Miles ran now total 50.47. I ran 7.5 today. I really feel motivated with the weather cooperating like it is.
For those new to this blog, please go to the original post and see what it is all about.
There is something to be said for 70,000 mile tires as huaraches. I've run about 80 miles in them and they show no signs of wear.....except.....they are steel belted. I found out the hard way what that means. The tire is embedded with hundreds of very fine, very sharp, wires. Since I had to cut the tire to make the huarache, I naturally had to cut the wires. Now, they have a habit of sticking out from time to time and STABBING me in the foot. After each run I take the huarache to the bench grinder and try to eliminate the offending wires. Fortunately, the wires are only exposed at the edge of the huarache. Today, a few wire ends dug into my leather laces and they actually weakened it until it broke. I had to stop along the trail and tie several knots to get back to running. In the future I will take an extra lace and some electrical tape with me. The tape can cover exposed wires.
I still need $1000. Please reconsider if you haven't already donated, and also tell your friends about my run. Thanks. LEE
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