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...
