Day 9 - Goodbye Indiana, Hello Ohio
Up and at ‘em
The team got off to a late start today. After our day off in Indianapolis we woke up around 6:00 to get ready to go, but then went back to sleep and finally left or motel at 9:00. Although we were set back a few hours it was a welcome opportunity to get some more sleep.
The Buckeye State
Back on the road again, each of us put in more miles than we had on any day so far. Most of us ran 13 miles as we crossed from Indiana into Ohio. Unfortunately we were not able to actually run across the border due to traffic, and we had to settle for driving across.
Never Ignore the Monotony
Other than running it was a relatively uneventful day. The roads were straight and the land was flat. This did not make for very interesting running, but we enjoyed it while we could, knowing that we would soon have plenty of hills and winding roads to make it more difficult. Those of us riding in the van driven by Larry Heck passed the time in the car by watching the always entertaining, Transformers. A moment of silence was held for Jazz, who was brutally ripped in two by Megatron during combat. At lunch time we decided to go back to our routine of eating at Subway, instead of making another White Castle run.
124 Miles Later
In the evening we arrived in Dayton, Ohio, where we would stop for the night. Driving through downtown, we enjoyed the buildings and especially the massive fountains in the river. Unfortunately the fountains were shut off right after we found them, so we could only get one picture. For dinner we ate at Marion’s Pizza, which we had heard had the best pizza in the world. The team devoured a total of eight pizzas, mostly pepperoni and a few of Marion’s Super Cheese Pizza. It was quite delicious, but we were hesitant to dub it the “best pizza on in the world.” After dinner we went back to the motel and Day 9 of our quest came to a close
June 14th, 2008 at 9:14 pm
8 pizzas? it must have been NINJA pizza. Pizza that vanish quickly without trace.