I'm thinking that Rob just collapsed on the road like he did yesterday and hit his head and went to sleep due to exhaustion.
I'm thinking that Rob just collapsed on the road like he did yesterday and hit his head and went to sleep due to exhaustion.
Natty Dread wrote:
rhizomes wrote:To be fair this did follow a double pit stop at McDonald's and Appleby's.
Which may be where he noticed the problem.
Kidney/bladder issues are not uncommon after many miles of running (been there) ... hopefully it is something scary (like urinating blood) but not serious.
Actually, they may have just stopped at Applee's and/or McDonalds for directions. As JWIII pointed out in on the UltraList, they first tries to stop an Irvington Family Medicine (a clinic) at 21:30.
Maybe the RV is chilling while he runs ahead. Assuming he makes it out of Indy alive, I think the hills of PA will finish him if Ohio doesn't first.
Natty Dread wrote:
It would appear that the RV just reversed route and went to Indianapolis Community Hospital East.
I hope he's ok. And that this is the end of this fiasco. It's also a good end for him - going to the hospital will allow him to spin this so he can keep his true believers on board. He can say that he would have made it, but had a bit of an issue after sooooo many days of "running". And, as he didn't finish, he'll never have to release any data to all those wretched trolls who are unfairly trying to malign him.
My hope is next year he can ride with Team Sky in the Tour de France. Except, sadly, he's too good and is guaranteed to win so jealousy will keep them from letting him join the team. He'd be way better than Lance. Way better.
Natty Dread wrote:
Actually, they may have just stopped at Applee's and/or McDonalds for directions. As JWIII pointed out in on the UltraList, they first tries to stop an Irvington Family Medicine (a clinic) at 21:30.
Oops ... they first tried to stop at Irvington Family Medicine ...
How many people:
A) What to see him finish?
B) Would like to see him make a huge resurgence and break the record?
I'll answer: Both A and B.
Do I still have questions about the pre-Laz days?
Yes, but finishing with a record sure would stretch out this delightful thread.
picker of sides wrote:
I'm switching from anti-RY to pro-RY because of CoachKev. He's got a lot more drive and pure hate than the usual boring lrc-posters. It's like an 800 dude jumped into the last half mile of transcon.
GO KEV!
Sure. GO KEV.
Indy Pro Cyclist wrote:
Community Hospital East? I hope he's ok. Don't kill yourself Rob.
Fwiw, if this is the end of the run, then this ends nearly identically to how his 373 mile run ended. Read CoachKev's blog. After 373 miles which broke Dean's continuous run record, RY wanted to go on to 400. But paramedics had to stop him. Fortunately, then it wasn't the end of him. And hopefully now, it isn't either.
Zero point zero....
Do you think the McDonalds, IHOP and Motel 6 vending machine food doesn't agree with him?
Ultra nutrition expert wrote:
Do you think the McDonalds, IHOP and Motel 6 vending machine food doesn't agree with him?
So you think it's explosive diarrhea brought on by the constant up and down motion from running?
When Real Laz said he would have pulled him yesterday .... I've been waiting. I hope he is no worse for wear long term... If Laz finds him worthy of respect and is helping w shoes and shirts he must see some talent that is credible. Not enough talent for a record breaking transcon but some.... Laz has seen many runners at their darkest points. He will have a good feel for what is a rough patch one will emerge from and when it is time to try again another race. He's not some RnR RD worried about a lame lawsuit. I respect his judgement on pulling runners as he realizes the miles they have accumulated. Given they have not made it through Indy I assume the RDM is becoming insurmountable for the record - that is all I care about. Fake the run, fake yourself, be lame. Just don cheat a record.
tooth! wrote:
Show me where in the data you see 50 miles at that pace. Exaggerations like this are ruining the thread.
Go and read the first 40 pages. It's there.
Fee Fi Fo Fum
I smell the blood of an Englishman
Can we get some boots on the ground inside the Hospital?
ummm no wrote:
rules is rules wrote:49 Miles for the day.
Once again the main man comes back at you all! You must be pig sick as so many of you predicted his demise for so many days. Crying out about his mental state and health and slating his past once again.
I should point out that Skins is Rob's preferred clothing for this little run and he has mostly white clothing for the day runs to keep off the sun and black clothing which is compression for the evening runs to preserve and help his legs. This is one forgotten reason why he was in black that night at the garage.
I'll give some of you lot one thing..........there are a few of you that have a good sense of humour and the 'banter' is not bad.
Pity it's let down by the judgemental ones who of course have never ever done anything wrong in their entire lives. I wish I could be an amazing as you hallowed ones.
Isn't it interesting to see the dodgy geezer Asher try to back track on his lies in the latest articles. Trouble is he is this deep in his lie he has to try to keep on lying as he knows his evidence is total BS.
As far as Marcus goes he is now posting more on here as he is being villified on Ultralist due to his awful comments about Rob's past and it's only in here that he gets the audience he so desperately craves.
The people on ultra list are at least ultra runners and know a little about this great sport. What a pity so many of you haven't got a clue and stoop to such low levels in your comments.
For those that do know about this sport I don't have an issue with your doubts and understand them fully, the rest are......
I realise many of you think it's just fun and 'banter' but you don't think about how awful it would be if an entire section of people suddenly turned on you for no decent reason and began to discredit your entire life and question everything about you. Just sit back for one moment and ponder that and think before you post vile things about another human.
Remember this is just a little run and not life or death. There are far more important things to be getting upset about than whether Rob can run fast or slow.
As far as "The Kids" go, this really gets my goat and I'm not going to have a rant but i'm going to point a few things out. This is a run to raise awareness and money for three charities. Two of these charities are American.
This limey is coming to your fecking country to raise money for your fecking children, and you complain!
You couldn't write a comedy about that even if you tried.
Can I suggest that for every person who has written a bad comment that you pledge to donate $1.00 if Rob succeeds in this challenge and to double it if he is proven to have done it without cheating.
I'll wager that I won't get a single person to pledge that.
I'll donate $1.00 for every positive comment i've made on here, Ultra Running Community and on FB if Rob is shown to have cheated or if he fails to complete the challenge.
I'm putting my money where the sausage rolls are and it's treble espresso's with ice cream on top for my horse in this race from now on.
The finish line is beckoning and Rob is defying you all......be afraid as the Brits are coming!
If you don't know what fecking is or banter is just ask any knowledgable Irishman or Englishman and ask them in the rub a dub dub over a nice drop of King Lear whilst discussing the next Captain Cook from this Bacardi Breezer
Some valid points but, don't have a cow, man.
You have to keep in mind, a little bit of cheating is ok when you are not trying to set a world record; you would only be cheating yourself. But, around here, if you are going for gold, going for AR, WR - you better back everything up 100% because we are passionate about records and we don't want to be cheated. He's going for a record on our soil. Guess what, I wouldn't care if he cheated on a UK crossing Record.
You, Rob and everyone else with half a brain knows he has cheated in the desert. Now, if he can break the record without being convicted of cheating by Guinness, is another story.
I feel, he will finish in record breaking time. What happens after that, time will tell. Will he be declined a record? Who knows.[/quote]
Perfect timing...
Indy watcher wrote:
Fake Laz wrote:day four and we've earned the crew's trust
they shared the gps data with us today
I can now put the rumors comfortably to rest
but that is not why im here
robs days start in the beginning
and generally end when theyre done
truly remarkable
he falls often
each time finding a way to land directly on his face.
altho he never stops moving
he lays there prone & bleeding, often for hours
his arms pumping,
legs turning over
he'll learn that he doesn't always have to move his legs
but that only comes with experience
still his growth is undeniable
yesterday he was a slow runner;
today he is a man who runs slowly
(a subtle but important distinction among ultra runners)
the sun is setting now
sliding its way down the sky
it is what it is
unless its something else entirely
+100
Please post more Sir Laz
I am now pretending this is the real laz, because they are much more entertaining and surprisingly somehow still read like his updates.
Vultures wrote:
Fee Fi Fo Fum
I smell the blood of an Englishman
Hopefully just on his face or in his pee... He's been running for what... 5 days under Laz's supervision and assistance? Guess RayK's shoe trick didn't solve all his problems ;)
Given 50 per day appears to have put him in the hospital, what's the over/under on actual miles run per day prior? 30 per day? maybe 20 per day?
Ray got Robert on the Karo syrup yet?