Now For The Hard Part

Well, Ron Moore is in the Barkley Marathons this year.  Not the real one (at least until next year!), but the Virtual Lego one we have created in order for everyone to get the feel for the hardest race in the world.

He negotiated the nebulous entry format and received his acceptance in the form of a condolence letter several months ago.

But all along, he had an inkling he would make the grade this year, as he was the last person left off the line last year and has spent the last 3 years on the Weight List, as it is called by the initiated.

That means he had to train all year for the chance to perform well on the mountains of rural East Tennessee.  And so he has.  This training has not just been general aerobic running, but long treks in the woods and up and down mountains.  I suppose he even had to do some of this in the dark, as 40% to 60% of the race would be in the dark, depending on when Laz decides to start it.  Luckily for Ron, he has been able to do some of this training on the actual climbs in the Frozen Head State Park.

Ron is in good shape, and so is his Lego character.  Which is a good thing, because he has to get there for this Friday, ready to go!  My Lego character will also be there as invited Press to bring excitement to our vast swarms of readers.

Ron in training with his hydration backpack.