Day 467 – US – Washington [Davenport to Spokane]

15/07/21

58.2km

  From Davenport (Washington) to Spokane (Washington)

North America

The longest run of the world-run so far and very nice company on the way to Spokane!

Another stunning sunrise on the road

I left at dawn again today, I’m really enjoying the early starts. It felt almost cold for the first few kilometers. I knew it was going to be a long day. I notice they always go well when I prepare myself mentally for them and break down the run in segments that make sense, I prepare the run and set a few makeup landmarks on the way. That works for me!

Maria from Spokane – thank you!

At around km17 a woman came out of her car, holding up a sign that read “Enjoy the journey Lootie!”. I was gobsmacked! It turns out Maria is a friend of Lisa, whom I met a few days earlier on the road. But Maria not only drove from Spokane (40km) to meet me, following my tracker. She also brought me ice cold water, frozen gatorade, a bag of sweets, eggs and fruits! I was totally blown away by her kind gesture. We chatted a little and I resumed the run. As she passed me I realised she will have driven 80km this morning just to come and greet me. Amazing..!

Chris, Aric, Jo and myself

Then about 7km before I reached Spokane, I was met by Chris, Jo and Aric – runners of the Spokane Distance Project. They ran with me all the way to Frank’s Diner downtown, where we sat down for lunch. We were joined by Sydney and Tyler reporters from the Spokesman-Review. They are running a piece on me which is very kind and the result of Chris sending a bunch of emails to the local press. Frank, owner of the joint, offered me lunch for free. I am being spoiled these days.

Tomorrow is a day off, I will get to visit Spokane and learn more about the place, the last city in Washington before I cross into Idaho.

Check out today’s flyover video: https://www.relive.cc/view/vxOQYBDnw2O

Check my daily run GPS data on or

Here is the map of today’s run: