Tenth day - R 7/16/20

START: Wilbur Dam Rd.     4:14amFINISH: VA 601 (Beech Mt. Rd.)  10:20pm56 miles   18:06    3.1 mph487.4 total miles      48.7 mpdThe 'extra' sleep seemed to help. Mercury ran for the first time in about seven days and walked without a hiking pole.This was her best day since day #2 and we hope she can keep it up.She put North Carolina in her 'rear-view' mirror on her 8th day out and put Tennessee in a similar spot this afternoon. Hopefully, during the next ten day period, Mercury's daily average will be in the low to mid-50s,Three states down, eleven more to go!Onward through Virgina!