First of all, we wanted to run coast to coast, starting by running out of the Pacific Ocean (like on Baywatch) and finishing by plunging headlong into the Atlantic. We also wanted to link two iconic cities. Given the timing of our run, the New York marathon on November 6th 2011 makes the perfect ending and San Francisco is the ideal starting point from the West Coast.
'From Golden Gate to New York State' has a nice ring to it, so if you want to see us off, then get yourself down to Half Moon Bay at 5pm sharp on August 17th (No throwing of vegetables, rotten or otherwise).
The route is 3082 miles, but no doubt there will be a few unexpected detours if Steve does any of the map reading. We hope to complete the run in 77 days, averaging around 40 miles per day. If you click on the 'Route' button at the top of the website, you can see where we hope to get to each day and our Blog will tell you where we really got to each day. It also includes details of our preparation for the run if you fancy having a go yourself. Join our Facebook Group here for news and even follow us on Twitter (if we can work out what it is)
One thing I couldn't help but notice however, is that the shortest route between the two cities wasn't even a straight line on the map. Any run that has to take into account the curvature of the Earth is going to be a pretty serious challenge. We are lucky to have film maker Ben Southern along with us to record the highs and lows of our journey (when he's not driving the back up vehicle) and we also hope to raise £10 000 for the charity 'Help for Heroes' (Click on their button below to find out more about them and click here to donate)
