1998 Barkley 100 Mile and 60 Mile Fun Run Frozen Head S.P. Tennessee Apr. 4, 1998 (with 20 mile splits and excuses) 20 mi 40 mi 60 mi 80 mi 100 mi Fun Run cutoffs 13:20 26:40 40:00 100 mile cutoffs 36:00 48:00 60:00 David Horton 8:06 18:24 30:23:00 Lost glasses, returned 39:57 Blake Wood 8:57 21:47 35:32:45 RTC (refused to continue) Mike Dobies 9:06 21:47 35:32:46 RTC Fred Vance 10:03 24:41 39:23:45 missed cutoff for 100 John DeWalt 10:00 24:59 39:23:46 missed cutoff for 100 DeWayne Satterfield 8:06 18:49 RTC Muffy Lanham 9:19 22:48 lost, returned at 30:xx David White 8:57 23:47 lost, returned at 31:48 Dink Taylor 8:06 23:47 leg hurts, RTC Fred Pilon 9:19 23:47 RTC Leslie Hunt 10:13 25:57 RTC Wilson Brasington 10:13 25:57 RTC Kerry Trammell 10:13 25:57 RTC Matt Mahoney 11:35 missed cutoff at 29:33 Bill Johnson 11:40 missed cutoff at 31:42 Eliza Maclean 9:03 sick, returned at 21:31 Andrew Thompson 10:03 returned at 21:31 Mark Dorion 10:11 set down pack and forgot it, returned 14:51 Steve Simmons 10:13 sore ankle, returned 18:56 Dale Sutton 11:07 sick, returned 19:51 Debra Moore 11:22 too many hills, returned 14:18 Tom Bennett 11:22 stayed with Debra Moore, returned 14:18 Leonard Martin 11:48 got tired, returned 24:28 Sue Thompson 9:06 RTC John Basham 10:33 RTC Suzi Thibeaux 11:06 RTC Merianne Brittain 12:15 RTC Wayne Brasington 12:17 RTC Stuart Gleman missed cutoff at 13:36 Greg Shoener lost, returned 10:37 Doug Barrows lost, returned 10:07 Jim Dill lost, returned 8:41 Bill Andrews lost, returned 7:55 Norm Carlson lost, returned 6:24 Claude Sinclair lost, returned 1:18 Weather: overcast and drizzle on the first loop, 40-50 F, clearing at midnight, lows in 30's. Sunny and 60's on second day. Mark William's record of being the only finisher in the 100 miler (59:28 in 1995) is safe for another year. It looked otherwise when David Horton finished the fun run in just over 30 hours, looking strong and setting out on his 4'th loop 15 minutes later. But it is strange what two nights without sleep will do to you on a course with no aid, no course markings, and often no trail. David lost his prescription glasses and got lost coming down Little Hell, a hill that drops 1240 feet at a 74% grade. Still, he had gone 70 miles, the second furthest distance in the race's 12 year history. Meanwhile, I had my most successful DNF in 4 years here, taking 12 minutes off my 2-loop time, and I had to work damn hard to do that. Each loop has 10,000 feet of climb and is as hard as 50 miles. I have no idea where I could have gotten the 3 hours I would have needed to make the cutoff. I am awed by anyone that can finish 60 miles on this course, let alone have any desire to continue after that. -- Matt Mahoney, matmahoney@aol.com