Five Hundred Miles (Pro-Rated) to Nowhere<\/a> continues apace. Indeed, beyond pace. I’m average about 4¼ miles per day, far beyond what I need, and have gone over 40 miles so far. I should have no problem reaching the prorated amount.<\/p>\nIndeed, if I just managed to push it up to 4-2\/3 miles per day, I could actually reach 500 miles by the end of the year …<\/p>\n
That almost sounds like a challenge.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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