. and the more i am here around them the more it stands out. . mental toughness. . if you were to hold tryouts and gauge their pure athleticism a lot of these athletes would not make your team. but if you were...
by Lazarus Lake | Oct 22, 2023 | Race Reports
as we grind our way through the dark hours the field seems to have all settled in. they line up every hour and they run. those who have encountered difficulties seem to have gotten everything under control. if not every face is a happy face there are no haunted faces...
by Lazarus Lake | Oct 22, 2023 | Race Reports
looks like patryk’s resurrection has been well covered. i will only add that while people sleep away half the day, there is always something happening in the backyard. anything can happen in the backyard, and it probably will.
by Lazarus Lake | Oct 22, 2023 | Race Reports
patryk watch; . patryk came in after 2 whistles again. but he left with a kielbasa in each hand. more importantly, sunrise in poland comes 13 minutes into the hour. . it is not uncommon at big’s for athletes to struggle thru the wee hours at home and recover...
by Lazarus Lake | Oct 22, 2023 | Race Reports
the finish line is now on patryk watch. he finished hour 16 after 2 whistles…. . his spiral has nearly closed and this time he got virtually no respite. but he stepped back in the corral and went out. . most of us think he has come to the end. but patryk has the...
by Lazarus Lake | Oct 22, 2023 | Race Reports
just like that they are out on the 16th yard. the young polish runner, patryk swietochowski seems to be struggling. he is coming in late which means less rest which means less recovery which means… . it is called the death spiral. the end is closing in on him...
by Lazarus Lake | Oct 21, 2023 | Race Reports
this is another money lap especially in metric countries; 100 km at the end of this one. . so many runners have reached 100 km in the backyard when they never expected to be able to go so far. this is where there are usually a lot of stops. but no one started this...
by Lazarus Lake | Oct 21, 2023 | Race Reports
three whistles two whistles one whistle and a bell. . on and on and on they go. groundhog hour is every hour and they dont want anything different to happen. because nothing can happen in the first couple of days unless it is something bad. . so you manage your effort...
by Lazarus Lake | Oct 21, 2023 | Race Reports
this was a clean hour. everyone looks very strong and the times naturally have picked up considerably. there will be a huge advantage between now and sunup for the runners who can already start napping. . backyard for days is in many ways a management challenge. the...
by Lazarus Lake | Oct 21, 2023 | Race Reports
not much time for an update this hour. hour 12 is the first road loop and also the onset of darkness…. , when i must build the fire for the night. . we are but 73 now. fabrice puad suffered an injury two weeks ago. but one does not let the opportunity pass to...
