What a guy! I need to give a shout out to James Adams. A running friend who is currently 31 days ‘in’ to the epic LANY11 footrace. Ridiculous eh! 70 days to run 3220 miles from Los Angeles to New York.

I know James isn’t the first to do this and I am pretty darn sure he won’t be the last. But one can’t underestimate the level of commitment, determination, mental strength, physical strength and I guess stubbornness to cover this distance.

His journey so far has been quite epic. Covering on average 45 miles a day, James quite literally has been through the mill. Five to six days of illness nearly finished his race, however, he has managed to come out of the other side and is now back on the road and heading to New York.

James has been writing a blog as and when he can and I have been making sure that I post it on my Facebook page, Tweet it and also post on the ‘Marathon Talk’ Facebook page. Not only a great endurance runner, James is a great blogger. His daily stories from America have been an eye opener to the daily struggles he encounters. Often bringing a tear to the eye, James adds humour, passion and a humility to what is a journey of a lifetime.

You can read his blog here:
http://runningandstuff.squarespace.com/ram/

James has a long way ahead. He has some 39 days to go and an incredible distance still to cover. I look at my daily training, the highs and lows of motivation, the aches and pains from accumulative miles and then I think of James! How on earth do you get up each day, spend a full working day (and more) on your feet and then get up the next day and do it all again. It certainly is not for most people. I guess it’s not for me…? I love the idea of it. I love the idea of James doing it. I also love or have loved reading about other people doing it. In particular Marshall Ullrich has a great book out called ‘Running on Empty’. If you need a reality check of what running across America is like, I recommend this book. Of course James’ book will be so much better, but I guess we have at least a year to wait for that one!

I will update again on James. I guess at day 50 or so and then as he nears the end.

His story is quite incredible and hope you all enjoy reading about his journey.

Go get em James!!

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