Stats Day 24 feb 20.  36 miles 4:00 big headwinds, slow going, almost all dirt road. 12 dogs, end in oberlin LA Day 25 feb 21.  38 miles 4:00 gusty headwinds, rolling hills, no dogs end in DeRidder LA Total miles 1039   35%  finished More headwinds today, but not constant, just gusty. One straight road to ride with […]

Stats Day 22 feb 18. 52 miles 4:47 beautiful cool day 50 degrees, half in traffic, end in Marksville LA. 7 dogs today ( the dachshund was the only easy one to outrun) Day 23 feb 19.  38 miles 4:00  5-10 knot headwind beautiful country roads, over 20 dogs end in Ville Platte LA Total miles 965 

Stats Day 20 feb 16    0 miles, rest and restock day, Baton Rouge  Day 21 feb 17. 46 miles, 15 mph headwind first 42 miles. Hard. End in New Roads LA  Running total 875 Well, I’m west of the Mississippi. Today was only 46 miles but the first 42 were into a steady 15

Stats Day 18 feb 14.  42 miles 4:14 hot, levy for 32 miles, then tailwind, end Gonzales LA Day 19 feb 15.  32 miles 3:30 all in traffic, ready for a break day end Baton Rouge LA Running total 829 “There’s no there there” is a favorite quote from Gertrude Stein. My feeling about my leg muscles this morning.

Stats Day 16 feb 12. 32 miles 3:20 cold but sunny, bridge out, to ride around- saved 55 miles end in Chalmette LA Day 17 feb 13. 50 miles 5:20 sunny, warm, urban, traffic, then last 35 miles on levee trail end in La Place LA Running total 755    25% finished “Discretion is the better part of valor”

Stats Day 15 feb 11. 60 miles 6:40. First 4 hours hard cold rain, then strong wind and ice crystals blowing.  Running total 673 Yesterday there was too much rain to get the phone out for a picture of the Welcome to Mississippi sign, so either I get it from the western border or not at

Stats Day 13 feb 9. 10 miles, explore Dauphin Island, recover and t-storms Day 14 feb 10. 41 miles 4:20. Strong wind, rain all day, no shoulder for half the day. End in Pascagoula MS Running total 603 I’m glad I stayed around yesterday.It rained really hard most of the night and into the morning. I

Stats Day 11 feb 7. 37 miles in 3:20 , 65 degrees, muggy first half in traffic, last half in dunes- beautiful end in Orange beach ALABAMA Day 12 feb 8. 32 miles, beautiful trail and road, then ferry to Dauphin Island Running total 562 First, let me share a lovely experience I had my first night

Stats Day 10 feb 6.  50 miles 4:40 sunny clear, hills at end 60-65, lots of traffic in close all day, north Pensacola Day 11 feb 7. 37 miles in 3:20 , 65 degrees, muggy first half in traffic, last half in dunes- beautiful end in Orange beach ALABAMA Running total 530  An Olympic gymnast when asked by a

Stats  Day 8 feb 4.   51.5 miles 4:40 temp 40-60, sunny perfect , 3 pit bulls, very close. stay in Bonifay Day 9. Feb 5.  60 miles 5:40 cloudy, 60 degrees high, lots of traffic. Stay in Crestview Running total 443 “ Start slow, then taper”  A mantra I borrowed from the ultra- runners That I can apply to