july 4 day 56 29 miles total 1,463 i feel really good about today’s output. i finally seem to be hitting that 2.5 mph stride. i put in a solid 12 hours with a 20 minute breakfast break. troy’s garmin read 17 for the pre break distance (which i figured Read more…
july 3 day 55 27 miles total 1,434 last night started out great. heading out of cedar falls at 2300 it was already cool. soon we were out in the quiet countryside cruising down the moonlit road with the dark fields tracing out to the horizon and an enormous bowl Read more…
make everyone happy ? piss everyone off? why is it in the same city as uni?
the good news is i am getting in solid miles. the bad news is they don’t seem to be getting me closer to my destination. finding paved roads in iowa is no mean feat. fort dodge was 83 miles away when we ran out of road. after nearly 8 miles Read more…
Iowa farmer sacrificed fun time in a toasty grain bin to give directions to a paved road…. and gifted me with a REAL MAP! now that is magic. laz
having a fine time in iowa. have determined after walking in uncertainty all night i am now leaving dike iowa on “58”…. heading west, by gum! laz
july 2 day 54 26 miles total 1,407 setting out in the middle of the night paid off with a sweet 26 miles in 12 hours. i was moving better than that until we hit waterloo and had to make those time-eating route checks on the magic phone. one more Read more…
july 1 day 53 25 miles total 1,381 miles. i began this journey feeling like i understood a lot about journey running. after all. i have been taking vacations on foot for nearly 40 years. i knew there were differences between my previous long trip of 9 days and a Read more…