Laz

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

august 16 day 99 27 miles  total 2,611 “where are you going?” a passing car had stopped and the driver got out to talk to me. “newport oregon.” “i started in newport rhode island!” “i knew something was up.” “i went on a 3 day fishing trip  and i saw Read more

august 15 day 98 29 miles  total 2,584 this was my best day in a while. but i was inspired by the amazing scenery. first it was the beautiful big hole mountains. then, when i hit the main highway, it was the snake river cutting thru layers and layers of Read more

august 14 day 97 26 miles  total 2,555 have you ever heard of the big hole mountains? up until today neither had i. they ought to have been named the sucker punch mountains… my plan for the day was to finish off the last 2 miles of teton pass, and Read more

august 13 day 96 28 miles  total 2,529 there is a new bad boy on the lazcon course. the climb to teton pass is a bear! i had to stop with about a mile to go, but i reached the top of the worst grades. i just ran out of Read more