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june 11 day 33 30 miles total 859 infusions of food made a huge difference in my energy level. glen, jessica, and phil kept me cheerful. and ron… i can’t say enough about ron. today was a nice recovery from the last two letdown days. toledo is only about 10 miles away. earlier i was ready to concede that pete’s record was safe. but a quick recalculation shows that i only need about 300 miles Read more…

june 10 32 days 25 miles total 829 back to back days with very poor output. every long run has its ups and downs. in a run like this i reckon the downs can last for days. i know one of my biggest problems is food. stupid pill cuts out eating breakfast. trying to keep moving limits lunch. and at night i am too tired to eat, and need to get in bed as fast Read more…

june 9 day 31 25 miles total 804 it felt good to finally nose past 800 miles. 800 is nice, but as we all know until you have done 900 you haven’t done anything. this wasn’t a banner day for mileage. but i did manage to only get a little wet with heavy weather all around… and finish up in norwalk ohio minutes ahead of the big deluge! on the other hand, i must have Read more…

june 8 day 30 27 miles total 779 the magical mystery tour went on. miles of strip malls and chain stores were capped by beautiful elyria ohio and then the peaceful tranquility of a rails to trails bike path. a day of good company good conversation local history sports and just plain fun. i seem to have mis measured by a couple of miles on my original map… but who really cares? it is the Read more…

june 7 day 29 27 miles total 752 as i expected the big push to get back on schedule yesterday came with a price tag. this morning was sort of flat and i didn’t muster much of a push this afternoon. but i am through most of cleveland and hoping for a strong day tomorrow. i think i will have a crew again. having food and drink readily available (and not carrying the pack) is Read more…