March 14, Oatman AZ to Kingman AZ
Hairpin turns, blind curves and huge boulders made the narrow switchback road between Oatman and Kingman a harrowing experience for the runners.

March 15 Kingman AZ to Peach Springs AZ
Runners climbed from an elevation of less than 1,000 feet above sea level at Needles to over 3,000 feet at Kingman.

March 18, Williams AZ to Flagstaff AZ
The race reached its highest elevation of over 7,000 feet between Williams and Flagstaff, AZ. Runners dropped like logs in the thin air.

March 21, Winslow AZ to Holbrook AZ
Arthur Newton, the current leader in the race, dropped out on the road into Winslow AZ leaving Andy Payne in first place on March 19th, Day 16.

March 22, Holbrook AZ to Navajo AZ
By Day 17, half of the runners have dropped out, leaving 98. Andy Payne barely made it into Holbrook AZ. Feverish with tonsillitis, Andy had been running poorly and race organizers had erased his name from the line up.

March 23, Navajo AZ to Lupton AZ
Andy Payne surprises everyone on the morning of the March 21st and lines up to start the day’s run of 40 miles. Several dogs join the race, one in particular, named Blisters. Befriended by John Salo, Blisters joins the race at Navajo.

March 24, Lupton AZ to Gallup NM
The race crossed several Indian reservations in New Mexico including the Acoma, Laguna and Isleta Pueblos.

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