114 days 6 hours 35 minuets and 12 seconds after i dipped my feet in the atlantic i reached 3,000 miles in oregon…. i don’t care what anyone says; 3,000 feels like i have done something. what i really wish is that i could find my 2,000 mile split. because i think i jut broke my 1,000 mile pr on the third thousand. laz (329 miles to go) Sent from my magic phone
i am in pacific time! Sent from my magic phone
august 30 day 113 27 miles total 2,986 this morning’s big event? during the night my traitorous phone decided to switch to pacific time early, and made me an hour late. i still managed to cut the remaining distance to 364 miles. 26 miles a day for 2 weeks can put me on a red eye in time for the coalfield game. i have been chasing this since western nebraska. the malheur canyon was everything Read more
august 29 day 112 28 miles total 2,959 i could kick myself for the late start today. despite a second day of relentless heat, i moved well. and finished strong. i could have made a run at 30. who knows what the legs will have in them tomorrow! an impending issue is the length of the days. sunset and sunrise are moving towards each other much faster than at home. the presence of bow hunters Read more
on august 28 after 2,910 miles of walking i set foot on solid ground in oregon. the emotions are hard to put into words. there are still about 450 miles to go (which is really far) a lot of things hurt, but my newest worry (the left hip) seems to be holding up ok. this thing is far from over, but i think if i can just reach corvallis i have a chance. laz Sent Read more
august 28 day 111 26 miles total 2,931 today was the hardest day of the journey so far. i admit i complained about the rain. but i don’t mind a little overcast! there was not a cloud all day. and that oregon sun cooked me. i admit i made some snarky remarks about the 30 and 40 mph wind yesterday. that didn’t mean any slight breeze wouldn’t have been welcome today! i really wanted to Read more
never underestimate geezers. peter figured i would find my way where i was supposed to be. just lost back a few miles as with every shortcut. laz Sent from my magic phone
august 27 day 110 27 miles total 2,905 surprise it came a big rain almost as soon as i started. surprise peter lost his phone. surprise we finally figured out it was in the car by calling it. surprise the battery died before we found it. surprise my shortcut ran into a gated road, and i had to backtrack and find another way around. surprise peter and i got separated in the process. surprise he Read more