Did You
Know?
As a country, the United States eats enough spaghetti
each year
that if you lined it all up, it would circle the Earth's equator almost nine times!
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CHALLENGE:
CAN YOU GO
AROUND THE EARTH, USING YOUR OWN POWER??? We challenge you to put yourself
to the test and log enough miles in your life, that when you put it altogether you
would circumference the Globe. CAN YOU GO 24,902 MILES / 40,067 KILOMETERS? Whether you RUN, BIKE, SWIM, HIKE, WALK, KAYAK,
etc. get out there and start Logging some miles.
What is an Ellipsoid? The earth
is a tad wider than it is tall, giving it a slight bulge at the equator. This shape
is known as an ellipsoid.
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The 10 Steps to Ellipsoid - How Far Have
You Gone?
140.60 miles - Ironman Triathalon: 2.4 Swim, 112 Bike, 26.2 Run
1,540 miles - U.S. Highway 101, “Pacific Coast Highway”
2,540 miles - Mississippi River
3,100 miles - Self-Transcendence 3,100 Mile Race (Worlds Longest Foot Race)
3,728 miles - Great Wall of China
4,247 miles - Transamerica Trail: Famous Bike Trail From Astoria, Oregon to
Yorktown, Virginia
6,214 miles - The Leatherback Sea Turtle Swims on average this distance every year
12,436 miles - Distance from the North Pole to the South Pole
18,000 miles - The Bar-Tailed Godwit bird flies this distance every year from New Zealand to Alaska
and back.
24,902 miles - Ellipsoid (YOU MADE IT AROUND THE WORLD: EQUATOR STYLE)
Ride Instead of Drive
Ride Your Bike to Work
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Total distance logged
to date:
328028.57 Miles
527798.12 Kilometers
5k, 10k Half & Marathon Training 
You and 11 of your closest friends running day and night,
relay-style, through some of the most scenic terrain North America could muster.
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