 Day 48: June 17: Ohio/Pennsylvania: 53 miles: We began the day in Bethesda, Ohio. It
was an overcast morning with cooler temperatures. The afternoon
was perfect for running. There were cool temperatures, mist and
a few afternoon rain storms. The scenery was beautiful along
the road that ran through the Pennsylvania mountains. There were
severe hills and little shoulders. We ended the day in Washington,
Pennsylvania. Day 49: June 18th: Pennsylvania: 53 miles: We began the day in Washington, Pennsylvania.
We are winding through the mountains and are dealing with some
very severe inclines. The morning was overcast and misty. In
the evening we had three to four hours of heavy downpours. It
became cool and the mist and fog returned. We ended the day near
Laurel Hill, Pennsylvania. Day 50: June 19th: Pennsylvania: 57.1 miles: We began the day near Laurel Hill, Pennsylvania.
The roads go straight up and down the mountains with no switchbacks.
There are grades as steep at 13%. Most of the roads have little
or no shoulder and seem to go up forever. It was a cool day with
morning temperatures in the high forties or low fifties. It was
foggy and misty. Good running conditions. We stopped for the
night in Bedford, Pennsylvania. Day 51: June 20th: Pennsylvania: 56 miles: We began the day in Bedford, Pennsylvania.
The day was beautiful. It was sunny and warm. I had four major
climbs today. Two of which I did not know about. After the climbs
I was back to gentle hills. The day ended quietly in Chambersburg,
Pennsylvania. Day 52: June 21: Pennsylvania: 54 miles: We started in Chambersburg, PA. There
were some hills but not as severe and not as many as the past
few days. There was heavy traffic, lots of trucks. The highway
was under construction and the shoulder was bad surface with
uneven gravel. There was a severe thunderstorm with lots of
lightning. We ended in York, PA. Day 53: June 22: Pennsylvania: We began in York, PA. The highway wound through the Pennsylvania countryside. We passed through Gettysburg and Amish country. It was fun to see all the buggies and farms. There were some drizzles but no bad storms. We finished the day in Coatesville, PA. Route: Route 234 to Route 340 East. Day 54: June 23: Pennsylvania: 52.5 miles: We began the day in Coatesville, PA. The
road began with a fairly wide shoulder but then turned into a
narrow shoulder that was beveled and uneven. A lot of the day
was spent running through cities. The weather was nice. It
was warm and sunny. We ran through Valley Forge. It was one
of the most beautiful spots on the journey. Day 55: June 25: Pennsylvania/New Jersey: 52.5 miles: We began the day 6.5miles west of New Hope,
PA. The weather was beautiful. Traffic was light. Road conditions
were good. He ran through New Brunswick and started getting
into very urban areas. He stopped for the night on 27 just West
of Elizabeth, NJ.
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