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July 2018 update:  HUGE travel month – South AFRICA, Yellowstone & ALASKA.

Marathoning played second fiddle to B-I-G adventuring, experienced prior each run.  2-night sleeps in an Elephant Lodge, learned firsthand: elephants DO snore, then Jeep-safari’d at Plettenberg Bay Game Reserve.  Africa’s Big 5 all showed: lions, cheetah, rhino & hippo.  Whatta LIFE adventure!

12 days later, got my GEYSER on in Yellowstone, day before running high-altitude in scenic Montana.  Then ended July in WILD, BIG beautiful ALASKA!  Trail ran Mount Roberts 2-hours after deplaning, kayak’d to Mendenhall Glacier following day.  Travelling back to ALASKA next summer, LOVE this place!  Gonna trade ice crampons for fishing gear in 2019 – the salmon are calling & I must go.

Lot less training miles logged.  Summer season.  Running a Novel, not a Short Story 😊

Race ReCap:  3 more marathons PLUS tagged my 5^th continent (tally now 124).  Knysna Forest Marathon (South AFRICA), Big Sky Marathon (MONTANA), Juneau Marathon (ALASKA).

Marathoning Streak:  56 months

Mileage ReCap:  ended July at 247 miles (104 miles behind GOAL)

Marathon Calendar:

• 08/11/2018    Mt Sneffels Marathon (Ouray, Colorado)
• 08/26/2018    ET Full Moon 51K (Rachel, Nevada)
• 09/03/2018    Huffin’ Puffin Marathon (St. John’s NEWFOUNDLAND)
• 09/15/2018    Bismarck Marathon (Bismarck, North Dakota)
• 09/23/2018    Cheyenne Marathon (Cheyenne, Wyoming)
• 09/30/2018    Maine Marathon (Portland, Maine)
• 10/07/2018     Twin Cities Marathon (Minneapolis/St Paul, Minnesota)
• 10/14/2018     Prince Edward Island Marathon (Charlottetown PEI)
• 10/21/2018     Atlantic City Marathon (Atlantic City, New Jersey)
• 10/28/2018     Marine Corps Marathon (Arlington, Virginia)