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| Sonja, Paul and Doug and others in Wyoming, 2017 |
A text between a brother, his sister and another brother. "Thinking the three of us should start a "run streak." Just us. Our club. A mile a day (at least) for it to count. See how far we can go."
They were runners. Not necessarily hard core, but enough to have worked their way up from 5Ks in 2010 to several half marathons and a marathon by 2017. And not youngsters, either. Two of them were in their 50's and one was in his 60's.
The unofficial start came in 2004 with a casual jaunt along the Bow River in Calgary where Sonja lives. Doug, who resides in Flagstaff, Ariz., began running consistently in 2010 after following his daughter around the robust high school cross country circuit. Doug coerced Paul to joining in when, along with their wives, they participated in a 5K in Mankato, Minn. (where Paul lives), in 2011. Later, in 2013, the trio ran together with other family members in a 5K in Sedona. The next time they all ran together was in June of 2017 when they met in Wyoming (along with others) and ran the Grand Teton Half Marathon.
Looking for a new challenge, the #AllanNation EARC Secret Run Streak club came into being late in 2017. A common interest shared by a sister and her two brothers thousands of miles a part. It starts Dec. 11. 100 days of at least a mile a day.
Pretty cool.
Ok, ok, ok. First one in the books. 2 miles in the books (17:40/8:50 pace).
ReplyDeleteHola, we are family! - this is very interesting because this is only us - I’ve not told anyone about this little project.
ReplyDeleteI believe I’m off to a good start - although I’ve walked more than run, I’ve gone around 6 miles these past two days - took the dog both times!
I love the concept of this challenge because I need a reason to motivate myself to get on the street or trail!
Salute!