by Lazarus Lake | Oct 24, 2023 | Race Reports
big’s 2023 continues to shatter our wildest expectations. 15 runners reached 80 and all 15 continued. . regrettably we are down to 14 silver medals. i guess when we run out we will have to give someone that gold one… . i hope they dont get...
by Lazarus Lake | Oct 24, 2023 | Race Reports
one thing coming to light today… . you cannot have a bad hour in the backyard. every hour does not have to be the best hour. but you cannot have even one bad hour. . if you go too slow it is over if you have a moment of weakness at the bell it is over if you get...
by Lazarus Lake | Oct 24, 2023 | Race Reports
a flurry of drops and other activity interrupted the flow of updates. as much as i enjoy the spectacle of the race, the best part is the people; all the people from all over the world… . for some number of days, in my backyard, playing (racing) as brothers and...
by Lazarus Lake | Oct 24, 2023 | Race Reports
the race seems to be morphing and entering a new phase. first hour of day 4 harvey lewis blew thru camp second hour it was sam harvey racing to the front. . to understand what stage we are at consider the runners. some of them are now just trying to get everything...
by Lazarus Lake | Oct 24, 2023 | Race Reports
this is madness..all 23 finished the third 100 mile day in a row. only australian james blanton stoppede. so 22 people, nearly a third of the field have begun a 4th hundred miler. . but what is really insane is how good they all look, harvey blew through camp at abut...
by Lazarus Lake | Oct 24, 2023 | Race Reports
before this hour is over there will be light. i cant wait for daylight so at least i know the things i see are really there. things i am sure were not there include; the stream of wriggling red worms spilling down the side of the toilet (went away when i squeezed my...
by Lazarus Lake | Oct 24, 2023 | Race Reports
two more hours until the sun comes up and it cant come too soon. the struggle to keep eyes open has become a universal reality in big’s yard this third night. . much will be revealed by the return of the sun. exactly how much damage has been wrought by this...
by Lazarus Lake | Oct 24, 2023 | Race Reports
tobbe gyllebring stopped after 69 leaving 23 to head into the 70th hour.hey are now only 3 hours from collecting a third consecutive 24 hour 100 miler. . the unsung heroes of this blood sport are the crews. waiting patiently for their runners at the end of every yard...
by Lazarus Lake | Oct 24, 2023 | Race Reports
what will happen, we wondered when all these athletes who never surrender meet in the same place? . what happens is a long and bloody war of attrition. what happens is that competitors do not quit in their chair. they keep stepping to the line until they physically...
by Lazarus Lake | Oct 24, 2023 | Race Reports
it is like hammering away blocks of granite. the 26 just keep lining up and running. you can look through the field and see that most of them are hurt to some degree or another. logic alone tells you everyone has suffered at least some damage. the 26 ran a sub 24 hour...
