Day 37 June 12, 2011 St Andre QC to La Pocatiere QC 50km
12 Jun
Defeated by packaging straps
I was tempted to take another shower before heading off for my run but it seemed pointless, so instead I headed down for breakfast, which was again delicious. The only other person having breakfast in the B&B that morning was Senator Murray who kindly made a donation to us. Majid had taken the scooter off the MCC yesterday to explore St Andre but we were unable to get it back on thanks to jammed packaging straps.
I started running and Mike followed behind in the MCC while Majid took the straps to the church and had everyone, even the pastor working to get them undone. He finally managed with the help of pliers and by 7km we were putting the scooter back on.
It was a perfect day for running, cloudy and 14 degrees as I ran along the St Lawrence. I ran my fastest pace so far this trip, a recurring theme lately as my legs are getting used to running. I felt good and so did my legs and feet. Hopefully I can keep this up.
We went up to one of the local farmers and told him about our run and he let us park and have lunch in his driveway next to a grave from 1706! We also parked next to some of his animals, which included deer. I guess this is where venison comes from.
I ran through a number of small towns after lunch, finally ending up on Hwy 20, which apparently you’re not allowed to run on. I found this out when the Quebec police stopped me. The officer told me that I had to get in her car and she would drive me to where I could run, but just then Mike and Majid showed up, robbing me of my chance to get driven around in a French police car!
This was pretty much at the end of my run so it didn’t add that much on. My watch died at 50.06km, which marked the end of my day.
Majid got us burgers from McDonalds as I stretched and then we had dinner and spent the night in the nearby visitor information centre.
Canucks game 6 tomorrow night!
