Travel Bug Dog Tag Trophy

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Owner:
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Released:
Monday, February 14, 2005
Origin:
Illinois, United States
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Current Goal

Trophy Travelbug by TrailRun

I love running trails, and mud's the best,
Please give me a hand in running west.

Basic mission: WEST Please move me west if possible, but if not I'd just like to keep moving. My owner will post his running mileage and see if he can outrun me. My preference is to hit some good trails on the way west, and then to make the jump to Lahaina, Maui.

About This Item

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Although I'm a long way from winning hardware, I love to run, and geocaching has provided me with a lot of new and interesting destinations.

Around the time I turned 40, my brother inspired me to run my first marathon and it has been very rewarding.

I began trail running during marathon training and my favorite events have been on trails, including Dances With Dirt (www.danceswithdirt.com), and the Tecumseh Trail Marathon (www.dinoseries.com).

The starting cache for this TB is near one of my favorite trails. The mud on the trophy was inspired by the "This Sucks" leg of Dances with Dirt. Here's my loooong race report from DWD 2005: (Visit link)

Up until March 12, 2007 I was holding my own against Trophy, but it made a big move and I have some catching up to do. The graph below shows the mileage over time. On November 17, 2007 Trophy reached its goal of reaching Lahaina, Maui and it is now stopped (I hope) with my brother. Maybe sometime I'll catch up. I plan to keep logging miles here as I make progress. (That will be slow in the near future until some knee problems are resolved.)

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Tracking History (12574.4mi) View Map

Write note 8/15/2007 TrailRun posted a note for it   Visit Log

Got the mileage difference back under 3100 with today's run, which I must say was miserable with heat, humidity, and sore throat, back and knees. (Other than that it was great.) Only 3095.65 more miles needed to catch up!
Write note 7/26/2007 TrailRun posted a note for it   Visit Log

Whew! I think a smaller state is needed. Like Rhode Island. 😁 But that would be east. This was a good move west. The small gains I've made have been blown away and I am now 3147.28 miles behind. 💀
Dropped Off 7/24/2007 makdahlin placed it in God Bless America Travel Bug Bunkhouse Montana - 310.76 miles  Visit Log
Write note 7/18/2007 TrailRun posted a note for it   Visit Log

Trophy has already been picked up and it looks like more miles will be posted soon, but in the meantime I'm still working with the miles as of 7/7/07, and managed to get under 2900. With today's run I am 2892.11 miles behind.
Retrieve It from a Cache 7/10/2007 makdahlin retrieved it from Chokecherry Heaven Montana   Visit Log

GRABBED THE RUNNER HEADED TO THE WEST BILLINGS AERA MAKDAHLIN

Write note 7/7/2007 TrailRun posted a note for it   Visit Log

I'm just getting back to running and the knee seems to be OK, but I'll have to start up slowly to be sure. With the few miles I've been able to get in, I'm now 2929.26 miles behind the Trophy TB.
Dropped Off 7/7/2007 woodenduck placed it in Chokecherry Heaven Montana - 32.07 miles  Visit Log
Discovered It 6/26/2007 Mom&Dad discovered it   Visit Log

seen in hands of wooden duck.
Discovered It 6/24/2007 dog biscuit discovered it   Visit Log

I spotted this bug in the hands of Wooden Duck. He is still running.
Dog Biscuit
Retrieve It from a Cache 6/21/2007 woodenduck retrieved it from Sow Your Oats Montana   Visit Log

Westward Ho!
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