Laz

august 23 day 106 27 miles  total 2,798 tomorrow i will reach 2800 miles. then i will have really done something  and maybe people will consider this a serious attempt. today saw a relief from the traffic of 20 as we took a “shortcut “ on back roads, following the Read more…

august 22 day 105 27 miles  total 2,771 the first 21 miles today were brutal. after a long uphill mile from the start i hit new pavement. new pavement in idaho consisted of tar with gravel spread over it. old pavement, with the gravel mashed in is smooth and wonderful. Read more…

august 21 day 104 27 miles  total 2,744 today did not start well. i awoke late  due to a magic phone that had decided to stop making sounds. last night i had looked at the soles of my shoes to find the heels had worn thru the hard rubber , Read more…

august 19 day 102 27 miles (or 28) total 2,690 this had to be one of the smoothest days of the journey. of course i am now walking towards 4 wildfires. 2 south of my route  and 2 north. so there was a lot of smoke…. i think i am Read more…

august 18 day 101 26 miles  total 2,663 same old same old. hour drive in means an hour drive out. valuable time slipping away  while i am trying desperately to reach newport before september 14. and time is distance. none the less the morning started well. i was moving right Read more…

if i had known i would be this slow  i would never have started. i had done the calculations  and there was no way to get enough crews to creep across north america at less than 2.5 miles an hour. however, when my legs lost all their life, i was Read more…

august 17 day 100 26 miles  total 2,637 after a day that started out with the excitement of running down the 100 marathon split in the cool morning, the reality of the idaho desert made itself known. the rapid progress of the morning gave way to a depressing slog in Read more…