coastal range
september 12 day 126 26 miles total 3,289 17 remaining i climbed a good sized hill to start the day and sort of thought that was it. coastal range behind me and now down to the pacific. negatory good buddy. the coastal range extends for miles and goes over multiple Read more…
it is the lazcon. what did you expect
september 11 day 125 27 miles total 3,263 remaining 43 1×26 + 1×17 today started out great. three easy miles into the center of lebanon then i turned west for the final time. the day was cool and breezy the shoulder was wide. i must be getting excited corvallis was Read more…
this is getting weird
september 10 day 124 27 miles total 3,236 remaining 69 2×26 + 1×17 let me start by saying that i have no idea how close the remaining mileage is to being right. google maps had removed another mile from the time i got to internet service until i finished. then Read more…
last
i just crossed the last north-south interstate. in front of me i see the last mountain range (which i probably won’t reach until tomorrow) i find that google has added two more miles to what i have left…. if i can just reach the mile markers to the finish it Read more…
shrinking days
september 9 day 123 26 miles total 3,209 remaining 96 3×26 + 1×18 another big climb to start the day. but it was the steep 13 mile downhill that followed, and the absence of shoulder that made progress so slow today. not a lot of fun picking thru traffic on Read more…
a race every day
september 8 day 122 26 miles total 3,183 122 remaining 4×26 + 1×18 so santium pass is behind me. it was a nice climb, a little long, but not terribly steep. the descent on the other side was steep and brutal… so i had to work hard to hold serve. Read more…
mountains
september 7 day 121 27 miles total 3,157 148 remaining 5×26 + 1×18 little by little i walked out of the desert today. as this thing moves into the final days i am reminded of basketball. it doesn’t matter how well you play you have to be able to close. Read more…