Run to Win

Congratulations to Erik Barr for starting with a 1 mile run at the beginning of November and adding 1 more mile each day through the beginning of December, when he ran 31 miles. Erik ran a total of 496 miles (although he snuck a few extra in there so that he could have 500 miles total for the month) with the last 5 days of the contest requiring him to run further than a marathon each day.

Not too bad for somebody that has never run an ultramarathon before.

Ted Niemanm almost made it to the finish, but he had to drop out and concede to Erik on the second to last day after developing shin splints.

With Erik making it all the way through December 1^st, the charity money has been doubled with $200 going to each of NAMI of Hawaii and Mercy Ministries. Congratulations, Erik, and hopefully next year I can take part in the contest (and maybe convince a few friends to join in as well.)

(More Info: One More Mile)

I just discovered an awesome charity event that I am going to have to take part in next year called One More Mile…

The event begins on November 1^st, where all participants are required to run at least 1 mile. On November 2^nd they are required to run at least 2 miles. Every day after that, they must run at least 1 more mile. So today, the 2 remaining participants are going to have to run at least 26 miles in order to continue on into the competition.

It cost each runner $20 to enter, with 50% of the entry fees going to the National Alliance on Mental Illness and the other 50% going towards the charity of the runner’s choice. If anybody makes it all the way to the end of the month, then the race organizer, Mike, is going to double the money donated to each organization.

Right now, there are 2 runners still vying for the One More Mile championship title, Ted Niemanm from Ohio and Erik Barr from Texas. So far, they have run 351 miles this month (well, Erik is 7 miles shy of that as of when I’m writing this, but he’ll probably be there by the end of the day.)

I am definitely going to follow this challenge through the weekend to see who wins or if both make it, and next year I am going to plan on taking part. Hopefully next year the site will boast a color scheme that’s a little easier on the eyes.

(More Info: The Rules – One More Mile Home Page – Hat Tip: Lloyd Thomas)