Loving Father to Run 100 Marathons in 140 Days to Raise Awareness for Mental IllnessI'll leave the easy wisecrack about what I'd consider to be a poorly worded title untouched for now...
Instead, I'm going to ask a question. These runs across America seem to be gaining in popularity. Right now, a Milwaukee area runner is running across America I believe for MS (I could easily be wrong about the cause). Apparently, these are pretty good fundraisers or I wouldn't think they would be so (relatively) commonly done. Personally, I give these individuals credit. I couldn't imagine wanting to run across the country. If they can raise some money for a cause close to their hearts in the process, great.
I do wonder at times, though, what affect this has on the country's image of runners. When someone sees a headline like above, what are they thinking? Good things because they are doing a good thing? Bad things because these things seem outrageous? Inspired to get out the door and start running themselves? Nothing because they never even hear about these attempts?
The people obviously have their hearts in the right place and they obviously have to be strong and focused individuals to attempt these feats. From the perspective of the running community, though, I'm curious to hear what the impact on running might be by this. What do you think?
