9/9/2014
Back to back thirty milers. It is taxing. The outsides of my Sauconys’ fell apart after barely hitting four hundred miles. What is going on? Our budget has gone awry. Sure we expected a few bumps in the road but the challenges are flying at us every other day now. First there was the decimated tire incident- two hundred bucks down the drain. Now the ridiculous cell phone is on the fritz and my shoes didn’t go the five hundred budgeted miles. What is next?
I share the hardships because the journey is just as much about overcoming obstacles and perseverance as it is about the fun and the sights. The real test here is; do I have the ability to take one more step. With each step I take and all the pressures that mount, will I crack? Which straw is the one that breaks the camel’s back?
This blog won’t even get posted for who knows how long as there is no signal here in the desert. I can’t even post pictures because the cell phone is busted. But, with every step backward we have taken a few steps forward. We are in the process of lining up a few events in New Mexico and Texas. Really the entire adventure would be meaningless without the kids.
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