Day 4,325—Thinking about a 100-mile loop Course—
I decided to start this run by the River des Peres and go into Maplewood, then Webster, and the trails in Brentwood. I went the other direction on the trails and then turned around a few times. Some random sections just don’t clearly connect. I got turned around a few times. Next, I went back to Webster and then Kirkwood and the trailhead for Grant’s Trail. I stopped at the library to get some water and sat down for a minute. They have a little area there that has tables and vending machines in the front. This was the first time I had anything to drink after running for over 16 miles. I was planning to run all of Grant’s Trail, but I added some distance running down a train track because I was stopped by a train on the parallel track. I forced myself to stop and get some more water at Grant’s house, about three miles from there. At the start, I was listening to the book about the making of Bruce Springst...
