What’s 38 miles between friends?
Last week, my friend Chris (yellow shirt) turned 38. The only way to celebrate was to run every single mile of his age. We all do that, right? Okay, good. We started at 5 a.m. to try and get some miles in before the sun came up and before the warm weather became a factor. I decided to start a hash #birthdayrun4chris and snap some photos along the way. When you are running 38 miles, any reason to take an extra walk break is always appreciated.
If you want to check out the photos on instagram, click here.
If you want to see the photos on twitter, click here.
I also earned some pretty cool stats from the Nike+ app… I guess a 38 miles run over 7 hours will do that.
#EndofSummer200 just got a big boost!
There is also something else that I realized on this really long run… it’s great to be surrounded by friends that simply enjoy running. Chris and I were the only ones able to run all 38 miles, but Larry (gray shorts) ran the first 28 with us a couple of weeks after a marathon. This run had no medals, had no aid stations and the only person cheering you on was two other guys who felt like doing anything else but cheer leading. Casey (white shirt) joined us for the last 12-13 miles. It was great to have some fresh legs and high energy in the run. At that point, Chris and I were pretty toast and it was nice to have some fresh blood… not that we are vampires or anything… because if we were, we would have run it faster or turned into bats and flew 38 miles. But I digress.
What I’m trying to say is that I really do love and appreciate my friends and the running community for showing love on social media. All the comments on instagram, replies on twitter and likes on facebook make me happy that I was able to share the run with all of you.
Putting my money where my tweets are!
I ran 38 miles and it took me 7 hours. Last week, I shared a story about @RunEMZ who is doing a 24-hour treadmill run looking to accomplish 100 miles for charity, specifically for education in India. I have runners brain, but I still know that 100 miles is WAY further than 38 and 7 hours is a fraction of 24 hours. Mad respect for what she is about to attempt… AND ON A TREADMILL.
I just donated $100 to the cause. That’s right, I dropped a bill and I’m telling you the amount because when I realized what I have just accomplished is where her run is barely beginning, puts me in awe. I know not everyone will be able to donate as much. I’m not expecting most to. But if this post reaches X people and everyone were to donate $1, that would create something.
Heck, if everyone were to send out a tweet, that could help create something. Click below, I just wrote it for you.
Tweet
Details:
- Launch Party: Thursday, Sept. 12, at 7 p.m., Rallypad at 144 2nd St., San Francisco
- Run: 1 treadmill, 100 miles, 24 hours
- Run starts: at Launch Party (8 pm), treadmills then get moved to Market street between 3rd/4th at 6 a.m. on Friday
- Cause: Effect.org, an incredible non-profit building affordable, high-impact schools for children in India.
- Find out more on the run: rally.org/runemz
- Donate (even $1 helps): rally.org/runemz
- Purchase a Limited Edition shirt (portion of proceeds to cause): ikunaapparel.com (free shipping code: EMZEVENT)
I’ll be at the launch party, and I’ll be rocking the Limited Edition shirt above. FINALLY got my hands on a RUN EMZ shirt and it has a shout out to my city… PERFECT. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of the shirts, also goes to the cause.
Thanks again for taking the time to read and if you can’t donate, send @RunEMZ a shout out on the interwebs. Give her a virtual high-five!
Follow along here:
Blog: runemz.com
Twitter: @runemz
Instagram: @runemz
Facebook: facebook.com/runemzrun
Hashtags: #runemz #24hourtreadmillrun #emzNeffect
How did you spend the weekend?
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You are awesome, you know? I continue to be blown away by the support that the running community has for each other. Love that you ran to celebrate with your friend and that you are support Emz. It’s truly amazing what she’s doing.
Awesome! I can’t imagine running that long and forget about 100 miles! Further proof that runners are awesome!
You’re a great friend for running the 38 miles. Hahaha hope you had a great feast after burning over 4000 calories!
i loved seeing your instagram pix yesterday… you are seriously a rockstar and such a good friend!! 38 miles?! so impressive!
you and RUNEMZ—> MY RUN HEROES!
I need to donate to EMZ! I can’t wait for the live tweeting! Congrats on yesterday, it was amazing to see you guys keep running…and running…and running!
Your IG pics made me smile yesterday! I don’t think I’ve ever seen a runner who loves running as much as you do!
Such an awesome way to celebrate a friends birthday. Congrats on the incredible mileage. 24 hours on a treadmill makes me tired thinking about, that an incredible goal and very inspiring!
I spent the weekend doing a 10k race Saturday, helping my sister move, long run Sunday and Dinner with my fiances family Sunday night…I definitely was tired by the time it was all over!
Both you and Emz are crazy awesome. Glad to call you friends!
Thanks for the Instagram pictures of the amazing run yesterday. Wow! 38 miles! That is amazing. I hope you’re feeling well today. I wasn’t familiar with a birthday run until I did some reading after seeing the pictures you posted.
This is great! I love what RunEMZ is doing. I’m ordering that shirt today!
Wow. 38 miles is pretty amazing. How is the recovery from such a run? Do you take some time off from running then?
Great job on your run! I loved ‘running with you’ via instagram yesterday. Your views were amazing!! You are such a running inspiration! :)
I love this way of celebrating running buddies’ birthdays! I am continually impressed by the way the running community “shows up” — we hop in for miles where we can and the sum of our efforts and willingness are what make this community so unique.
I thoroughly enjoyed following your run yesterday. I was watching the 49ers play at the same time. I turned to my husband and said “hey, I wonder if my friend is running past Candlestick park”. His response- “does he know you are friends?” No, but the running community shares a bond! I was excited for you and your buddies and was cheering you on from several thousand miles away. Great job!
What an amazing way to celebrate a friend’s birthday!
I am beyond in awe of EMZ is going to do – gotta make a donation!
What an awesome event for EMZ! Wow…I can’t even imagine that. Cool for you to donate and share!
Way to go on 38 miles! Neat that running can connect us to others like that. Yesterday my husband and I ran a half marathon together (and he is NOT a runner; did it cold turkey and suffered!) and I said, “You know, my friend PR – I mean Pavement Runner – I mean Brian – gave me this tip for my marathon…” as I was giving him advice. We laughed since I’ve never met you before, much like the comment above, but I consider you a friend! Way to go on 38.
I LOVE THIS BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION IDEA! Maybe I need to do 29 miles this year for my own birthday…HMMMMMMM…
I am in awe PR. Complete aw. I loved following your run with the bday boy and friends!
I followed you on IG – so cool! I love that you are sharing about Emz – you are both amazing!!!
AMAZING! 38 miles with friends actually sounds like an awesome way to celebrate a birthday. painful, maybe, but it’s the company that counts! you are a good friend!!
I was able to get in my “long run” of 4.5 miles on Sunday. Then spent the rest of the day relaxing at home. I don’t think I could ever run that many miles!