Day 45. West Jefferson to Boone
Well, it was bound to happen. After nearly 830 miles in 45 days (over 9,000 feet of elevation in the 2 previous days), I am pooped. I decided to take a […]
Day 38. Summerfield to Walnut Cove
Back on the road again! I moved away from the greenway in Summerfield, turned right out of the parking lot and dodged cars, trucks and school buses for nearly 10 […]
Day 37. Browns Summit to Summerfield. Lots of new faces!
Dean left me at the trailhead next to the golf course at a little before 7am this morning. I stalked the back 9, popped out onto a road briefly, then […]
Day 34. Durham to Eno River Park
I started about an hour later this morning as I met members of the North Durham Runners Club. These fantastic runners gave me the boost I needed to get through […]
Day 33. Falls Lake Campground to Durham (Red Mill Rd)
Apparently, this early morning thing is agreeing with me. I left camp and started on the trails just a little after 6am. Not only did I get some gorgeous sunrise […]
Day 32. Falls Lake Trail to Falls Lake Campground
I’m not sure what came over me, but I made it out of camp fairly early this morning and hit the trails by 6:15 today. I love running early. I […]
Day 30. Clayton to Falls Lake.
I laced up my running shoes and headed North on the Neuse River Greenway again with every intention of repeating the previous day’s feat of a marathon distance (26.2 miles). […]
April 29. Day 29. Selma to Clayton
I had a guest appearance today by my friend, Chris de Beer! Chris, essentially said to himself, I only have 3 jobs, a wife, two children and way too many […]
April 28. Day 28. Four Oaks to Selma
We actually made it out of camp fairly early today, and being so close to where I stopped yesterday, I was able to start hiking a little before 6:30. I […]
April 27. Day 27. Vann Crossroads to Ingrams
The historic church parking lot that I left from this morning looked a lot like the church parking lots I have passed almost every morning for the past week and […]