Sandra Vi going for record across America

Awesome thanks. I'll check them out.

I saw that he walked a mile every hour for 24 hours. I'm 71, and very inspired by this.

Markus wrote:

So far today 2 wrote:

Someone mentioned that Pete had a cut off time for using the steps. Arrive late and no go.

Personally, I think it is time to find an alternative ending point. An ocean-to-ocean route makes a lot more sense, and it pays respects to the first person to do both of the primary routes.

You can start and end your Trans con where ever you want. Of course it should involve a start and end point at the west and east coast. Guinness said it should be at least 2800 miles which kind of make sense because otherwise you could do San Diego - Tybee Island which is about 2500 miles.

All other requirements are just for that Guinness book BS. It does not matter on a bigger scale of US running history.

Let me restate it: An ocean-to-ocean route of at least 2800 miles. You pick the route.

AquaDyne wrote:

So far today 2 wrote:

Someone mentioned that Pete had a cut off time for using the steps. Arrive late and no go.

Personally, I think it is time to find an alternative ending point. An ocean-to-ocean route makes a lot more sense, and it pays respects to the first person to do both of the primary routes.

No better Pacific starting point than Santa Monica Pier (for LA) or Ocean Beach (for SF).

For NYC I think perhaps Battery Park would suit nicely.

When i do my Transcon I'll be sure to use those points.

Well, best of luck. I'll be following you whenever you decide to do your transcon. Touch the oceans and maybe collect a bottle of each ocean for the memories.

So far today 2 wrote:

Let me restate it: An ocean-to-ocean route of at least 2800 miles. You pick the route.

So my San Diego (Ocean Pier) to Corpus Christi (Mustang Island) 1473-mile route is out? Isn't the Gulf of Mexico technically the Atlantic? :)

Has anyone run the length of the Panama Canal? :)

Santa Monica Pier (LA) to Cape Henry Lighthouse (Virginia Beach) is 2766 miles and passes through the Gateway Arch as you cross the Mississippi...

So far today 2 wrote:

Well, best of luck. I'll be following you whenever you decide to do your transcon. Touch the oceans and maybe collect a bottle of each ocean for the memories.

If I were to ever do this, it would take me as many weeks as it takes Pete & Sandy days. And forget the RV and sports LMT.... five star hotels and spas please. ;)

AquaDyne wrote:

No better Pacific starting point than Santa Monica Pier (for LA) or Ocean Beach (for SF).

For NYC I think perhaps Battery Park would suit nicely.

When i do my Transcon I'll be sure to use those points.

I will be sure of that!

5-MILE SPLITS

Day # 43, October 23rd

All times are Garmin Time in the Pacific Timezone.

Sandy is in the Eastern timezone.

Time: Miles ~Split Time +/- 3 minutes

02:01 AM: 0

03:19 AM: 05 ~78 min

04:28 AM: 10 ~69 min

05:41 AM: 15 ~73 min

06:46 AM: 20 ~65 min

07:54 AM: 25 ~68 min

09:04 AM: 30 ~70 min

10:09 AM: 35 ~65 min

10:15 AM: ~35-1/2 Lunch Break Start

11:00 AM: Lunch Break End (45 minutes)

12:05 PM: 40 ~71 min

01:11 PM: 45 ~66 min

02:29 PM: 50 ~78 min

So far today 2 wrote:

02:29 PM: 50 ~78 min

Approaching planned stop at Kendallville. I remember using google maps to try to find Pete a good stopping point there, but they rejected my choice, probably because it was too close to the train tracks. Who needs sleep, anyway?

Here's a free online pamphlet, The Pedestrian, about how he got started walking.

Weston had a 34" chest, 26.5" waist, and weighed 130 pounds.

According to Wikipedia:

Ever since Mimi dropped out, there's been nothing interesting to argue about. We need a new controversy.

1. Will Mark Cockbain pull strings to lock the gates at NYC city hall?

2. The distance from SF to NYC is three inches shorter than it was in 2016 thanks to tectonic plate movement. Any Guinness record attempt is therefore invalid.

3. If Sandy is still running when daylight saving time ends November 5, she will unfairly gain the benefit of a 25-hour day.

4. Running NYC to SF would actually be easier than running SF to NYC, because it would be running with the direction of the Earth's rotation instead of against it.

Interesting tidbits wrote:

A Tale of Two Cities wrote:

The first person to ever complete a transcon was Edward Payson Weston. He did both the SF to NYC in 1909 in 104 days and LA to NYC in 1910 in 77 days as walks. He went ocean to ocean. That is how it should be.

Edward Payson Weston wrote:

In 1909, Edward Payson Weston, age 70, walked from San Francisco to New York in 104 days and covered 3895 miles (evidently he made side journeys to several cities to meet with fans). In 1910 he went from Santa Monica to New York covering 3100 miles in 77 days.

Here's a free online pamphlet, The Pedestrian, about how he got started walking.

https://books.google.com/books?id=tfEtAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false

Archive.org has another self-written story about the LA to NYC walk and it includes his mileage log. It states he started at LA City Hall but the log has Santa Monica listed. He states it was an ocean to ocean walk and actually started in Santa Monica and "with the Pacific Ocean rolling at his feet."

Re your Point #4: try running from NYC to SF instead of the other way around . . . you'll face a headwind most of the days (because while the planet may rotate the other way, weather patterns clearly go from west to east...)

5-MILE SPLITS

Day # 43, October 23rd

All times are Garmin Time in the Pacific Timezone.

Sandy is in the Eastern timezone.

Time: Miles ~Split Time +/- 3 minutes

02:01 AM: 0

03:19 AM: 05 ~78 min

04:28 AM: 10 ~69 min

05:41 AM: 15 ~73 min

06:46 AM: 20 ~65 min

07:54 AM: 25 ~68 min

09:04 AM: 30 ~70 min

10:09 AM: 35 ~65 min

10:15 AM: ~35-1/2 Lunch Break Start

11:00 AM: Lunch Break End (45 minutes)

12:05 PM: 40 ~71 min

01:11 PM: 45 ~66 min

02:29 PM: 50 ~78 min

03:45 PM: 55 ~76 min

Zwitty wrote:

Re your Point #4: try running from NYC to SF instead of the other way around . . . you'll face a headwind most of the days (because while the planet may rotate the other way, weather patterns clearly go from west to east...)

Don't forget to account for the impact of general and special relativity. If Sandy runs fast enough, her watch will appear slower to her than to all of us stationary (relatively speaking) observers... no doubt there will be complaints that her garmin time doesn't match video observations. ;)

5-MILE SPLITS

Day # 43, October 23rd

All times are Garmin Time in the Pacific Timezone.

Sandy is in the Eastern timezone.

Time: Miles ~Split Time +/- 3 minutes

02:01 AM: 0

03:19 AM: 05 ~78 min

04:28 AM: 10 ~69 min

05:41 AM: 15 ~73 min

06:46 AM: 20 ~65 min

07:54 AM: 25 ~68 min

09:04 AM: 30 ~70 min

10:09 AM: 35 ~65 min

10:15 AM: ~35-1/2 Lunch Break Start

11:00 AM: Lunch Break End (45 minutes)

12:05 PM: 40 ~71 min

01:11 PM: 45 ~66 min

02:29 PM: 50 ~78 min

03:45 PM: 55 ~76 min

03:47 PM: (End of her day)

5-MILE SPLITS

Day # 43, October 23rd

All times are Garmin Time in the Pacific Timezone.

Sandy is in the Eastern timezone.

Time: Miles ~Split Time +/- 3 minutes

02:01 AM: 0

03:19 AM: 05 ~78 min

04:28 AM: 10 ~69 min

05:41 AM: 15 ~73 min

06:46 AM: 20 ~65 min

07:54 AM: 25 ~68 min

09:04 AM: 30 ~70 min

10:09 AM: 35 ~65 min

10:15 AM: ~35-1/2 Lunch Break Start

11:00 AM: Lunch Break End (45 minutes)

12:05 PM: 40 ~71 min

01:11 PM: 45 ~66 min

02:29 PM: 50 ~78 min

03:45 PM: 55 ~76 min

03:47 PM: (End of her day)

END OF DAY SUMMARY PER STRAVA

Miles 56.5

Elapsed Time (hr:min:sec): Pace

13:46:31 : 14:38 (Includes breaks)

13:01:31 : 13:50 (Excludes breaks)

OVERALL SUMMARY

Total Miles: 2422.2 (Per Stava)

Miles /day: 56.3 (Based on Stava)

Route Miles: 3067 (Based on initial estimate prior to starting the attempt—Pete's Route)

Miles to Go: 645 ** (Based on 3,067 miles minus Total Miles)

Google Miles to Go: 674 (Based on the remaining walking distance per Google Maps)

NOTE: ** The miles Sandy needs to cover is likely 10-30 miles further than Pete's Route. Adjustments are being made to Pete's Route by Pete's sister to try to shorten, or make for a safer route for, the remaining distance to NYC.

Thanks for including my 5 mile splits idea. ; )

674 miles to go (per Google Map's shortest route on foot)

Estimated total miles: 3,098

53:X:X finish on Friday Nov 3rd

60 miles a day for 10 days

74 miles on Nov 3rd

Based on 5 day average of 56.5 miles

Estimated to finish in 54:X:X

56.5 miles a day for 11 days

52.5 miles on Sat Nov 4th

80% - 100% chance of rain in Kendallville, IN through 11:30 pm EDT Tues Oct 24

84%-100% chance of rain in Napoleon, OH through 11:30 pm EDT Tues Oct 24

Source: Wunderground.com

5-MILE SPLITS

Day # 44, October 24th

All times are Garmin Time in the Pacific Timezone.

Sandy is in the Eastern timezone.

Time: Miles ~Split Time +/- 3 minutes

02:16 AM: 0

03:29 AM: 05 ~73 min

04:39 AM: 10 ~70 min

05:46 AM: 15 ~67 min

06:54 AM: 20 ~68 min

08:04 AM: 25 ~70 min