Paragraph 2 is very well put and very insightful and in a way that I think a LRC reg should understand. That's exactly what's happening. It may take him longer to crack than LRC would like but crack he will. He may indeed finish out the journey but not at the pace he needs to. There may be a 60mi day to come but don't be fooled, he's done - it's just going to happen much more slowly than you are accustomed to(or would like). Sure it would have been nice to have started this observation sooner but it is what it is and I'm confident that we'll see that the observation started soon enough.