Robert Young fakes run across America

As of 11:00am PT on 6/17/16:

9.7 miles past Indy, 712 to Times Square. Farthest point east (I think): Walmart parking lot (39.775011, -85.978125). It’s hard to tell know what is running and what is driving. If you want to follow the adventures from 9:30pm ET on 6/16 to almost 2pm ET on 6/17, this link should be up for awhile:

http://www.gpsvisualizer.com/display/20160617105222-02135-map.html

60.70 mpd required to achieve record. But that is pretty irrelevant since he’s (or the tracker’s) cruising on I-70 right now.

Mileage from midnight ET to 2pm ET on 6/17: 3.3

281.6 hours remaining.

Thanks for taking interest and keeping the running honest.

I enjoyed going into full-on stat and tracking mode since I could only dip my toes in for five days in April.

Walmart was their end!

Elvis has left the building wrote:

While I was convinced Rob was a fraudster from the outset, I was hoping he would be able to muddle through to the end and perhaps even redeem himself somewhere down the road.

It will be interesting to see what the next chapter is...or if there even is a next chapter.

Finally, runnergirl (?) seemed to have the proper perspective and the best comments throughout this story. Kudos to her.

Robert Young is done. His 'brand' is dead.

No one (not even Skins) would ever sponsor him again. Google his name and you'll find a lot of links about cheating. No sponsor would touch that.

If he ever attempted any kind of record, there would be 'boots on the ground' immediately as everyone tries to be the first to catch him cheating. Anything he tries to do will be watched and reported.

So I guess we can move along now, there's nothing else to see here.

Fair to say it's the geezers that returned this transcon to reality. Over and out for RY.

the last Laz / Team Geezer update (11am 6/17)

in the final tally,

I am done because I do not want to be party to putting RY in the hospital.

last night, when he did go, was enough.

having seen his physical condition when we left,

I was afraid he might have serious issues.

the "run", for all intents and purposes, is over.

the required daily average, and his maximum daily potential met yesterday.

it was his second 60 mile day while we were here

and, this time it took the entire 24 hours to get it.

the death spiral was complete.

just to stay on pace he had to match yesterday's effort.

with no rest in between.

and he had to do that every day the rest of the run.

that is out of the picture.

looking at the tracker, he has still not moved today.

it is over.

I don't plan to ever write a report about everything I saw

or everything that went on while I was here.

suffice it to say,

that this was not always easy to watch.

this much I will say;

it seems to be a consistent part of this pattern

to make the claims that an individual is somehow "physiologically different" from everyone else.

they are not.

what I saw was the same thing I have seen from multiday runners for decades.

the bright eyed, chipper runner that I first saw last sunday

was reduced to a shambling, hollow eyed, shell.

there were times he was reduced to barely mumbling.

the days he ran his best, were the days he ran the way multi-day runners run.

not the first day, when he tried to blow out those sub-6 minute miles.

like everyone else, he went thru cycles.

during the up times, he moved pretty well.

yesterday was, overall, a really good day.

but, in the final measure, it took all 24 hours to meet the minimum.

and he was wiped out by the effort.

this thing is over.

RY is just a guy, like everyone else.

he looks like a 300 mile 6-day runner.

and that was about what we saw from him while we were out there.

maybe, with good preparation, and a sane strategy, he could run over 350.

having seen how purely tough he is,

I could see him having a shot at 400.

I guess the rest of this saga will play out however it plays out.

but, I gotta say, I found it offensive

seeing the handstand photos and the soccer ball video.

and all that crap early on.

that might have been more of a spur than any of the other stuff

to take a week out of my life,

and spend it on the side of the road.

driving from st Louis to Indianapolis at 2 miles an hour.

if nothing else,

I wanted to see them look like it was a real multiday.

and, for the past 5 days, we got that.

there was not time for anything,

except trying to get miles, or resting to try to get miles.

even driving to a motel a few miles down the road,

was time that was measured, and begrudged,

and often bypassed for the scant minutes saved by sleeping right where they were.

time, the scarcest, of the many scarce resources of the multiday runner.

in the end,

I am sorry I could not write a report about all the good things I found in those guys,

they were open and cooperative.

never made us feel like we were intruders in their show.

they are genuinely nice guys, that I enjoyed getting to know.

and I hope I get to see Robert in some regular multiday races,

where people accept him for who he is,

and he gets to be respected by his peers for the talent and toughness he does have.

laz

At McDonalds??? Good grief gonna give the place a reputation.

EZPass Mike wrote:

Brianruns10 wrote:

He's bookin' it on I-70 East. I think he may be done folks!

Indy to Boston, Baby.

Still in the game.

So tempting to cut out of here and head towards them.

Hold the phones. He exited the hightway and is heading back to 40 and the running route. GEt those damn boots back on the ground. We need reporting.

He's at an RV place. Time to turn it in? Or make a repair??

At Mt Comfort RV. Maybe trading in the vehicle so that they can proceed without being recognized.

Watching his live feed just now for the first time and it says 'watch live fastest crossing of America'

For me, this screams out a level of arrogance and complacency that only someone who knows it's a sure bet before it's done would label it as so.

In other words, this was all planned out with the plan being to essentially take the RV 90% + of the way and take a few shots of Rob running just for show.

Then Laz came along like a massive thorn in his butt and suddenly this jerk had to actually start working and the wheels come off. I think Laz did an amazing job of quietly putting this b-bag through the mincer and at the same time exposing his true self - just an average hobby jogger way, way out of his depth.

They are at

Mount Comfort R.V. dealers are well-known in Indiana for sales, rentals and repairs of trailers, RVs and more. Call us at (800) 899-6676 to schedule a service.

Simmer down there peanut -- go ask your mom for a popsicle and have her ask the doctor to adjust your meds.

Now he's settling in at Mt. Comfort RV Park/Cemetery.

Robert Young has been traced back to IU health, in the plaza off Washington and New Jersey in Indianapolis, Indiana. A defensive man stated that while he is not with the crew he is "helping the team out", and that Robert Young has a fracture. This will certainly slow Youngs INCREDIBLE progress across the country. We can only imagine how he will make up for lost time.

They are at an RV center. I'm not sure if it is a camping spot or if they are trying to sell their vehicle (smelling of poorly manufactured socks and fish & chips).

doubler wrote:

EZPass Mike wrote:

Indy to Boston, Baby.

Still in the game.

So tempting to cut out of here and head towards them.

Get the interview. Get the why quit exclusive.

Since I was captured, does that mean I won't get a statute like Asher?

Stater of the obvious wrote:

Hold the phones. He exited the hightway and is heading back to 40 and the running route. GEt those damn boots back on the ground. We need reporting.

They did a double back to lose the boots!

They are at Mount Comfort RV, they are a RV dealer.

A) might be getting offers to sell thiers

B) might be looking to upgrade to make room for Peter