I finished!

I didn't write a last day report because, well things were exciting. I finished. 13 days, 9 hours, 49 minutes, and 15 seconds. I rolled into Wisconsin Happy not to have to run for while. What a trip. what an experience. I had a great crew that supported me the whole and in no way could i have done it without them. I am very thankful for my wife who did everything she could to make this dream a reality. 543 miles and WE made it.

Day 12 (32 mi)

Day 12 6,600ft of elevation gain. Holy wah. What a day. Rained all day, which was fine. Rain made the rocks a little slick and views a little cloudy. Over all good day. Legs are sore but I conquered the trap hills, now on to the porkies!

Day 10 (38 mi) and day 11 (31 mi)

Day 10 started at canyon falls and ended south of Bob lake  . The Ottawa national forest. I decided to run some extra miles today so that Wednesday would not be so long, since it's one of the hillyest. I ended up running 8 extra miles and feeling g pretty good. Even got a visit from some friends.

Day 11 started out wet and rainy then turned warm and sunny. Most of the day I spend running through the swamps of the Ottawa national forest. Then day got nicer and got to see some water falls and and old town. Old Victoria. Overall great day.

Day 8 and 9

Day 8 started at the little garlic river north of Marquette. The day ended at the west side of McCormick wilderness area. It was alot of road running to start the day then very rough trail thru the wilderness area.

Day 9 started out on some more wild and rough trails that took me to Craig lake state park. Then I ran some gnarly 2 tracks until I got to canyon falls. My legs are sore but the 9 day is the hardest right?

Day 6 and 7 ( 43 miles and 40 miles)

Day 6 was long. Starting in munising  was fun and familiar.  The trails through valley spur was like my home course. The rest of the trail awesome until the rock river wilderness area then it got rough. Rocky and rooty, wet and not used much.

Day 7 was fun to run thru Marquette. Most of the day was on the iron ore trail. The rest of the day was north of the city. And I finished along the garlic river. Legs are sore but day 7 is the hardest right?

Day 5 (45 miles)

Grand Maris to Munising. Got to sleep at home! Today was a great day, beautiful weather and a nice day to run Pictered Rocks. Lots of hikers on the section enjoying the views. Long day but made it. Legs are sore the 5th day is the hardest right? 

Day 4 (39 miles)

Day 4 went alot better than the previous day. I hiked along lake superior for most the day it was sandy but the view was great. It rained all day but that to be expected. Tomorrow is a long day. Legs are sore but the 4th day is the hardest right.

Day 3 (46miles)

Day 3 was a rough I had to make up 4 miles from the day before. I started at the mouth of the taqumon river and ran to the mouth of the two hearted. I power walked most of the day and got done around 9pm. Nothing like coming in with a headlamp. Well the 3 day is the hardest right?

Day 2 (43 miles)

Today went pretty well. Felt good in morning but slowly tired throughout the day. I met Ron or zenquake (trail name) . He is a section hiker who started in Minnesota this spring. I hope to get a good start tomorrow. Legs feel tired but the second day is the hardest right?

Day 1 (47miles)

Started at 7:10am in St Ingace and ended just east of Trout lake. The board walk in St Ignace was nice to run along at sunrise. The rest of trail was dense vegetation and decently flowy. I met two trail volunteers of the shore to shore chapter of the NCT they were working hard to maithe trail. Legs feel tried but the first day is the hardest right? Try and keep you updated as I go.

2 WEEKS OUT!

What a Summer Thus Far!

With my North Country Trail run coming up in less than 2 weeks I decided that I better find a spot for people to follow me on my journey across the Northern Michigan. I plan to post here daily or whenever possible so people can see my progression.

About 6 weeks ago I fell while working and injured my knee. So I've been taking it easy to heal up and hopefully be able to make it the whole 540ish miles. So far my knee feels good so I'm still planning on doing the whole distance, even if it takes a little longer than originally planned.

I've got a good idea on my mileage per day and where and when I plan to stop. So come Aug. 30th I'll be off and running from St. Ignace.   Thanks to everyone who has donated to my GoFundMe campaign, and all proceeds raised are going straight to building more trails. https://www.gofundme.com/f/run-a-trail-to-build-trails


Peace be the Journey,

Scott