On July 14th I started a 314 mile running race called The Last Annual Vol State 500K.  The race started in Missouri for a brief bit before we caught a ferry across the Mississippi River to Kentucky. From there we headed south to Tennessee for the next 290 miles or so of the race before we dipped down into Alabama and finally finished atop Sand Mountain in Georgia.

19 unique and twisted souls started this race and 13 finished it.  I finished the race in 8 days and 7 minutes.

It was an epic race full of many stories of adventure and mishap at times.

Here is a brief excerpt from my Run It Fast race report:

I kept looking at my watch and counting the minutes as they continued to fly by without any word from Blake. I started to have all kinds of horrendous scenarios play out in my head. The most popular of which involved a gang of wild rednecks carjacking and killing Blake.  The more time that passed, the more assured I was that he was in fact dead.

Finally, I called and someone immediately answered Blake’s cell then hung up. Panic flooded me as the redneck had found Blake’s phone and immediately shut if off once it started ringing. I texted, “Where are you?,” to which the person responded “Where are you?” as well. Great, now they are pretending to be Blake to ease my worries and keep me off their trail.

If you enjoy adventure, endurance sports, or the unknown then you will likely enjoy reading my race report about the race.

Read the Full Race Report that includes 11,080 words, 300 photos, and 3 videos at Run It Fast (CLICK HERE).