Category: The Trek

Trek update: 134 miles down, 1171 to go

Trek update: 134 miles down, 1171 to go

| April 17, 2007 | Reply

Shorter and slower today. Shorter because I walked to the local Hertz outlet to pick up a rental car for myself (Sandra left this morning, driving over to Utah to visit family). Slower because (a) the shoulder was muddy and slippery in places due to heavy rains last night, (b) I stopped at several points […]

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Trek update: 125 miles down, 1180 to go

Trek update: 125 miles down, 1180 to go

| April 16, 2007 | Reply

A bit slower today (17:05/mile average) than on Saturday (16:05/mile average, my best to date). The weather started out clear, with a cool breeze, so I dressed more lightly (cut to elbow length the sleeves on one of my sweatshirts) and wore a hat. By the time I got back home, there was a solid […]

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The Trek: 114 miles down, 1191 miles to go

The Trek: 114 miles down, 1191 miles to go

| April 15, 2007 | 1 Reply

A friend of mine used to say that if I wasn’t playing in a ‘big enough game’ (referring to life itself, not World of Warcraft), that I’d screw things up in order to make things more interesting. I’ve been thinking about that a lot lately, since — in my own opinion — I’ve been mostly […]

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