september 11 day 125 27 miles total 3,263 remaining 43 1×26 + 1×17 today started out great. three easy miles into the center of lebanon then i turned west for the final time. the day was cool and breezy the shoulder was wide. i must be getting excited corvallis was only 21 miles in and we all know, if i could reach corvallis i have a chance. i know i was excited because i was Read more
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 it gave the mile back. the frustration of the vagaries of google map is about to drive me mad. first thing tomorrow i intend to 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 will be the last time that happens. laz
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 a winding up and down road with little or no shoulder. but i have to admit that people were mostly considerate today, which made the 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. but i am finally out of the rain shadow of the mountains and in green again! the scenery is great. huge ponderosa pines great beds 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. let me tell you, closing is hard. every possible obstacle seems to spring up. with this thing coming down to the last minute i can’t 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 markers in the real world. i hate google maps. with the end drawing closer, and hardly an inch to spare on my deadline i am 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 less than well rested for the day. holding serve required everything i had. thank god for greg and john who have helped keep me from Read more