World Record attempt - LA - NY

Best of luck Mimi!

Nice to see someone actually make an effort to prove what they are doing rather than attack everyone who questions them!

I guess the tricky part will be letting people know your upcoming route to join you, which will probably be subject to change.

Good luck.

Btw what do your training weeks look like?

And what is your goal?

My training week at the moment is 40km each day, although I will be running more than that during the attempt it gets my body used to running long distances day after day. The aim is to do it in 53 days which I know is a big ask but feel it's achievable if everything goes to plan. Hopefully with the tracker people will be able to find me quite easily plus email and phone information is/will be on the website so people can contact my crew if they want to come and join me - or they can surprise me!!

Ultrarunning Judge wrote:

I guess the tricky part will be letting people know your upcoming route to join you, which will probably be subject to change.

If you can plan out your route a week or so in advance, that would help people join you for runs. Another idea might be to reach out to local high schools and see if their cross country teams could join you for a few miles. That would help with the documentation.

Also, post gross photos, like worn out shoes, lost toenails, blisters, etc. That'll sell it better.

Marvellousmimi wrote:

My training week at the moment is 40km each day, although I will be running more than that during the attempt it gets my body used to running long distances day after day. The aim is to do it in 53 days which I know is a big ask but feel it's achievable if everything goes to plan. Hopefully with the tracker people will be able to find me quite easily plus email and phone information is/will be on the website so people can contact my crew if they want to come and join me - or they can surprise me!!

40km daily 3 weeks out? Impressive!

Smash it!

Having met you and your crew at Badwater in 2011 in between your double (gotta love Lone Pine, CA...lol) I wish you nothing but good winds and health during your journey!

Thank you. I have been and am very lucky with my crew, they are outstanding and I couldn't achieve some of the things I have done without their support.

Mimi,

Have you talked to or been able to "pick the brains a little" of people who have done this before you for advice? People like Pete Kostelnick or Marshall Ulrich? What is some advice they have given you that you have tried to incorporate either into your training or about the attempt? If you want to share that is...

I have chatted to both and have also ready Marshalls book several times as you can imagine!!

Everyone's training is different for these types of events but for me has been about building the distances and running day after day to get used to running on tired legs. It does get very boring going out day after day running on the same routes but good practice for the mind! I know that Pete ran 30 miles per day divided up into to runs, I tend to do one long run rather than two as this fits into my day better .

Pete has been amazingly helpful and supportive with the information he has given me which has been marvellous. I have also spoken to other people who have run across the USA - you can never have enough information!

Marvellousmimi wrote:

I will have a Tracker on me while running so everyone can follow my progress.

There will also be a second tracker on the support vehicle and the RV.

I will wear a GPS Suunto watch that will record my distance, time, pace and cadence while running (I will probably be wearing two watches at a time in case one stops). This will be downloaded onto Strava on a daily basis

lulz

about that....