Who will go ONE...MORE...MILE?
Starting on November 1st (henceforth DAY 1) of this year, the challenge is to begin with a one mile run and add one mile to that total daily for as many days as possible. There can be no breaks, in other words, each consecutive day, the runner must add one more mile to the total from the day before. Why? The purpose is to develop as much off season fitness as possible, but also to raise money for a charity of the last runners choice. Walkers ARE welcome, you just have to complete the miles consecutively, i.e. no extended breaks more than a potty break, etc. The speed you take to do it is your choice.
The fee for entry into the challenge will be 20 dollars per runner. ALL collected monies will be distributed to charity - 50% will go to the charity of the final runners choosing (in the event of a final day tie the winners will split the 50% to their charities) and the other 50% will go to NAMI - The National Alliance on Mental Illness - the charity of my choosing, because I will do the challenge tracking and setting up of this site (and I had the idea damnit!) If any runner wants to donate items such as t-shirts for the challenge (Wild Bill?) or a medal or trophy for the winner, please contact me and we will arrange it (along with an ad somewhere on the blog for you! whooo!)
Basic Rules:
The run must be started AFTER 12:00 am (local time zone for the runner) each day and completed and REPORTED by 11:59:59 Local time for the entrant that same day - NO overlapping whatsoever. This means you must end your run in time to get to a computer and report your run to this blog by means of a comment to the blog page. There will be no exceptions for any reason on the reporting rule. Internet outage, power outage, etc....
It will be an honor system as runners will be in various locations, and the run may at any time be longer than the days assigned mileage without any penalty, but must at minimum meet the minimum miles for whatever day of the challenge we are on (i.e. day 12 - 12 miles, day 30 - 30 miles, etc.)
Runs may occur as part of any organized race without penalty, so you will not need to skip any running event planned. Contrary to an original rule, runs MAY be split up and run at separate times during a day...all the miles just have to add up during THAT calendar day.
The running surface and venue is of the runner's choosing. Track, Treadmill, Trail, all are acceptable, just be sure you run the day's mileage wherever you are. In your report via comment indicate what surface (Track, Treadmill, Roads, Trails) you ran on that day. The entrant may also WALK as many (or all) of the miles on any day, as long as they are covered on foot, no bicycles, skateboards, elliptical machines, etc. etc. Walking is a good tool to prevent fatigue from accumulating for anyone unaccustomed to multi day events.
All entry forms and fees must be received no later than October 25th and each runner completing will be listed on a sidebar of the blog page and weeded out as people drop. A comment when dropping is encouraged but not mandatory as I will see when you don't comment and remove you. The admittedly basic entry form is posted to the blog. If it makes you feel special each day, dig out one of your old bibs from a race and you can be whatever number you like!
So - who has the balls to go one..... more..... mile? And how far can this thing be dragged out? I am curious to see who will get past the marathon and where it will stop.
Starting on November 1st (henceforth DAY 1) of this year, the challenge is to begin with a one mile run and add one mile to that total daily for as many days as possible. There can be no breaks, in other words, each consecutive day, the runner must add one more mile to the total from the day before. Why? The purpose is to develop as much off season fitness as possible, but also to raise money for a charity of the last runners choice. Walkers ARE welcome, you just have to complete the miles consecutively, i.e. no extended breaks more than a potty break, etc. The speed you take to do it is your choice.
The fee for entry into the challenge will be 20 dollars per runner. ALL collected monies will be distributed to charity - 50% will go to the charity of the final runners choosing (in the event of a final day tie the winners will split the 50% to their charities) and the other 50% will go to NAMI - The National Alliance on Mental Illness - the charity of my choosing, because I will do the challenge tracking and setting up of this site (and I had the idea damnit!) If any runner wants to donate items such as t-shirts for the challenge (Wild Bill?) or a medal or trophy for the winner, please contact me and we will arrange it (along with an ad somewhere on the blog for you! whooo!)
Basic Rules:
The run must be started AFTER 12:00 am (local time zone for the runner) each day and completed and REPORTED by 11:59:59 Local time for the entrant that same day - NO overlapping whatsoever. This means you must end your run in time to get to a computer and report your run to this blog by means of a comment to the blog page. There will be no exceptions for any reason on the reporting rule. Internet outage, power outage, etc....
It will be an honor system as runners will be in various locations, and the run may at any time be longer than the days assigned mileage without any penalty, but must at minimum meet the minimum miles for whatever day of the challenge we are on (i.e. day 12 - 12 miles, day 30 - 30 miles, etc.)
Runs may occur as part of any organized race without penalty, so you will not need to skip any running event planned. Contrary to an original rule, runs MAY be split up and run at separate times during a day...all the miles just have to add up during THAT calendar day.
The running surface and venue is of the runner's choosing. Track, Treadmill, Trail, all are acceptable, just be sure you run the day's mileage wherever you are. In your report via comment indicate what surface (Track, Treadmill, Roads, Trails) you ran on that day. The entrant may also WALK as many (or all) of the miles on any day, as long as they are covered on foot, no bicycles, skateboards, elliptical machines, etc. etc. Walking is a good tool to prevent fatigue from accumulating for anyone unaccustomed to multi day events.
All entry forms and fees must be received no later than October 25th and each runner completing will be listed on a sidebar of the blog page and weeded out as people drop. A comment when dropping is encouraged but not mandatory as I will see when you don't comment and remove you. The admittedly basic entry form is posted to the blog. If it makes you feel special each day, dig out one of your old bibs from a race and you can be whatever number you like!
So - who has the balls to go one..... more..... mile? And how far can this thing be dragged out? I am curious to see who will get past the marathon and where it will stop.
4 comments:
I think it will go much farther than a marathon - certainly a double marathon and probaly a triple marathon or more.
OK Glen, you put it out there...The time commitment alone will be mind boggling....I hope someone does it. This is going to be a blast to watch as it gets down to a few....
Now send in the entry and I will get you listed on the sidebar! How far do you think you can go yourself?
triple?? That would be 78 miles a day! not to mention the 77 you would have to run the day before and so on. That would take someone committing all of their waking hours to this challenge.
I agree with Josh. I am going to go on record as saying I think 50 is the absolute fantasy most that anyone might achieve, and I guess if anyone really breaks into ultra territory over 31 I will be shocked....
Obviously from the Sri Chimnoy races there are people that can do it, but will any of them be on here?
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