2012 Holiday Running Challenge! Who's game?

[Moliere]

WINNING!

[Pheidippides]

WINNING!

Enjoy it for the next eight hours. My rest days are over, and my deal signed. You are toast!

[The_Douger]

I am running from my house to St George over the next 5 weeks. You folks are toast.

[OhioBlue]

Enjoy it for the next eight hours. My rest days are over, and my deal signed. You are toast!

It was nice of you to let us enjoy this thing for a couple days.

[happyone]

As of this moment - I'm in the lead

Of course Niku is going to blow me away...

[OhioBlue]

As of this moment - I'm in the lead

Of course Niku is going to blow me away...

Wait, does mine not show up? I think I have you by a couple tenths. Hard-earned tenths, I might add.

[Moliere]

Wait, does mine not show up? I think I have you by a couple tenths. Hard-earned tenths, I might add.

OB is leading but barely. Looks like I have to run over 5 miles to claim early morning "Winning" tomorrow. Yeah, I'm not gonna do that.

[PaloAltoCougar]

Cupcake's presence (and an impressive start!) makes the spreadsheet's title a bit inapt, but I suspect she doesn't mind.

And I'm curious if we will, in fact, run across America during the contest. As we have Cuffers in both San Francisco and NYC, I envision a run from the Golden Gate to the Verrazano Narrows Bridge, a distance per Google of 2,928 miles on I-80. As of this moment, we've run from San Francisco to Auburn and we're heading up and over the Sierra for Thanksgiving in Reno. We need to average a little over 60 miles a day, which may be tough given the holidays. But we don't want to spend New Years in Youngstown, OH, so let's hit the road, people.

I'll post daily updates as to where we are in the fair land.

[ERCougar]

Cupcake's presence (and an impressive start!) makes the spreadsheet's title a bit inapt, but I suspect she doesn't mind.

And I'm curious if we will, in fact, run across America during the contest. As we have Cuffers in both San Francisco and NYC, I envision a run from the Golden Gate to the Verrazano Narrows Bridge, a distance per Google of 2,928 miles on I-80. As of this moment, we've run from San Francisco to Auburn and we're heading up and over the Sierra for Thanksgiving in Reno. We need to average a little over 60 miles a day, which may be tough given the holidays. But we don't want to spend New Years in Youngstown, OH, so let's hit the road, people.

I'll post daily updates as to where we are in the fair land.

Is there a way to set up the route and progress on google maps? I'm guessing there is and that it wouldn't be that hard to do, but I'm not the guy to do it. Post a link if anyone is so inclined. I want to know where I just ran!

And yes! I'm in first again. For a few minutes anyway.

[hostile]

Cupcake's presence (and an impressive start!) makes the spreadsheet's title a bit inapt, but I suspect she doesn't mind.

And I'm curious if we will, in fact, run across America during the contest. As we have Cuffers in both San Francisco and NYC, I envision a run from the Golden Gate to the Verrazano Narrows Bridge, a distance per Google of 2,928 miles on I-80. As of this moment, we've run from San Francisco to Auburn and we're heading up and over the Sierra for Thanksgiving in Reno. We need to average a little over 60 miles a day, which may be tough given the holidays. But we don't want to spend New Years in Youngstown, OH, so let's hit the road, people.

I'll post daily updates as to where we are in the fair land.

Nice. I'm just outside of Auburn for the holidays. Running in the Sierra foothills is not so fun.

[Donuthole]

You guys are dorks (but likeable dorks, nonetheless). Maybe somebody needs to invent an indoor running simulator, where you put your treadmill in front of a big screen, select the venue, and then start running. I wouldn't buy it, but I'm sure there are plenty of running dorks who would. (Heck, it probably already exists, who am I kidding).

[ERCougar]

You guys are dorks (but likeable dorks, nonetheless). Maybe somebody needs to invent an indoor running simulator, where you put your treadmill in front of a big screen, select the venue, and then start running. I wouldn't buy it, but I'm sure there are plenty of running dorks who would. (Heck, it probably already exists, who am I kidding).

Already exists!

http://www.lanmeivr.com/productSale.php?hostcate=1&category=23

(not sure if the virtual runner is included)

Seriously--the gym here has a indoor cycle machine with virtual scenery and competitors. It's pretty fun, but also shows just how boring cycling can be.

[Pheidippides]

Had to cut today's run short by five miles. I'll try to catch up tomorrow.

[PaloAltoCougar]

Is there a way to set up the route and progress on google maps? I'm guessing there is and that it wouldn't be that hard to do, but I'm not the guy to do it. Post a link if anyone is so inclined. I want to know where I just ran!

And yes! I'm in first again. For a few minutes anyway.

I'm looking into it, but I doubt there's anyone in our group less technologically adept than I am.

For now, we're running through Colfax a railroad town named after the Speaker of the House who presided over the passage of the 13th Amendment (and featured briefly in Lincoln), and who with U.S. Grant became the youngest President/VP combo in U.S. history until Clinton/Gore displaced them.

And hostile's right, these hills are killers. We're already at 2400 ft above sea level, on our way to 7100 feet over Donner Summit. I wish niku and BigPiney would step it up... [edit: apologies, nik, you're doing fine; it's the bish we need to prod]

Running through Nevada will provide a real challenge for trivia seekers.

[Moliere]

I just love the name "Cupcake".