Stories from the Backyard

Laz's facebook posts (for hour completed) in chronological order.

Final

i dont know how widespread the word is;but chris has dropped with 84 yards and harvey just won by finishing 85.i have a number of stories and observations i would like to pass along in the next few days.but first there is a lot of cleanup to be done.

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Hour 81 & 82

terimuchi 's magnificent quest ended on the 81st yard (more on that presently)harvey and chris finished 81, and 82….now they press on into 83..one will be the world championand holder of the world record.one will be the last DNFall or nothing.that is the way of the...

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Hour 80

so they are out there on the record yard.81,i never believed we would go that deep.truly, with all that excitement i was only disappointed to have been awoken barely in time to ring the bell for 81.i had hoped to ring the bell for all of the laps…then i asked them who...

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Hour 78

they are well into the 79th yard.i have to admit i am getting excited at the prospect of them passing matt and john.they set an incredibly high bar..no time for much of a reportinstead i will make a plea for understanding.so far, since getting up saturday 0400 i have...

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Hour 77

we are on hour 78.it is, of course, only incidentalsince the race is about competition and not recordsbut how can anyone not watch the record grow closer and closer and want to see it broken!i am proud of the field for accomplishing what they have out here,it is only...

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Hour 76

they are in the 77th yard… no, seriously, i really mean it this time. the day is heating up quite nicely for those of us in camp.which means pouring water on the runners between laps. what has been particularly fun is watching the 2021 bigs backyard community form.we...

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Hour 75

out on the 76th yard right now..we have something of an impasse.these three are competitors.no one is willing to be even the assist.they have each come for one purpose.to win.they have run for 77 hoursand 321 milesand there will be one winnerand two DNF.negotiation is...

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Hour 74

sorry for the erratic posts…various things have been interfering.such as eating and a nap that was not an option.the trio is on yard 75 now.a good look at their facesand you know that the damage you would expect is there.but it is as if somewhere during that third...

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