Found Safe FL - Earl Linwood Blewett, 57, last seen @ finish line of Endurance Run, Titusville, 18 Dec 2021

[PommyMommy]

Titusville police search for missing runner, 57, last seen in October (clickorlando.com)

Titusville police said officers are searching for Earl Linwood Blewett, 57, who was last seen at a foot race in October.

• He is approx 5'11" tall with brown eyes, thinning grey hair and weighing around 170 lbs.
• He was reportedly last seen at the finish line of the Ancient Oaks 100 mile Endurance Run at the Enchanted Forest Sanctuary in Titusville.
• He was wearing a neon greenish-yellow tank top, black shorts, glasses and a black waist pack.
• He also had a small light with him, according to a news release.

If you have information on Blewett’s whereabouts, please contact the Titusville Police Department at 321-264-7800.

Brevard County Enchanted Forest Sanctuary - Google Maps

 

[Unsolved]

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[PommyMommy]

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The article in post 1 has been updated with a missing date of Dec 18. Requesting update to thread title.

Also see:

Titusville police searching for missing marathon runner – WFTV
Police say Earl Linwood Blewett was last seen at 9:30 p.m. Saturday at the finish line of the Ancient Oaks 100 Mile Endurance Run at the Enchanted Forest Sanctuary on Columbia Blvd

Referencing:

• Titusville Police FL on Twitter
• News Flash • Titusville, FL • CivicEngage

 

[Unsolved]

I'm glad they updated that date - I was feeling so bad that no one had reported him if it was October.

I wish it would say if he drove to the race, and if his car is still there? Also wondering about him experiencing some kind of medical event after the race.

 

[PommyMommy]

A little about the race ...

Titusville police search for missing man, 57, last seen at running event
The Ancient Oaks 100-Mile Endurance Run is described as an invitation only, low-aid race held on a 3.46-mile loop that uses the trails located within the boundaries of the Enchanted Forest Sanctuary. The 470-acre forest is located near the intersection of Columbia Blvd. and U.S. Highway 1.

 

[mgeni]

I can’t imagine he couldn’t get far on foot after that race. Our town hosted the IronMan the last few years and we loved watching finishers crossing the finish line. The pride mixed with utter exhaustion, even from the professionals, was fascinating. They truly leave it all out there. And the IronMan is just 70 miles, with “only” 26.2 miles of running.

 

[PommyMommy]

A search for "Blewett" at this site brought up 57-year-old Earl Blewett out of Tulsa, BIB # 424 which matches the photo of him in his running gear. If he doesn't live in FL, couldn't he just be on his way home? Did he drive or fly, I wonder? Hmmm

Ancient Oaks 100-Mile Endurance Run - Find a Participant (runsignup.com)

 

[Curious_in_NC]

Although he was seen "at the finish line", the event is multiple (29) laps of a 3.46 mile course, so he would have passed it each lap. The race started at 7am and he was last seen at 9:30 pm. Few runners would likely finish the 100 miles in less than 24 hours and there was a 32 hour cutoff so he was likely not much past halfway done. The site said the event was going to last through Sunday.
Ancient Oaks 100-Mile Endurance Run

My guess is he either wandered off the trail in the dark and got lost or injured, or he decided to retire from the race and didn't tell the organizers. A "low aid" race probably means there were possibly only a couple of volunteers running it and it looks like there were only 41 entrants. I wonder if it was the race director who reported him missing, or family, or someone else?

 

[Steve McQueen]

Although he was seen "at the finish line", the event is multiple (29) laps of a 3.46 mile course, so he would have passed it each lap. The race started at 7am and he was last seen at 9:30 pm. Few runners would likely finish the 100 miles in less than 24 hours and there was a 32 hour cutoff so he was likely not much past halfway done. The site said the event was going to last through Sunday.
Ancient Oaks 100-Mile Endurance Run

My guess is he either wandered off the trail in the dark and got lost or injured, or he decided to retire from the race and didn't tell the organizers. A "low aid" race probably means there were possibly only a couple of volunteers running it and it looks like there were only 41 entrants. I wonder if it was the race director who reported him missing, or family, or someone else?

I'm hoping this is the case. If it was the race organizers who reported him missing, he may be resting in his hotel or traveling back to Tulsa unaware that people are searching for him. I have a feeling he will turn up safe and sound. At least I hope so. MOO

 

[starby]

His leg looks banged up with dry blood in that picture. Hope he is found safe.

 

[Pyrite]

Looking at his last race Athlinks
The falls 100 ultra in 2020, He ran the 5pm mile option in 14:32:41. Judging by

The race started at 7am and he was last seen at 9:30 pm.

it’s quite possible he did 50 miles or so and went home. Hopefully that is the case.

 

[PommyMommy]

Found safe!

Runner missing after 100-mile Central Florida endurance race found safe - Orlando Sentinel
[...]

Earl Linwood Blewett was located near a wooded area behind a business off of Columbia Boulevard in Titusville around 8:15 a.m. Monday, according to the Titusville Police Department.

Blewett was disoriented and taken to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injures, police said.

[...]

 

[Unsolved]

Hooray! So glad he is safe. The article says he was found in the 700 block of Columbia Blvd. so (even though it's not exact) I just used 700 Columbia on the map to get a general idea of how close he was to the venue. Pretty close:

 

[JerseyGirl]

Missing runner in Titusville: I hit my head twice, woke up in woods