The rain has arrived

I am sitting in a dark back alley in the little town

of Sutherland; it 9:30 pm, and I hear the noise of the

bar next door and the mournful whistles of the trains.

I have finally found an internet connection (weak) and

I am a little nervous, so today’s report will be

short.

The rain has arrived. It has now been raining for two

days and this is the first precipitation I have had

during the whole trip. Yesterday’s run was disrupted

since I got a late start and only ran 32 kilometers to

Lemoin. Today I hit a couple of real downpours (felt

great!) and I felt enormously strong; I managed to run

71 kilometers and hardly walked at all.

Perhaps I will have a little more complete report

tomorrow since I will be able to visit the library

here in Sutherland. Tomorrow’s run will be short, to

North Platte. There is a 60 percent chance of

thunderstorms and rain, according to the weather

report.

Keep on running!