Ramping Up

Ramping Up

This is for a whole lot of you. maybe in the thousands, who have not done something like this before. Some of you have been cautious, running below the average required, and hoping to make it up later. Some of you have been caught up in the fervor, and done too much,...
take care of your feet!

take care of your feet!

For you newbies to this journey running thing, you are now a week into your trek. For many of you that week has only carried you from the start at the tip of the state, and around on the Arkansas levees to Memphis. That can be a little psychologically intimidating....
Day 5 – Now, what is your choice?

Day 5 – Now, what is your choice?

This is for those of you (and there are a lot of you) who are trying to do something beyond what you have ever done before…. Today is a critical day. Day 5. (depending on your time zone!) This is the day the real temptations start gnawing away at you. Maybe...

GVRAT Activity submission date rules

It’s important that you log your activity on a daily basis or as and when you complete the activity. This helps to keep the standings up to date and give the feel of a real race. We understand that it’s not possible to enter the activity everyday. We have...
Foundations

Foundations

By: Gary Cantrell For more than 30 years I was a drystone mason, building rock walls without mortar. It was a very pleasurable, if somewhat arduous profession. The pace and cadence, visualizing of the outcome, handling of the stones and in the end, seeing a...