Get your muscles loose (your finger muscles that is) as it’s time for me to try to cross Tennessee again. As you all know by now it’s 314 miles that I must complete in 10 days.

The last two years I made it because of you guys and in 2021, of course, there was Warden Paul as head of the Team. But last year you all pulled me through the down times and times when i thought I’d failed again and would have to switch to crewed. You all got me to the Rock and I am forever grateful.

This year will be interesting. I haven’t posted much in the last 8 months because it would have just been about the various injuries that beseiged me. Some are ok, some are intermittent but the one i worry the most about is my hip. i have labral tears and most importantly a completely detached gluteus medius muscle on the right. I can deal with the pain but I can’t deal with it slowing me down. that is my biggest fear. If i have to limp, my pace becomes even slower and you all know what that means..here comes Oprah passing me and next thing I know i’ll end up in the meat wagon. So please focus your energy on praying that no matter what i’m feeling, i can keep ahead of Oprah!!!

I am certainly not complaining because these 8 months of recovery have taught me so much (maybe even another book if i can ever get the one that’s out there ready for Amazon..lol). Just stating that I don’t know what the outcome will be. But what I want to convey to you more than anything is that i know you will continue to support and love me no matter what happens. I’m not sure i ever knew that until now. I am so grateful.

I’m filled with excitement and trepidation at the same time. This is my family reunion in a sense. Both in Tennessee and virtually – it’s when all of Team Terrie comes out to play.

I will have to have my own discipline this year since the warden won’t be there to limit my interactions but like last year I intend to update as often as i can and also do videos. The only things that will hinder that is 1) falling way behind or 2) massive rain that will prevent much use of the phone.

Thank you in advance and I’d really like to try to figure out how and what to do to get us all Team Terrie T-shirts when this is over. You guys deserve that for sure!

I head out driving to Tennessee on Sunday so I’ll be posting along the way. The race actually starts on Thursday the 13th and you can follow us at vacationwithoutacar.com – right now it’s headlining the last race (HOTS) but on Thursday there should be links for Vol State so you can track us.

Thanks in advance for all you’ve done for me since 2019 when i tried to cross the USA. You have been with me every step since then!