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…
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…