Day six - against the wind !!

A bit of Classic Bob Seger for you & we were indeed today running against the wind, 25 miles per hour on the open plains of Montana. It was cold & it was tough out there. Today's out & back was longer than the past 3 days & for that reason we only did 8 out & backs rather than 12, Albion is rather desolate to say the least & today's title could easily have been U2's "Where the streets have no name" the day was a more subdued one out on the course as people battled the conditions, folks ran in hats,scarves, gloves & Jorge even pulled on his jeans - but then were in cowboy country & it was probably a fraction cooler than Guatemala ?!! (I actually thought he had finished & was out chatting to some friends still out on the course but no, he was running smart casual. It seemed much quieter out there & I think the tough conditions on tired legs made today a tough day at the "office" I found it tough out there. I was thinking at one point I was going to blow away in the wind & find just like Dorothy said "Toto we're not in Kansas anymore" but I managed to stay affixed to terra ferma - rather than becoming a High Plains drifter !! Kieran the Irish lad was upset not to get a mention in my blog so I'd better give him a shout or he'll "throw his Guinness out the pram" I spent a few miles chatting with a guy from Chicago early on although in general it was a solitary day, I ran my last but one mile of the 26.98 miles with Lisa who had a tiger hat version of my fox hat so like me is obviously a style Icon. I finally finished in 4.53 & just avoided making it an ultra marathon, I was so cold I just wanted to get in the car & get warm & 10 minutes after crossing the line we were "on the road again" within 20 miles the temperature rose 10 degrees the wind dropped, the sun came out & feeling a little more enlivened we headed out to visit Mount Rushmore & it's rather spectacular i have to say. I have now finished 6 marathons in 6 days on 6 different courses - 666 the number of the beast & Montana now holds the unique distinction as the only US State I have run in more than once, they'll be naming Highways & stuff after me soon I'm sure !! Hopefully the 6 days training & 19 hour taper will stand me in good stead for my run in Nebraska tomorrow. A minor milestone for me as I'm now 3/4 of the way through my second century of marathons having hit 175 today. Keep on Running Foxy in the USA !