Paul: This is the last picture I've taken. It's now been 5 days without taking another picture. I've trimmed my beard to about half it's length.

Paul: I didn't get my picture this day, and so the picture shown is from day 57

I think I'm winning this race... 11 and 15 days ahead of Chris and Sean respectively

Paul: I liked my beard best around day 23

Looks like Sean is back in the habit of getting his picture up.

Sean has been a little delinquent these days.

Sean: Having such light colored, and thin facial hair is really awful.

Paul is looking very... majestic.

Chris: On my darkest days, my beard is a dear friend and comforter.

Starting to get itchy in these hot summer days

Sean's beard is finally getting long enough to be visible.

Paul will be using a different camera this week.

On this, the eighteenth day of June of the two-thousand and eighth year of our Lord, the Great Beard Race began in earnest. Three brave souls have taken up the harrowing challenge of competative beard growth.