People Like Us

There are other people out there doing cool stuff. I've been trying to keep tabs on a couple of the more interesting websites and blogs whilst teaching myself as to what to expect with long distance, long term walking. I thought I would write a quick post so that you guys can see what I'm thinking about.


Boston to Austin 2000 mile run
These guys are trying to break a record for the most consecutive marathons run as the run from Boston to, well, Austin. Why anyone would run as fast as they could to get to Texas is beyond me though... just kidding, never been to Austin so not gunna judge.
Not really anything to do with walking but pretty awesome and they've raised tonnes of money for charity so good on them.


The Big Walk
Jamie Fitzgerald walked the Te Araroa trail finishing in February 2010. I've been trying to read through his blog posts along the way to get an idea of what NZ is like in the summer time (i've only been in the winter and it was wet and cold) but I suppose if you prepare for the worst then it'll be awesome the whole way.


Te Araroa - On Veg
I've already talked about Paul but he's still updating his blog daily and doing lots of hiking in preparation so there's always interesting stuff to read on his page.


Steve Cleverdon
Steve is attempting to walk the length of New Zealand faster than anyone before. He wants to walk the trek in 100 days which works out at 18 miles a day provided he doesn't stop for a rest! Unfortunately he's leaving before us so I doubt we'll catch him up but good luck to him all the same.


Shalane Hopkins and Alex Ward
Taking off the Te Araroa trail today. Wishing them the best of luck. A month and a half headstart on us so again probably wont run into them but hope they reach their fundraising goals and have a blast doing it.


The Odyssey Expedition
This is an amazing journey by Graham Hughes who is trying to visit every country in the world. And on top of that he's doing it without flying. He's nearly there as well - 6% left to do!




So there you have it. Some of the other people doing cool stuff that i've been reading about and following.


-Landey