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
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
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
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
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
september 6 day 120 29 miles total 3,130 remaining 175 6×26 + 1×19 made it to the turn in bend today! hell highway is finally behind me. along the way google maps lost a couple of miles. the google measure only changed by 27, while i knocked off 29 mile Read more
september 5 day 119 26 miles total 3,101 remaining 202 7×26 + 1×20 one more day on hell highway. endless straightaways relentless sun and heat indy 500 traffic. after the people upstairs practiced for mma competition all night (literally making pictures on the wall rattle in my room) i was Read more
5,000 kilometers split (actually 3,107 miles but that is close enough) Sent from my magic phone