Day 45 June 20, 2011 Yamaska to Joliette QC 51km
20 Jun
Happy Birthday Sarah!
So last night I woke up at 1:30am and Paul was asleep. Shocking. Maybe he’s not really a robot. Of course he was up before us and had made breakfast sandwiches!
I again have a lot of new blisters on my feet and I’m not sure why, I don’t think that my running style has changed, but this morning I had to tape almost all of my toes on both feet. I don’t think it’s because I’ve started running all at once.
I ran 17km into the town of Sorel where Paul says they make the snow boots.
We took the ferry across the river to the North side where I continued running. Somehow I missed the turn off to the road I wanted and continued on the 138 along the river. It was a more scenic route but longer and when we realised our mistake we were close to a road that could take us back so I continued on instead of turning around.
Today at lunch Mike and Paul handed me out grilled cheese sandwiches while I continued. I didn’t manage to completely do it break free though because I had to come in and try and figure out how we are going to get the RV wrapped in Montreal. Turns out we’re going to get it done in Ottawa.
When I started running again my feet were really sore and I could feel new blisters forming on my big toes. By the time I was done running, I had two large blisters on the exact same spot on both toes. I can’t figure out why they just appeared today. It’s really frustrating because my legs feel good and I want to try and increase mileage but I can’t with all these blisters.
Mike met a middle-aged man in town while I was showering and talked to him about prostate cancer. He said he had never had a rectal exam but gets a blood test every 3 years. Mike told him to get the finger.
We went to yet another RV park where people have lived permanently, one old lady for 40 years! Amazing. When we arrived people came up to us and asked how long we were staying. They seemed a little disappointed when we told them just one night.
Today is June 20th, which means my beautiful girlfriend Sarah O’Connor turns 28! Happy birthday Sarah!
