OldTroubador's blog post - By the Numbers #4

Yes ladies and gentlemen, it is that time when I recap the run I just finished.
There really is not all that much to talk about - it was a fairly non-eventful run. I did not get to meet any NN'ers this trip, much to my dismay. I did pass through the hometowns of many, but could not stop as my schedule would not allow the extra time; I did wave and yell "HOWDY" as I rolled through though. There were no doctor's visits this time, thankfully. The weather, for the most part, was cooperative as I watched the transition from summer to autumn throughout the areas I ran in. Warm days and cool, clear evenings made for some great travelling weather, as did seeing all the colors of the changing leaves. I did hit a few snow showers in Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, Ohio, and West Virginia. The only place I saw snow sticking to the ground was in the area of Flat Top, WV; the snow was sticking, but you could still see the grass showing through. West Virginia has also started salting their roads, which made for the interesting problem of washing squashed bugs and road salt off the windshields. Frankly, I could do without either.
May we have the results please?
Run Started: 25 September 2013
Run Ended: 1 November 2013
Run Length: 38 days
Full Days Off: 0
Total Miles: 16,257
Miles per Day: 428 (average)
Most Miles in One Day: 636
Least Miles in One Day: 211
If the run seems shorter this time, it is. My daughter has her Christmas dance on 6 December 2013. If I had stayed out until then, the run would have been ten weeks and that is a little much, even for me. So I split the run into a five-and-a-half week segment and the next will be a four week segment. And then, just like last year, I will be running over Thanksgiving and the Christmas season, probably until the end of January, her birthday.
My travels were again pretty much confined to a couple of regions, with most being run in the Midwest, again. I did get to run along the Gulf Coast for a few days though, and a bit through the Mid-Atlantic region. My travels went from New Braunfels, TX to Loxley, AL, Maxton, NC to Denver, PA and across the north from Berwick, PA to Mayville, WI to St. Paul, MN. After doing some work tomorrow in the Houston, TX area, I will head to my home truck stop in Orange, TX for a few days off of relaxing, laundry, and of course, seeing my little girl. Then it will be time to become a road warrior again, on the never ending quest for truth, justice, and the perfect chicken fried steak.
Rolling wheels and shifting gears and rolling on like thunder on a highway near you.