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 getting used to it. i reached craters of the moon national park at the end of the day, altho i have been seeing lava fields 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 along when i found my crew vehicle sitting on the side of the road…. transmission dead. this is the lazcon after all. lucky for me 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 already committed. i resolved to continue giving everything i had until the crews ran out. by the time i reached nebraska, i was stunned by 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 the afternoon. i have to admit i struggled today. actually i was surprised to reach the home stretch in reach of my goal for the Read more
so i just passed 2,620 miles. pending john price wheeling the course i am calling this my 100 marathon pr. since this is not a race it doesn’t mean anything to anyone else, but i am pleased to have broken 100 days. maybe another 20 or 30 marathons and i will have really done something. laz 08/17/2018
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 you in dubois. on the way back i saw you climbing teton pass. the next morning i saw you in victor… and i told myself 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 lava deposits left when the yellowstone caldera passed thru. it was amazing to see all the different kinds of lava that had been deposited at 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 then use the journey down to kick off a relaxing and potentially low mileage day. i have been whipping myself thru the mountains, and after Read more