September 16, 2005 - Endurance and a Cup of Coffee

The Texas rest stop was quite peaceful in the morning. There was fog lying over the distant plain and the wind was blowing gently. Still, I only paused for a moment. There was distance to be covered.



I traveled about a gazillion miles today and didn’t cross a single time zone. How ‘bout them apples. I am feeling the results of the push. I actually traveled farther than I had planned. Now I’m nestled in the back of my vehicle just past Indianapolis. I’m beginning to get this strategy down. I almost made the mistake of stopping at the rest stop 50 miles back but that would have put me just west of this enormous city. By pushing the 45 minutes now, it should save me much more time in the morning not having to brave rush hour traffic. Now, this is getting to be much too scientific. My guess is that it will be a while before I will get to use this new-found wisdom again.

Anyway, I did find this an interesting sight.



Finding a compatible partner in a metropolitan area of a zillion people is challenging enough. I guess the rural Missourites have it even worse.

Tomorrow is the final push. The Midwest has always been the crux section for me. But this time, I’ve been training…