Well,, never been so nervous about running 26 miles as I was last night and this morning. I felt pain today but not like before. I am not sure about tomorrow but I have today's 26 miles in the books. I was told by Alan Firth, who I met as he put on 2 races across United States in 2002 and 2004 and finished his own run across the United States in 2000, went 3000 miles in 119 days and has crewed for many others and has helped me with advice and showed up on both my runs, has told me the rules are that; when you take a day off it still counts as a running day. So that's that! I agree that it should be that way, but there goes my average miles a day.

I am 76 miles behind where I could be. Also www.seejohnrun.com is counting the days since I started, they hav me at 37 days.

Hit Texas border at 6 miles and ran through sleepy Texarcana this morning ran through Hatch, Leary and stopped in Hooks,Texas. Day 37....886 7/10 miles about 23 miles a day average so far.