Sandra Vi going for record across America

She DID IT!!! Finished at 1:24 am local time. With a 6:00 am start time (Pacific Time) in SF on 9/11, her official time is 54:16:24 (56 days, 16 hours, 24 minutes).

Are you sure that the local time was 1:24am and not 0:24am?

With my math, it should be 54 days and 15 or 16 hours and 24 minutes.

She started at 6 am PT in San Francisco which would be 9 am ET in New York.

From the per day run summary file on my Google Drive analyzing Sandra's runs, I have her total time as 54. 81 days, or 54 days 19 hours 26 minutes.

Markus wrote:

She DID IT!!! Finished at 1:24 am local time. With a 6:00 am start time (Pacific Time) in SF on 9/11, her official time is 54:16:24 (56 days, 16 hours, 24 minutes).

Are you sure that the local time was 1:24am and not 0:24am?

With my math, it should be 54 days and 15 or 16 hours and 24 minutes.

She started at 6 am PT in San Francisco which would be 9 am ET in New York.

Her Garmin has 10:23 and 10:25 PM as two times at the steps. The Garmin maps shows "All times are America/Los Angeles (UTC-8)".

scam_watcheroo wrote:

From the per day run summary file on my Google Drive analyzing Sandra's runs, I have her total time as 54. 81 days, or 54 days 19 hours 26 minutes.

I think you have substract 3 hours from this time since she started at 6 am PT in San Francisco.

I don't think I accounted for time zone changes in my analysis, which is probably where the 2/3 hour difference in our times come from.

Markus wrote:

scam_watcheroo wrote:

From the per day run summary file on my Google Drive analyzing Sandra's runs, I have her total time as 54. 81 days, or 54 days 19 hours 26 minutes.

I think you have substract 3 hours from this time since she started at 6 am PT in San Francisco.

Yeah, Strava doesn't provide the raw time stamps, only displaying a localized to the viewer start time and then an array of time increases. So there is likely time zone changes I didn't get. Time is harder than it should be.

Her official stop the tracker time is 1:24:47 AM. Her final 135 mile run was 139.6 miles in 41:11:07 (hrs:min:sec)

https://dgtzuqphqg23d.cloudfront.net/Pd_j0szu_PJsqMuts9FCfY4iVaN7yx6tE1vJLp0wJaE-1536x2047.jpg

Markus wrote:

She DID IT!!! Finished at 1:24 am local time. With a 6:00 am start time (Pacific Time) in SF on 9/11, her official time is 54:16:24 (56 days, 16 hours, 24 minutes).

Are you sure that the local time was 1:24am and not 0:24am?

With my math, it should be 54 days and 15 or 16 hours and 24 minutes.

She started at 6 am PT in San Francisco which would be 9 am ET in New York.

Yes, we are sure the local time (Eastern time in NYC) was 1:24 am when she finished (see attached pic). Doing the math, she started at 6:00 am (Pacific Time) in San Fran on 9/11. She finished at 1:24 this morning, Eastern time, which is 10:24 pm Pacific Time on Friday, Nov. 4th. Nov. 3rd was the last full day she ran (Day 54, which ended at 6:00 am on the 4th). So we have 54 days plus whatever she ran from 6:00 am to 10:24 pm yesterday (which is 16 hours, 24 minutes). Thus, her official time was 54 hours, 16 hours, and 24 minutes.

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I don't know how to add a picture. But there is a pic of a watch at the finish line that shows Sandy finished at 1:24 am NYC time...

Zwitty wrote:

I don't know how to add a picture. But there is a pic of a watch at the finish line that shows Sandy finished at 1:24 am NYC time...

Here is a direct link you can download that photo from. It is the link from the uploaded Strava photo.

Such an impressive performance. The San Francisco to New York route is much harder than the one from LA. Over 200 miles longer, more climbing and much more time spent above 5000 feet.

I hope that future attempts on theTrans America record copy Sandy's tracking method (SPOT or similar real time combined with watch uploads each day showing cadence too) along with the route which really should become the standard one (Frank Giannino, Marshall Ulrich and Pete all chose it)

Congratulations!

Also of interest is that the final push run started on Sandy Run Road in PA.

https://imgur.com/a/9ynBY

Stevepope wrote:

Such an impressive performance. The San Francisco to New York route is much harder than the one from LA. Over 200 miles longer, more climbing and much more time spent above 5000 feet.

I hope that future attempts on theTrans America record copy Sandy's tracking method (SPOT or similar real time combined with watch uploads each day showing cadence too) along with the route which really should become the standard one (Frank Giannino, Marshall Ulrich and Pete all chose it)

Congratulations!

Also interesting to note is that Sandy completed 2800 miles in 49 days and ~11 hours. The 2800 miles is the minimum distance Guinness requires for a Run Across America. The two records she topped were:

Run Across America World Record — Guinness

Mavis Hutchinson age 53

- 2,871 miles in 69 days 2 hours 40 minutes in 1979.

- Los Angeles to New York. Solo run.

Run Across America World Record — Trans-America Foot Race

Lorna Michael age 34

- 2,912.4 miles in 64 days in 1993. (63 days X hours elapsed time)

- Los Angeles to New York

- The Trans-America Foot Race was a stage run event with 6 finishers all ending on run day 64.

Zwitty wrote:

I don't know how to add a picture. But there is a pic of a watch at the finish line that shows Sandy finished at 1:24 am NYC time...

There were actually two 1:24 am NYC times today. ;)

Sandy finished in the first 1:24am (EDT), prior to the clock rollback to EST.

Sandy's Final Mileage Log per Strava

Day -- Run Day -- Daily Miles -- Cumulative Total Miles

Sep 11 -- 01 -- 55.6 -- 55.6

Sep 12 -- 02 -- 55.3 -- 110.9

Sep 13 -- 03 -- 59.5 -- 170.4

Sep 14 -- 04 -- 49.7 -- 220.1

Sep 15 -- 05 -- 52.4 -- 272.5

Sep 16 -- 06 -- 50.2 -- 322.7

Sep 17 -- 07 -- 59.4 -- 382.1

Sep 18 -- 08 -- 57.2 -- 439.3

Sep 19 -- 09 -- 53.0 -- 492.3

Sep 20 -- 10 -- 61.0 -- 553.3

Sep 21 -- 11 -- 44.0 -- 597.3

Sep 22 -- 12 -- 33.4 -- 630.7

Sep 23 -- 13 -- 55.9 -- 686.6

Sep 24 -- 14 -- 45.9 -- 732.5

Sep 25 -- 15 -- 60.3 -- 792.8

Sep 26 -- 16 -- 60.3 -- 853.1

Sep 27 -- 17 -- 59.6 -- 912.7

Sep 28 -- 18 -- 57.4 -- 970.1

Sep 29 -- 19 -- 54.5 -- 1024.6

Sep 30 -- 20 -- 55.3 -- 1079.9

Oct 01 -- 21 -- 70.3 -- 1150.2

Oct 02 -- 22 -- 19.9 -- 1170.1

Oct 03 -- 23 -- 56.6 -- 1226.7

Oct 04 -- 24 -- 64.7 -- 1291.4

Oct 05 -- 25 -- 60.0 -- 1351.4

Oct 06 -- 26 -- 59.0 -- 1410.4

Oct 07 -- 27 -- 61.1 -- 1471.5

Oct 08 -- 28 -- 61.5 -- 1533.0

Oct 09 -- 29 -- 54.2 -- 1587.2

Oct 10 -- 30 -- 64.7 -- 1651.9

Oct 11 -- 31 -- 60.6 -- 1712.5

Oct 12 -- 32 -- 62.4 -- 1774.9

Oct 13 -- 33 -- 60.2 -- 1835.1

Oct 14 -- 34 -- 62.6 -- 1897.7

Oct 15 -- 35 -- 62.9 -- 1960.6

Oct 16 -- 36 -- 62.4 -- 2023.0

Oct 17 -- 37 -- 57.0 -- 2080.0

Oct 18 -- 38 -- 59.7 -- 2139.7

Oct 19 -- 39 -- 60.3 -- 2200.0

Oct 20 -- 40 -- 56.7 -- 2256.7

Oct 21 -- 41 -- 58.3 -- 2315.0

Oct 22 -- 42 -- 50.7 -- 2365.7

Oct 23 -- 43 -- 56.5 -- 2422.2

Oct 24 -- 44 -- 60.9 -- 2483.1

Oct 25 -- 45 -- 53.6 -- 2536.7

Oct 26 -- 46 -- 59.0 -- 2595.7

Oct 27 -- 47 -- 58.0 -- 2653.7

Oct 28 -- 48 -- 52.1 -- 2705.8

Oct 29 -- 49 -- 54.7 -- 2760.5

Oct 30 -- 50 -- 50.1 -- 2810.6

Oct 31 -- 51 -- 56.2 -- 2866.8

Nov 01 -- 52 -- 58.4 -- 2925.2

Nov 02 -- 53 -- 58.4 -- 2983.6

Nov 03 -- 54 -- 139.6 -- 3123.2

Another interesting tidbit.

End of Run Day 38 Total Miles Run

Sandy 2139.7

Mimi 2139.5

It was that close (0.2 miles) for both of them after 38 days.

Sandy's Final Mileage Log per Strava + Running Time

Day -- Run Day -- Daily Miles -- Cumulative Total Miles -- Daily Time (hr:min:sec)

Sep 11 -- 01 -- 55.6 -- 55.6 11:44:57

Sep 12 -- 02 -- 55.3 -- 110.9 12:40:36

Sep 13 -- 03 -- 59.5 -- 170.4 13:18:55

Sep 14 -- 04 -- 49.7 -- 220.1 12:54:05

Sep 15 -- 05 -- 52.4 -- 272.5 13:07:41

Sep 16 -- 06 -- 50.2 -- 322.7 12:52:55

Sep 17 -- 07 -- 59.4 -- 382.1 14:05:47

Sep 18 -- 08 -- 57.2 -- 439.3 14:53:40

Sep 19 -- 09 -- 53.0 -- 492.3 12:00:30

Sep 20 -- 10 -- 61.0 -- 553.3 14:33:57

Sep 21 -- 11 -- 44.0 -- 597.3 11:55:51

Sep 22 -- 12 -- 33.4 -- 630.7 09:28:24

Sep 23 -- 13 -- 55.9 -- 686.6 14:52:24

Sep 24 -- 14 -- 45.9 -- 732.5 13:50:05

Sep 25 -- 15 -- 60.3 -- 792.8 14:52:48

Sep 26 -- 16 -- 60.3 -- 853.1 14:19:29

Sep 27 -- 17 -- 59.6 -- 912.7 14:01:25

Sep 28 -- 18 -- 57.4 -- 970.1 14:20:43

Sep 29 -- 19 -- 54.5 -- 1024.6 13:47:59

Sep 30 -- 20 -- 55.3 -- 1079.9 14:22:57

Oct 1 -- 21 -- 70.3 -- 1150.2 20:31:06

Oct 2 -- 22 -- 19.9 -- 1170.1 05:12:43

Oct 3 -- 23 -- 56.6 -- 1226.7 13:22:26

Oct 4 -- 24 -- 64.7 -- 1291.4 14:09:33

Oct 5 -- 25 -- 60.0 -- 1351.4 13:11:43

Oct 6 -- 26 -- 59.0 -- 1410.4 13:04:31

Oct 7 -- 27 -- 61.1 -- 1471.5 13:25:51

Oct 8 -- 28 -- 61.5 -- 1533.0 14:00:57

Oct 9 -- 29 -- 54.2 -- 1587.2 14:09:15

Oct 10 -- 30 -- 64.7 -- 1651.9 14:31:54

Oct 11 -- 31 -- 60.6 -- 1712.5 13:33:21

Oct 12 -- 32 -- 62.4 -- 1774.9 13:35:14

Oct 13 -- 33 -- 60.2 -- 1835.1 13:41:15

Oct 14 -- 34 -- 62.6 -- 1897.7 14:02:16

Oct 15 -- 35 -- 62.9 -- 1960.6 14:15:23

Oct 16 -- 36 -- 62.4 -- 2023.0 14:21:48

Oct 17 -- 37 -- 57.0 -- 2080.0 13:50:33

Oct 18 -- 38 -- 59.7 -- 2139.7 13:51:20

Oct 19 -- 39 -- 60.3 -- 2200.0 14:07:41

Oct 20 -- 40 -- 56.7 -- 2256.7 13:15:43

Oct 21 -- 41 -- 58.3 -- 2315.0 13:35:07

Oct 22 -- 42 -- 50.7 -- 2365.7 12:24:14

Oct 23 -- 43 -- 56.5 -- 2422.2 13:46:31

Oct 24 -- 44 -- 60.9 -- 2483.1 14:34:45

Oct 25 -- 45 -- 53.6 -- 2536.7 13:10:08

Oct 26 -- 46 -- 59.0 -- 2595.7 13:57:01

Oct 27 -- 47 -- 58.0 -- 2653.7 13:57:03

Oct 28 -- 48 -- 52.1 -- 2705.8 13:38:43

Oct 29 -- 49 -- 54.7 -- 2760.5 13:34:55

Oct 30 -- 50 -- 50.1 -- 2810.6 13:50:44

Oct 31 -- 51 -- 56.2 -- 2866.8 13:41:31

Nov 1 -- 52 -- 58.4 -- 2925.2 13:58:50

Nov 2 -- 53 -- 58.4 -- 2983.6 14:03:22

Nov 3/4 -- 54/55 -- 139.6 -- 3123.2 17:11:43

Total Elapsed Time Running dd:hr:min:sec (includes breaks): 31:17:44:18

Total Elapsed Time Running hrs:min:sec (includes breaks): 761:44:18

Sandy's Final Mileage Log per Strava + Running Time

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Day -- Run Day -- Daily Miles -- Cumulative Total Miles -- Daily Time (hr:min:sec)

Sep 11 -- 01 -- 55.6 -- 55.6 -- 11:44:57

Sep 12 -- 02 -- 55.3 -- 110.9 -- 12:40:36

Sep 13 -- 03 -- 59.5 -- 170.4 -- 13:18:55

Sep 14 -- 04 -- 49.7 -- 220.1 -- 12:54:05

Sep 15 -- 05 -- 52.4 -- 272.5 -- 13:07:41

Sep 16 -- 06 -- 50.2 -- 322.7 -- 12:52:55

Sep 17 -- 07 -- 59.4 -- 382.1 -- 14:05:47

Sep 18 -- 08 -- 57.2 -- 439.3 -- 14:53:40

Sep 19 -- 09 -- 53.0 -- 492.3 -- 12:00:30

Sep 20 -- 10 -- 61.0 -- 553.3 -- 14:33:57

Sep 21 -- 11 -- 44.0 -- 597.3 -- 11:55:51

Sep 22 -- 12 -- 33.4 -- 630.7 -- 09:28:24

Sep 23 -- 13 -- 55.9 -- 686.6 -- 14:52:24

Sep 24 -- 14 -- 45.9 -- 732.5 -- 13:50:05

Sep 25 -- 15 -- 60.3 -- 792.8 -- 14:52:48

Sep 26 -- 16 -- 60.3 -- 853.1 -- 14:19:29

Sep 27 -- 17 -- 59.6 -- 912.7 -- 14:01:25

Sep 28 -- 18 -- 57.4 -- 970.1 -- 14:20:43

Sep 29 -- 19 -- 54.5 -- 1024.6 -- 13:47:59

Sep 30 -- 20 -- 55.3 -- 1079.9 -- 14:22:57

Oct 01 -- 21 -- 70.3 -- 1150.2 -- 20:31:06

Oct 02 -- 22 -- 19.9 -- 1170.1 -- 05:12:43

Oct 03 -- 23 -- 56.6 -- 1226.7 -- 13:22:26

Oct 04 -- 24 -- 64.7 -- 1291.4 -- 14:09:33

Oct 05 -- 25 -- 60.0 -- 1351.4 -- 13:11:43

Oct 06 -- 26 -- 59.0 -- 1410.4 -- 13:04:31

Oct 07 -- 27 -- 61.1 -- 1471.5 -- 13:25:51

Oct 08 -- 28 -- 61.5 -- 1533.0 -- 14:00:57

Oct 09 -- 29 -- 54.2 -- 1587.2 -- 14:09:15

Oct 10 -- 30 -- 64.7 -- 1651.9 -- 14:31:54

Oct 11 -- 31 -- 60.6 -- 1712.5 -- 13:33:21

Oct 12 -- 32 -- 62.4 -- 1774.9 -- 13:35:14

Oct 13 -- 33 -- 60.2 -- 1835.1 -- 13:41:15

Oct 14 -- 34 -- 62.6 -- 1897.7 -- 14:02:16

Oct 15 -- 35 -- 62.9 -- 1960.6 -- 14:15:23

Oct 16 -- 36 -- 62.4 -- 2023.0 -- 14:21:48

Oct 17 -- 37 -- 57.0 -- 2080.0 -- 13:50:33

Oct 18 -- 38 -- 59.7 -- 2139.7 -- 13:51:20

Oct 19 -- 39 -- 60.3 -- 2200.0 -- 14:07:41

Oct 20 -- 40 -- 56.7 -- 2256.7 -- 13:15:43

Oct 21 -- 41 -- 58.3 -- 2315.0 -- 13:35:07

Oct 22 -- 42 -- 50.7 -- 2365.7 -- 12:24:14

Oct 23 -- 43 -- 56.5 -- 2422.2 -- 13:46:31

Oct 24 -- 44 -- 60.9 -- 2483.1 -- 14:34:45

Oct 25 -- 45 -- 53.6 -- 2536.7 -- 13:10:08

Oct 26 -- 46 -- 59.0 -- 2595.7 -- 13:57:01

Oct 27 -- 47 -- 58.0 -- 2653.7 -- 13:57:03

Oct 28 -- 48 -- 52.1 -- 2705.8 -- 13:38:43

Oct 29 -- 49 -- 54.7 -- 2760.5 -- 13:34:55

Oct 30 -- 50 -- 50.1 -- 2810.6 -- 13:50:44

Oct 31 -- 51 -- 56.2 -- 2866.8 -- 13:41:31

Nov 01 -- 52 -- 58.4 -- 2925.2 -- 13:58:50

Nov 02 -- 53 -- 58.4 -- 2983.6 -- 14:03:22

Nov 3/4 -- 54/55 -- 139.6 -- 3123.2 -- 17:11:43

Total Elapsed Time Running dd:hr:min:sec (includes breaks): 31:17:44:18

Total Elapsed Time Running hrs:min:sec (includes breaks): 761:44:18

So far today 2 wrote:

Another interesting tidbit.

End of Run Day 38 Total Miles Run

Sandy 2139.7

Mimi 2139.5

It was that close (0.2 miles) for both of them after 38 days.

The difference is that we can be certain that Sandy covered all those miles on foot herself.

Great job Sandy! Hopefully there is one less LRC moderator today.