In every race there is the inevitable last few people who are not going to make the cut-off or the finish line in the time alloted. In the case of the Mother Road it is 30 hours. The Piraña Brothers established a cut-off time at the half way point of 14 hours. Based on the […]

The course between the aformentioned bridge and Geary is a dirt road that was part of the original alignment of Route 66. When they came along a few years later and paved the road, they moved the alignment a little east to what is now Highway 281. Right before the turn onto this dark and […]

Team Piraña continues to march toward the finish line. Mav crossed the bridge between Bridgeport and the TATUR Turn. The bridge over the South Canadian River is 0.8 miles long, and narrow with no shoulder at all. The race provided a vehicle to escort uncrewed runners across. T3 followed Mav and Weeble on their trek.

Mav made it to Bridgeport at about 12:40 (that’s 67.5 miles in 15.5 hours or so). Bridgeport is not a large town. In fact, it is a really small town. The local school Jr. class manned the aid station there and the town opened the Methodist Church building for the runners to use the facilities. […]

Ok, picking up junk on the road can be an interesting pastime. You find some really weird stuff out there. But 60+ miles into a 100 mile run you might ought to limit yourself to rather small things that would fit in your pocket. Not Mav. He wants the big things. So while the Brothers […]

The crew has changed yet again. Goose has left for hearth and home and Weeble has taken his place. Mav is still running strong. Since leaving Hydro, the Mother Road has continued due east, but I-40 has curved away to the south a little, so Team Piraña is in the country in the dark. They […]

Just a ,ile from the Hydro Aid Station (55.4 miles) is Lucille’s, a roadside attraction on Route 66. This is where Samsonite met his match. After a rough time at the half way point he struggled another 5 miles before giving in to multiple issues. Mav on the other hand is actually doing better. T3 […]

Mav is coming into Weatherford. He made the turn around the construction is running into town toward the 50 mile point. After struggling with his nutrition and hydration he seems to be doing better and has a much better attitude. The girls gave him one last hug before they had to head back to the […]

Angie and the girls (Mav’s girls) came out to see their man run. Between Clinton and Weatherford are miles of these windmills. We have wind here, so it makes sense! A little up the road we found Doc Tom. He had positioned himself to block a dog from chasing the runners. T3 chased the dog […]

We did too! But we found this character on the side of the road with his inmate number in hand! Another artifact to add to the Road Booty pile!