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4/20/2015

I spent the morning hitting the keys of my computer. The clicking sound hypnotized me and I got lost in my world. I had fallen behind on my updates from the road. It was hard to pinpoint how I had slipped behind. When did I miss a day? I thought I had remained diligent over the course of seven months. No matter, at least I had hand written copies to transcribe.

After a while beads of sweat began to form on my forehead. I knew it was time to get out of the trailer. I rubbed my eyes to make sure the clock read noon. Of course the rumbling from my stomach from my stomach confirmed it was past noon. At that moment Crystal informed me that the Manager from the Applebee’s in Massaponax sounded excited to have us for a meal.

Before ordering I hydrated with a mango lemonade...

4/19/2015

Most of my days on the journey have ended in exhaustion and relief. On the days without a deadline my body ran at leisurely paces and on the days where I had to press, somehow I found my speed. On day 225 the warm morning had me believing it would be a light day. I took off running sometime after lunch. Despite the many hills that I had taken on the prior days my legs felt strong. Crystal and I headed to the only destination available to us. It was a truck stop in Ruther Glen which was twenty-seven miles away.

The trees had thinner trunks than in the last few states I had run through. The brown waters looked as if they had lots of mud in them. It was harder for me to spot fish while running. Although, I did have the pleasure of seeing many frogs jumping around...

4/17/2015

We determined that rain wouldn’t deter us from pushing forward. The clouds were still above us but there was no rain. While I ran, the back roads of Virginia grew increasingly narrow with each step. At times I ran on a slant. Next to me were plants that looked as if they were tabacco. I had no idea what the actual tabacco plant looked like but I made the assumption based on my location and the color of the plants. Thirteen miles later, I took a break at a church with a large parking spaces. Crystal pulled up and suggested we eat breakfast right there in the countryside. It was a quiet spot that compelled me to take a nap. I hadn’t seen many places where trailers could park so we took advantage.

There wasn’t much activity around those parts...