Run the Year 2021: Run/Walk 2,021 miles in 2021. This was an awesome virtual running challenge brought to us by Run The Edge. What could go wrong? Whelp. It didn’t go exactly as planned, but I got it done. As a running coach, I advise all my runners going into a race to have three goals. You’ve got you’re “A” goal which is almost out of reach, your “B” goal which is still a challenge…
Whelp. Here we are. Today I ran the virtual Shamrock Run at Sauvie Island, and I hit and passed the 500 mile mark for the year. It’s March 13th as I type this and I want to give you an update on what it’s like to be a middle-of-the-pack and pretty average runner attempting to get in more miles than I ever have before. Last year, I ran under 2000 miles. I did a respectable…
When 2020 came crashing down and all the races started to cancel, this company, Run The Edge, came in and gave me something to run for. They were the founders behind The Un-Canceled Project, my very first virtual race in a year that ended up turning into one of many, and they gave me a purpose for tracking all my miles. The Run The Edge founders, a small group of 5 mighty and dedicated…
In March 2020, the first announcement about shelter-in-place restrictions included a cover photo from the Shamrock Race. With large groups banned, and more requirements added in the following weeks, my spring race schedule disappeared. The ultra that I had spent months training for was gone. The miles on Sauvie Island, Terwilliger, and even Naito Parkway weren’t going to happen. And I’d have to buy my own bagels and bananas this year. I understood the science…
