The peonies are coming up. I should go poke around and see what they're up to.

My face hurts. I think ice cream would help with that?

Good morning! Everyone has left me home with the dogs to work at the park on dd17's eagle project. I was coughing all night and am still sick enough not to go. Oh well. So I have no plans for today. Except Coffee!

The official documentary on it was made about 10 years ago and it's awesome. You can watch it free on YouTube. "The Barkley Marathons: The Race That Eats Its Young". I think you have to be a special kind of crazy to participate in it.

Can someone go buy me some ice cream? I'm in the mood for moosetracks if you can find it.

There were five finishers this year, including Jared who has his 4th finish and John Kelly with his 3rd. Jasmin, first female! Greig and Ihor on their first finishes. Few have ever touched Five times on a Fool's Weekend Barkley's yellow gate.

Ok we are just so excited now! She came in with a minute 39 seconds to spare!

SHE DID IT!!!!!!

OK, apparently Harvey Lewis posted a video on Instagram of Jasmin starting back down from the fire tower with about 3-1/2 hours to the cutoff time. She looked pretty strong and the weather is good and it's daylight. About 2-1/2 hours left now. I am hoping we see Ihor at the Yellow Gate soon.

We need more updates from Keith! In the meantime I'm eating some leftover salad with chicken. It's cold and the bowl feels good on my face.

Ihor (Ukraine/Canada) was reported to be going down Rat Jaw about an hour ago - 2/3 through the loop! Yay it's a Barkley Booyah! ITT Fight Song We are ITT a happy lucky posting family We are ITT Get up everybody and sing! Jean, 10/2020

I concur.

I usually make veggie scrambled eggs for breakfast on Fridays but since I was still in bed (actually sleeping!) someone else made them and added some sliced cucumber. Interesting choice but not too bad. 😁

Last year they were saying the same thing - 3 finishers! (and also good weather). And the course is definitely harder this year. I feel like someone should be at the fire tower by now. Keith? Keith???

Good morning! Might as well good morning now while I wait for the Tylenol to kick in. Earlier I blew my nose, sneezed, and coughed at the same time. It was pretty spectacular. Dd17 needs me to get some groceries for her first eagle project work day lunch - maybe I can get ds29 to handle that. The girls get to have nerf gun wars at the church tonight. Coffee!

Seven runners are out on loop 5. SEVEN! Ihor, John, Damien, Greig, JASMIN, Jared, and Sebastien (who finished loop 4 but seems to have missed a page so went back and corrected his error and began loop 5 three minutes before the cutoff.). Albert, Tomo, and Maxime dropped on loop 4 and have been tapped out.

Dd15 did not get her braces off. They said "just a little more time for that one bit" which is what they have been saying for the past 6 months. I am still running a fever though the ibuprofen is helping a lot.

10 runners on loop 4! Jasmin was spotted at the fire tower a while back, so she might be 1/3 of the way through by now? (Assuming that they are going counter clockwise this loop.)

8 runners on loop 4 - the most in history!

There are several runners out on the third loop - sounds like John, Jasmine, and Damien are out front. The weather is fantastic so that should help. A lot of people are hoping for the first woman finisher. Also #TeamTomo I haven't heard about those 7 runners still out on their first loop. Surely they've made it back by now.

Corelli

Good morning! I was running a fever all night - not great for sleeping. I managed to get up and take Little Pup out to potty but I think I will mostly be out for the count today. Dd15 has an orthodontist appointment this afternoon and might get her braces off. I will need to contact the orchestra and let them know I won't be able to play in the concert tonight. Phooey. We're playing the Corelli. Coffee!

Svengo.

The kitties are so adorable 🥰 There are 7 runners still out on the first loop. Svengo. Hopefully they are together and will be able to follow 2nd loop runners before too long.

The mailman just picked up my postcard to The Lost Kitchen. Godspeed, little postcard!