1000 miles!

This morning I hit a year to date mileage of 1000 miles! I had to extend my 10 mile long run by 0.5 miles to do it but it was worth it to hit 1000 on the nose.

I think I’ve found a pretty neat way to express just how far I’ve run this year. Check out the map below. Or, if it doesn’t load, follow this link. I’m tracking my mileage by virtually running across Canada. The line starts at the corner of Douglas Street and Dallas Road in Victoria because that’s the start of the Trans-Canada highway. Actually there were several possible starting points but I picked this one because I’ve actually run through that intersection! Last year I ran 752 miles = 1,201 km. That’s the blue line that took me across BC, through the Rockies put me abould half way between Calgary and Medicine Hat. So far this year (purple line) I’ve gone through Saskatchewan and Manitoba and now I’m some where past Dryden in Northern Ontario.

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The total distance of the Trans-Canada route that I’m using (the once that Google Maps gave me) is 7,290 km. This may not be the best route since it misses PEI and the distance includes the ferry crossings! CBC tells me the actualy distance of the Trans-Canada is 7,821 km. Those are details for later. I wonder how many years it will take me to get to St John’s?