Day 26, I woke up around 3:30am. I took a shower and had breakfast.
Since I entered the south, I've been getting more calls from people.
Even so, there are still a lot of motorbike riders who look at me suspiciously as they pass me pushing a buggy (lol).
A day, a week, passes by incredibly quickly on this journey.
Does this mean that each day is so fulfilling?
Or is this because there is less time left in life?
It's probably the same with running a 100km or 100mile ultramarathon.
At first, it may seem incredibly long, but as you move forward slowly, one step at a time, the remaining distance gets shorter and shorter.
There will surely be times when it's tough and difficult.
But while you're enjoying the fun to the fullest, you'll reach the goal before you know it.
I always think that everything is a process.
Enjoying life and traveling until the very end, including all kinds of troubles and mishaps, and finishing with a smile will lead to the next start.
That's how I've run so far.
That's how I'll continue to run.
I'm ready to leave, but I've left my passport at the reception desk, so I'm waiting for the receptionist to come.
At 5:45, a young girl, who may be a daughter of the owner came up to go to school, and I checked out.
I ran 8 kilometers and had 2nd breakfast in the cafeteria.
Of course I drank all the pho soup, but it must have all washed away with the sweat I'd been working up today.
The tender tendon meat was delicious.
I wonder if it's unusual to use ceramic dishes.
The floor was also neatly cleaned, showing the owner's meticulousness.
Soon I'll be 20 kilometers away, and it'll be hot when it's sunny, and cool when it's cloudy and breezy.
The weather is always changing, so it's not always the same.
The same goes for my own mind and body.
As things continue to change, I want to be able to respond flexibly to those subtle changes.
It's past noon, and there are 10km left.
It's a little hotter today than yesterday, but it's still easy to run.
Sometimes cloudy, sometimes sunny... If I can increase my distance while it's cool in the morning, I feel much better.
I take a break with Milano coffee at Son Thinh.
It's hot, so I cool down from the inside and outside of my body.
Even if I run slowly, my body temperature will rise if I run for a long time.
Unlike cars, people don't have an automatic cooling function, so I need to intentionally cool myself down.
Today's Caphe Mui tastes like salted soft serve ice cream.
Around 2:30pm, I ran 43.7km and checked into a hotel in Quang Ngai.
I've always stayed in cheap hotels, so today my room was like a suite in a slightly more luxurious hotel.
I was suddenly given a wet towel and a welcome drink, and breakfast is included.
The room was five-star class and super clean. There were no ants or mosquitoes. There was no trash on the floor...amazing!
*Today's distance: 43.7km
Total distance from Noi Bai International Airport: 923.7km
*Today's photos here
*YouTube video playlist here
