Oh, the horror...
UPDATED 12/14/11: Check out the event stats and runner photos at the end of this post.
What: Virtual 12athon December Warm-Up, 13/12/11 10-Miler (With a Twist!)
Challenge: Choice of either (a) run 10 miles, earn 10 points; or (b) run any number of miles on a route you’ve always wanted to do or wish you would do more often, and earn 1 point per mile.
Bonus Challenge: Dress in non-December holiday attire for 4 more points.
*Regular 12athon Challenges are also up for grabs.
Congratulations to all Virtual 12athoners who mustered the moxie to say, “To heck with Tuesday! Training plan, shmaining shmlan! I am running long today!” It takes a special, foolish kind of runner to shuck the regimented chains that bind you. And for what? Glory! Points! And maybe a swell bag of swag!
Head on over to the Virtual 12athon Facebook page to witness the carnage.
Matt C. is the lucky winner of this month’s 12athon swag bag!
- One Good Earbud (model of your choice),
- True Lemon products and T-shirt,
- An assortment of GU, and
- A Bondi Band!
Next Virtual 12athon Challenge event: January 12, 2012, when the game begins for real!
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13/12/11 10-Miler (With a Twist!) Challenge Stats
Number of December Runners: 32
Runners Who Completed Bonus Challenges: 18
Runners Who Did More Than One Challenge: 7
Runners Who Did SIX Challenges: 1 (Scott, your case of of Maalox is on the way.)
Collective Mileage: 298.83
Total 12athon Miles (Since 11/11/11): 361.056
Returnees: Every runner who participated in the last-minute 11/11/11 event returned for the December Warm-Up! No attrition!
Points Leader: Scott Lynch, with 67.31 total points, spanked the competition with his amazing/appalling feat of eggy, beery, Sisyphean skillz. Congrats, man.
See where you stand so far on the leaderboard >>
Photo highlights from this challenge that fellow runners posted to the V12C Facebook page:
Ash’s gorgeous lunchtime trail run at Umstead >>
