 good morning welcome back this is start of week number four on the road now for three weeks two rest days 19 running days yesterday was a great moment just past the thousand K and to be honest I didn't know I could really do it so I'm really pleased just the other 4,000 to go last couple of days some real lows route 66 run out so I've been spending a lot of time on interstate 40 and given the slope of the shoulder it's really messed around with my feet so more blisters but that's to be expected I guess temperature range over the last three weeks unbelievable I remember our six degrees week one week two we got up to 43 it's sort of settled right now sort of mid to late 20s but forecast is for rise over the next couple of days heading towards Holbrook today which is a 54k run about 12 and a half into it so things are going well and then after Holbrook probably about another three to four days before I cross into a third state in New Mexico and then about a 180 mile run into not all in one day of course 180 mile run into Albuquerque where I sadly say goodbye to my father-in-law Pete has been fantastic and Emily he's going on a course for nine days but looking forward to catching up with a great mate Jeff and a colleague who I work with at AUS so he's going to be coming in for about eight and nine days as well so really looking forward to that so feeling a bit more positive today more energy as well probably because I've just had some coffee maybe that's maybe that's making a big difference I'm going to post it on the big why lots of people have asked me why am I doing this and I'll try and express in the best way that I can in answering that question keep breathing have a great day bye