Sandra Vi going for record across America

Thanks everybody for crunching the numbers! That is very interesting.

So according to Sandy? the poster above, Sandy the runner just hit her halfway point. Marina could have only two and a half weeks left if she maintains. If she takes a break and goes for her original goal of 53 days while Sandy maintains the current pace putting her at 53 days, it is going to be a very close finish!

People need to start following these cheats, regardless they're trying to keep people away.

We need to form a car / cellphone trucker type method, and bring people together.

Fake Marina wrote:

People need to start following these cheats, regardless they're trying to keep people away.

We need to form a car / cellphone trucker type method, and bring people together.

It would be great to get boots on the ground for sure. It never seems to happen though. Asher should be a model to us all!

As of 9:04 AM

Sandy 23 miles (3:26 AM start)

Mimi 21 miles (3:14 AM start)

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As of 9:04 AM

Sandy 23 miles (3:26 AM start)

Mimi 21 miles (3:14 AM start)

Marina almost always starts right around 3 doesn't she? I wonder if she had a hard time getting out of bed this morning.

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So far today wrote:

As of 9:04 AM

Sandy 23 miles (3:26 AM start)

Mimi 21 miles (3:14 AM start)

Marina almost always starts right around 3 doesn't she? I wonder if she had a hard time getting out of bed this morning.

She is reasonably consistent with start times (5 AM), morning run length (30-32 miles), and lunch break (30 min). When she deviates from those a closer look is warranted. The last several days Mimi's Garmin breadcrumbs after the end of the run up until the start the next day can be somewhat wild. Wild meaning like last night from 7:18-7:22 when the distance nearly a mile that ran through a private property and into a hill above. What was that?

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Marina almost always starts right around 3 doesn't she? I wonder if she had a hard time getting out of bed this morning.

She is reasonably consistent with start times (5 AM), morning run length (30-32 miles), and lunch break (30 min). When she deviates from those a closer look is warranted. The last several days Mimi's Garmin breadcrumbs after the end of the run up until the start the next day can be somewhat wild. Wild meaning like last night from 7:18-7:22 when the distance nearly a mile that ran through a private property and into a hill above. What was that?

Yeah I see that. Weird as hell. Maybe they do have the tracker mounted on a drone? :D

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The last several days Mimi's Garmin breadcrumbs after the end of the run up until the start the next day can be somewhat wild. Wild meaning like last night from 7:18-7:22 when the distance nearly a mile that ran through a private property and into a hill above. What was that?

Yeah I see that. Weird as hell. Maybe they do have the tracker mounted on a drone? :D

I have yet to see anything as wild on Sandy's Garmin as on Marina's Garmin.

This is from the wild night of Oct 6.

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Yeah I see that. Weird as hell. Maybe they do have the tracker mounted on a drone? :D

I have yet to see anything as wild on Sandy's Garmin as on Marina's Garmin.

This is from the wild night of Oct 6.

https://imgur.com/a/8LLLH

I haven't seen anything like that for Pete or Sandy.

So I'm guessing that during those times the tracker was not on Marina. I suspect it was plugged in to the RV or a support vehicle to charge, and whoever the driver was needed to move the vehicle a few times during the night. Maybe transferring supplies, moving it at the request of the property owner, or something else. What other possibilities can you think of?

Maybe they are paying for the trip with night burglaries? Disposing of RV waste in a variety of locations?

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So far today wrote:

I have yet to see anything as wild on Sandy's Garmin as on Marina's Garmin.

This is from the wild night of Oct 6.

https://imgur.com/a/8LLLH

I haven't seen anything like that for Pete or Sandy.

So I'm guessing that during those times the tracker was not on Marina. I suspect it was plugged in to the RV or a support vehicle to charge, and whoever the driver was needed to move the vehicle a few times during the night. Maybe transferring supplies, moving it at the request of the property owner, or something else. What other possibilities can you think of?

Sandy? wrote:

Here's my math:

Mimi:

Total distance 2838 miles

Distance as of last night 1822 miles (according to Movescount)

Remaining 1016 miles

Average daily mileage, last 5 days is 55.4

Projected finish date at this daily average October 26-27

Projected total time 50.3 days

Sandy:

Total distance 3067 miles

Distance as of last night 1533 miles (according to Strava)

Remaining 1534 miles

Average daily mileage, last 5 days is 61.3 miles

Projected finish date at this daily average November 2

Projected total time 53 days

Very hard to imagine that Sandy can finish this fast.

Right now she is on course for 56 days with her average of 54.8 miles per day. Just because she did a couple of 60 mile days does not mean she can hold that up until the end.

We are talking about 28 days here not a couple hours.

My best guess is that Mimi will end up with 55 miles per day and Sandy with 53 miles per day.

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I have yet to see anything as wild on Sandy's Garmin as on Marina's Garmin.

This is from the wild night of Oct 6.

https://imgur.com/a/8LLLH

I haven't seen anything like that for Pete or Sandy.

So I'm guessing that during those times the tracker was not on Marina. I suspect it was plugged in to the RV or a support vehicle to charge, and whoever the driver was needed to move the vehicle a few times during the night. Maybe transferring supplies, moving it at the request of the property owner, or something else. What other possibilities can you think of?

It is not the Garmin off Mimi and the RV driving around. The breadcrumbs are in a backyard and across a ditch. They occur at odd late night hours. Short distance breadcrumbs night be midnight restroom breaks. But the long distance ones are a mystery.

By the way, the RV has relocated at night, and those are more obvious because the Garmin ends up in a different location that looks reasonable as a stopping place. In my opinion, Team Marina is doing a terrible job finding places to stop for the night. The team does not anyone like Cinder Wolff on it. Cinder is a real expert at finding good places to stop--even if they require Sandy to get a ride to them. No stopping on access roads to homes like Team Marina.

The team would be doing that. The breadcrumbs would not show up on Garmin. I cannot image that Mimi herself was taking the RV wastes in the late-night hours and dumping them on private property.

It is illegal in most of the USA to dump RV wastes wherever you like.

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As of 9:04 AM

Sandy 23 miles (3:26 AM start)

Mimi 21 miles (3:14 AM start)

As of 11:18 AM

Sandy 33 miles

Mimi 29 miles

Burglary is illegal too. Maybe they have turned all "Breaking Bad-Female Ultrarunner" on us!

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Neutron Bomm wrote:

Disposing of RV waste in a variety of locations?

The team would be doing that. The breadcrumbs would not show up on Garmin. I cannot image that Mimi herself was taking the RV wastes in the late-night hours and dumping them on private property.

It is illegal in most of the USA to dump RV wastes wherever you like.

What Is Illegal Dumping?

The definition of illegal dumping varies by state, but usually involves one of the following scenarios:

dumping waste on public or private property that is not licensed or permitted to receive waste

dumping waste, without a license or permit, into sewers or waterways, or

allowing another to dump waste on one’s land, without being licensed to receive such waste.

https://www.criminaldefenselawyer.com/crime-penalties/federal/Illegal-Dumping.htm

Markus thanks for your thoughts. What were the biggest obstacles you faced on your run? What ultimately led to you having to drop out?

Running discussion wrote:

Any chance we could just make this about the running?

Afraid not mate, this thread is about two people scuffling and walking across the good ol' USofA so there's not a great deal of running going on.

You may not of noticed but it's a fairly boring thing to observe and report on so we're trying to make it as entertaining as possible.

Fortunately Marvelous Mimi, Terrible Tim and Jackarse Jenny are ably assisting us in our endeavor.

As of 9:04 AM

Sandy 23 miles (3:26 AM start)

Mimi 21 miles (3:14 AM start)

As of 11:18 AM

Sandy 33 miles

Mimi 29 miles

Lunch Breaks

Sandy 35 miles (Start 11:58 AM. End 12:46 PM)

Mimi 30-31 miles (Start 11:50 AM. End 12:17PM

Mimi has ~33 minutes greater running time than Sandy.

Markus - do you think Mimi actually completes the run?

She's been slowing day-by-day and taking longer to do what she does thereby getting less recovery and creating a downward spiral.

Can she really do this for three more weeks? Or is she going to be down to 45 mile per day or even lower?