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Date: 07 Jul 2006 10:29:14
From: rick++
Subject: trans-america run
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Yet another college kid doing one:
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/14985590.htm
The background material about previous such runs and races is
interesting:
"Tens of thousands of people run marathons each year, but few attempt
to run across the United States. John Wallace of Seattle, who has
completed the trans-America run, says 169 people have accomplished the
feat during the past century. Seven tried this year, with one calling
it quits because of injuries and the heat.
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Trans-America runs were a fad in the 1920s, when the public became
fascinated with human feats of endurance such as transatlantic flights,
flagpole sitting and dance marathons. Charles Pyle, known as the ``P.T.
Barnum'' of sports promotion, hosted the ``Trans-Continental Foot
Race'' in 1927 and 1928. In 1927, 199 entrants from all over the world
turned up to race for a $25,000 cash prize."
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Date: 07 Jul 2006 11:22:29
From: ragola
Subject: Re: trans-america run
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I'm jealous, who wouldn't love to have the free time to run across the
U.S. at a blissful 40 miles per day. Judging by the article however, it
doesn't appear he has the resources that would make this endurance test
capable. I'm a tall and lanky runner like him, 3,100 miles is a lot of
stress on the joints...we'll just have to wait and see, but I'm
definitely pulling for him to make it.
ragola
rick++ wrote:
> Yet another college kid doing one:
>
> http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/14985590.htm
>
> The background material about previous such runs and races is
> interesting:
>
> "Tens of thousands of people run marathons each year, but few attempt
> to run across the United States. John Wallace of Seattle, who has
> completed the trans-America run, says 169 people have accomplished the
> feat during the past century. Seven tried this year, with one calling
> it quits because of injuries and the heat.
> ...
> Trans-America runs were a fad in the 1920s, when the public became
> fascinated with human feats of endurance such as transatlantic flights,
> flagpole sitting and dance marathons. Charles Pyle, known as the ``P.T.
> Barnum'' of sports promotion, hosted the ``Trans-Continental Foot
> Race'' in 1927 and 1928. In 1927, 199 entrants from all over the world
> turned up to race for a $25,000 cash prize."
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