START: Hawksbill Gap 4 am
FINISH: Thornton Gap 11:15 am
12.8 miles 7:15 1.8 mph
944.8 miles 47.2 mpd
42.4 miles behind Jennifer
32.6 miles behind Stringbean
Willing heart and mind vs. unwilling body
The latter won today.
The possibility of a new woman’s AT endurance record will be objectively determined by the trail tomorrow.
Time and distance cannot be changed – you have to change.
It was a beautiful morning in the Shenandoah National Park.
Jupiter’s friends from way back, Dan & Kathy, provided us with a homemade lasagna dinner. Thanks!
Mercury on the Run 