Sandy seemed a little awnry that day, I had to chuckle at her comments. I don’t think she realizes my side of it. Put yourself in my shoes and start over. If I was on a site heckling a runner/hiker for doing what he loves to do, would I be a bad guy…probably.

I was also heckled for “stopping early” and “drinking beer”. Why should I have gone out to kill myself when the record was out of reach? I enjoyed having a beer with JJ and Lone Wolf, and all the countless others who supported me. Had the record been still attainable it may have been a little different. For me it became an enjoyable thru-hike after I was stopped for 4 “0″ days. And it was a great way to scope out he course for a second run at it.

I’ll stop rambling. Thanks for the good words and you’re opinion, Jason. Good stuff! Out

First, let me say congratulations on quite a feat! If your experience on the AT is anything like mine, I am sure that even just the range of emotions you go through makes it seem like you’ve lived a lifetime in just a few weeks, and that’s before you even get to the physical tolls.

I have tried to provide an occasional moderate perspective on your whereskarl site, so I will continue that theme here. I have to agree with Sandy’s assessment of your comment about Warren Doyle. While I can understand your frustration at many of the things he has said, your inclusion of that statement did nothing to add value to your synopsis.

I understand that you are just speaking your mind, and I’m not one to suggest censoring your thoughts, but I had just hoped that you would not succumb to the very style of negativity for which you chide him.

Clearly there are many who are at odds with your motivations and style, but the best way to address their criticisms is by continuing to unapologetically do things your way, without so much as a second thought about your detractors; eas. I know this is extremely difficult, especially when the sport clearly defines so much of who you are, but your actions alone speak volumes about your love for what you do. While I won’t allow this one statement to lessen my opinion of your effort, I must admit that I could have done without it.

Me. I’m not running yet. It feels kind of wierd. I think it’s gonna take a while for my legs to feel normal. I just feel 20 years older at this time. My desire to run is still not there, but expect it to come around reasonably soon. I will do a follow up report on how my body feels. That should be interesting too. thanks for the idea. It’ll come soon.

On the sarcastic comment about my writing. you are right, I can sometimes be sarcastic and I’ll say it is all in good fun. I am not one to yack about my accomplishments, it’s really just running slow for a long time. I never intend to offend anyone here, sometimes it happens but not intentional. Cheers to all who follow my random writing. I’ll have some good stuff coming with the end of the year. More odds for Masaochist, JFK, Javelina, and others. Not to mention Speedgoat of the Year. I’ll start working on all the stats soon. And I hope to not miss any. At the moment Wardian and Skaggs are looking good…we’ll see. See what I mean, I’m getting off subject and random rambling again.