I signed up for this virtual race thing called the Amerithon (
www.amerithon.com). It starts July 4th and as a virtual event, I will be syncing my Garmin activities (walk/run and even bike, yeah I'll have to make an effort) in order to travel from the Golden Gate Bridge to the Washington Monument in Washington DC. It's 3521 miles or 134 marathon. :o
There's no time limit but I hope to get it done by the December 31st, 2017, so in about 18 months.
You can follow this link to sign up if you want and I will get a 5$ credit on my registration.
http://www.signmeup.com/site/online-...34?q12=BS2JCH7
It's also possible to do it as a team of up to 8 persons, where each does his/her own thing, but each person has to sign up individualy. As you will travel, you will be given links to 36 milestones videos to watch. For me, as a non american, this should be pretty cool to watch from the outside.
I went for the full package at $75, with a wall map, stickers, the big medal (6 parts that weighs a pound from what they say!) and a tee shirt, but registration starts at $25 and there's some sort of free upgrade if you preregister now (before July 4th). Of course, the free upgrade on the big package is free shipping... in the US, doh! I don't mind, I thought the whole idea behind the challenge was cool and I'm looking forward to watch my wirtual self move from the start to the end of that journey over the next 18 months
FM