Okay, another tracker question! Does the -55 designation for starting mileage represent the group running the 400-mile race? I thought so, but it doesn’t seem accurate.

Thanks!

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On the tracking sheet, what does the capital H mean next to some runners’ names?

If they wanted to supply the stories… well, I am an editor and I own a publishing company. :)

Yes! Thank you!!

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They did not finish Loop 1 by the cutoff, no. But they definitely started. And had a marvelous time.

I have that one, but it’s missing the one runner I care about. I’ll just ask them next week when they’re home.

I see they posted a photo of the gate on FB. But that’s probably as public as they’re going to be. (And they’re pretty inactive on FB and not connected to many people.)

Thanks, that makes sense.

Gotcha, thanks! I’ll wait a few days and then just ask the runner I care about for their time. Are they allowed to tell me?

I got my Kamaka koa soprano as a child in Hawaii (sorry, no idea which store! as it was over 50 years ago), a carbon fiber tenor and a carbon fiber banjolele from Outdoor Ukulele in Oregon, and a baroque-ulele from Folk Friends in Germany. Love them all!

Yes, that’s the one I’ve been checking. I was wondering if it would be updated after the race was completed to include all those who started.

I’m hoping for an answer from an actual person, not AI.

Does anyone know if there will ever be a list of everyone who ran in the Barkley Marathons this year? I've seen two partial lists, but now that it's over, will they post all the names anywhere? #bm100

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I'm reproducing the text of the email here:

That’s the beauty of French—where “toujours” means both “still” and “always.” 🇫🇷

If you've never heard of the Barkley Marathons, do yourself a favor and look it up (there's a great documentary)! You're missing the world's weirdest and possibly most grueling endurance race. It's being live skeeted!! #BM100

I’m trying to remember if Nahum ever made it to NYC. He died in Los Angeles, and my father was born there. Miriam (Goldina, his wife) moved to NYC, where my dad grew up. She acted in various things and gave acting lessons.

I can ask my dad the next time we talk, but I’m pretty certain he won’t know.

I’ve heard various stories from my family, but probably without much degree of accuracy! I think my father (Charles Zemach) was 8 when his father (Nahum) died. And Miriam always pls fast and loose with facts. She just made things up that followed her heart.

Wow. I’ve never seen this before! Miriam & Nahum were my grandparents.

Maybe because of Nachum’s untimely death?

Thank you for this. <3

Remembering Margot Zemach, American illustrator of over 40 books, some of which she also authored. She collaborated with her husband (Harve Zemach) winning the Caldecott Medal for his "Duffy and the Devil." #ChildrensBooks #kidlitart

SecDef Pete Hegseth has decided that the Navajo code talkers whose work was critical in WWII were all just DEI hires.

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Love hellebores! Can you check your messages on Messenger? (There doesn’t seem to be a way to dm people here?)