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3/13/2015

After ten hours of sleep I woke up ready to run. My body needed the rest and I obliged. Every day had been thirty miles. On this day I would again shoot for thirty miles. Of course, I wasn’t sure if Mother Nature was ready to help me out. The moment I set foot outside the trailer it began to sprinkle. The border was only two miles away so a little rain would not deter me. A brief warmup trot took me across the river that separated Florida from Georgia. It was cause for celebration and the weather let me have that moment. It only let me have that moment.

After we got our photographs and Crystal and my mom took off for Kingsland GA. the rain began to come down a little harder. For a few miles I ran through scattered showers...

3/12/2015

Downtown Jacksonville looked like many other downtown areas I have run through. The difference was the river that divided the city. When I left the Hyatt, runners were everywhere. The walkway along the river provided a scenic backdrop for the fitness enthusiast. My route took me away from the river. It was the invariable layout of inner city poverty surrounded by suburb. The previous day’s rain left a grey water aroma in the air.

When the sun peeked out, I immediately removed my sweatshirt. I had several days of profuse sweating and I learned that I needed to let my skin breath. Of course my preference was to run shirtless anyway. As I neared the Florida border, the scenery changed. The greens became a little less vibrant...

3/11/2015

Spending the night in a McDonald’s parking lot was a horrible idea. Sometime after midnight I heard a group of juvenile delinquents yelling and screaming at each other. At least I had enough distance between me and the drive through intercom.

I crawled out of bed like I had done many times on this journey. I couldn’t depart from the spot because I had to get driven to the point where I left off. Crystal was busy doing work. I had mentally prepared myself for another thirty mile day but I never anticipated the poor sleep. I was lucky the sun was warm and the path was clear. For the first six or seven miles a sidewalk had been laid on both sides of the road. The area was well planned with plenty of trees, sturdy bridges, and zero litter.

After a couple of miles I spotted the ...