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RACE THE U.S. |
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The Goal:
10,000 Miles,
48 States, 4 Runners,
1 Minivan |
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CURRENT LOCATION: NEXT STOP:
Colorado Springs, CO NONE!!!! |
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Complete Itinerary |
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Meet the Runners |
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Photo Album |
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Beginning on March 12, 2003 four members of Colorado College's cross country and track teams will attempt to run a timed mile, on a track, in each of the lower 48 states. The catch is we have to be back in time for class on March 24th. This site will be updated daily from the road with on-line journals, (hopefully) pictures, and our current location. Check out the complete itinerary and find out if we'll be near you and come join us. Also, look for our occasional updates on the trip at www.runnersworld.com. |
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The Blue Family Truckster |
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Links: |
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Runner's World |
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We're done! After 11 days and 6 hours, we ran our final mile here at the Colorado College track on sunday night at about 7:30. We are all completly exhausted and need sleep and real food more than ever. We have lots of info and pictures to put up here so keep checking the site. If you simply want to know when it'll be done, e-mail us. |
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Running Times |
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Let's Run |
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Run the USA
(A little more hard-core trip) |
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Colorado College Athletics |
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Colorado College Running Clinic
(Features Chris Lear, Adam Goucher, Jeff Galloway, Bob Anderson, and more!) |
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Latest Update From the Road: |
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Song Lyric of the Day: |
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Read more --- |
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"What a long, strange trip it's been"
- Greatful Dead |
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Well we've run in something like 12 states in the last 48 hours and sleep deprivation / fatigue have begun to set in pretty well. But we're still hitting our times and generally having a good time. This has meant that the last couple days have been the highest in mileage yet, and that our schedule has included many early, early morning stops at dark tracks. Possibly the most significant of these stops has been those involving our four state tour of the Ivy League. On March 18th and 19th we hit Harvard University at 5:30 p.m., Brown University at 11:30 p.m., Yale University at 1:30 a.m. and Princeton University at 4:00 a.m.
A few changes in our plans have been necessary. We decided that if Washington D.C. doesn't have representation in the Senate, then they shouldn't have it in our trip, so they're out. Also, we've been changing a lot of stops in order to make stuff a little faster. This has proved to be a necessary if we have any desire to return to Colorado Springs in time for class on Monday morning. |
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E-mail us on the road
(We'll even write back since we have a little time on our hands) |
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Maps of the Route |
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Things to Know: |
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Carl forgot to bring any clothes besides his running clothes
The Blue Family Truckster has now cleared 256,000 miles
We still don't have an atlas, which is awesome
Sarah's done. Of course that probably means she'll go 6:05 for the next mile
The Black Hole has completely consumed the van at this point. We can find nothing
Our calves are huge |
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Top Five Tracks of the Trip: |
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Read more --- |
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1) Princeton University -- Absolutely incredible
2) U. of Montana -- 10 lane track? Who has 10 lanes?
3) U. of Tennessee -- Best scoreboard we've seen
4) Whitworth College -- Great D-III facilities
5) NAU -- this one's for you WEJO |
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Quote of the Day: |
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"I don't ever want to run again"
Believe it or not, Tony said this. |
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Times so far: (Legitimate)
Guys: Fastest -- 5:10 Sarah: Fastest -- 5:57
Slowest -- 5:46 Slowest -- 6:28 |
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Weapons of Choice: |
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Carl -- Mizuno Maverick
Brennan -- Nike Skylon
Tony -- Adidas Cairo
Sarah -- Asics 2080 |
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