Circumpolar Race Around the World (CRAW)

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Week 48 Update
Last week, we racked up 376 miles. We also had a good number of milestones; however, first I wanted to add to the milestones from last week as I totally missed two important ones (both related to @Baloo in MI):

• @Baloo in MI completed the Yeti Ultra 24-Hour Virtual Challenge (Sat 7/24)
• @Baloo in MI set a new weekly mileage PR for CRAW (95.9 miles)

For the milestones this week:

• Crossed the halfway point in Thailand (Mon 7/26)
• @Dopey 2020 crossed the 2,500 mile mark for CRAW (Wed 7/28)
• @opusone crossed the 2,000 mile mark for CRAW (Sun 8/1)
• @vkeating set a new weekly mileage PR for CRAW (38.0 miles)
• @jmasgat set a new weekly mileage PR for CRAW (46.0 miles)

As of end of Sunday, we were 726 miles into Thailand (only about 14 miles to go) and 1,144 miles into Region 7, and the prediction models are showing that we should finish Region 7 on about 8/19. We had a CRAW total of 17,945 miles completed, and for the entire CRAW, the prediction model is still showing a finish date in mid-March (about 1 year 6.5 months for the total journey) based on our average daily team mileage.

Happy August everyone!

 

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Week 49 Update
Last week, we completed 359 miles, and we crossed into Myanmar. For milestones this past week:

• Completed our trip through Thailand and crossed into Myanmar (Mon 8/2)
• Completed 60% of CRAW (18,125 miles on Fri 8/6)

As of end of Sunday, we were 351 miles into Myanmar and 1,509 miles into Region 7, and the prediction models are showing that we should finish Region 7 on about 8/19. We had a CRAW total of 18,310 miles completed, and for the entire CRAW, the prediction model is still showing a finish date in mid-March (about 1 year 6.5 months for the total journey) based on our average daily team mileage.

Damn the humidity... full speed ahead!

 

[jmasgat]

I took it easy last week--I think my shoes were dead, and I started feeling something in my heel area. They have been retired, and things seem to be returning to normal. Just need to be diligent about stretching (and weights, and everything other than running, but you know!)

DopeyBadger made me a shiny new marathon training plan for MW22, and since I have 4 weddings(!) this fall and several weeks of vacation away from home with little chance to train, I am actually going to start my training on Aug 23. So at least the mileage should be steady, but not high volume like the rest of you.

 

[garneska]

@jmasgat I am with you though. Good base starting early but nit crushing it. Too much life in the way right now.

 

[kbenson13]

Unfortunately, I've been sick this past week. I'm hoping to get past my sickness and back on my feet by next week. It's always something!

 

[Baloo in MI]

Unfortunately, I've been sick this past week. I'm hoping to get past my sickness and back on my feet by next week. It's always something!

Sorry to hear that! Hope you feel better soon.

 

[RunDopey]

I took it easy last week--I think my shoes were dead, and I started feeling something in my heel area. They have been retired, and things seem to be returning to normal. Just need to be diligent about stretching (and weights, and everything other than running, but you know!)

DopeyBadger made me a shiny new marathon training plan for MW22, and since I have 4 weddings(!) this fall and several weeks of vacation away from home with little chance to train, I am actually going to start my training on Aug 23. So at least the mileage should be steady, but not high volume like the rest of you.

After 6 weeks of PT, I am ready for a little more running and a little less stretching, weights, etc, . I was allowed to run 9 miles last week and 18 this week. Good luck with your training.

Unfortunately, I've been sick this past week. I'm hoping to get past my sickness and back on my feet by next week. It's always something!

Hope you are feeling better and ready to get back out in the Houston heat. I miss the rain we had earlier in the summer that kept the temps reasonable.

 

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Weeks 50 & 51 Update
A lot has happened over the past two weeks! We completed a total of 731 miles (366 miles average per week), but more importantly, we achieved all the following milestones:

• We passed the halfway point in Myanmar (Tue 8/10)
• @kbenson13 crossed the 1,000 mile mark for CRAW (Wed 8/11)
• @RunDopey crossed the 3,000 mile mark for CRAW (Thu 8/12)
• @avondale crossed the 2,000 mile mark for CRAW (Wed 8/18)
• We completed our trip through Myanmar and finished Region 7 (Wed 8/18)
  • ...and started Region 8 and our first stint through India
  • ...and are finally back at full capacity with me forcing my wife to join
• Crossed the border into Bangladesh (Sun 8/22)

As of end of Sunday, we were only 6 miles into Bangladesh and 252 miles into Region 8, and the prediction models are showing that we should finish Region 8 on about 9/19. We had a CRAW total of 19,042 miles completed, and for the entire CRAW, the prediction model is still showing a finish date in mid-March (about 1 year 6.5 months for the total journey) based on our average daily team mileage.

Enjoy your week, everyone!

 

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Region 7 (Southeast Asia) Summary
The CRAW Region 7 route consisted of three countries: Malaysia, Thailand, and Myanmar. The region had a total length of 1,989 miles, and even though we still only had nine teammates, we increased our average miles per day from Region 6 by 6.5 miles:

Region	Distance	Days to Finish	Team Average Miles Per Day
1	2,512 mi	45.5 days	55.2 mi/day
2	3,094 mi	61.6 days	50.3 mi/day
3	3,173 mi	64.6 days	49.1 mi/day
4	3,296 mi	54.4 days	60.5 mi/day
5	2,638 mi	45.4 days	58.1 mi/day
6	2,088 mi	42.0 days	45.9 mi/day
7	1,989 mi	37.9 days	52.4 mi/day

For the total of regions 1-7, we have completed 18,790 miles over 351.4 days for a team average of 53.5 miles per day.

For Region 7, our team's breakout of running vs. walking was:

Running (including treadmill)	1,041 miles (52%)
Walking (including hiking)	948 miles (48%) - highest % walking of any region (prior record was 39%)
Total	1,989 miles

And now, for Region 7 top honors...

Top 3 Mileage (Running & Walking)

1. @Baloo in MI - 347.4 miles (average of 9.2 miles per day)
2. @camaker - 339.0 miles (average of 8.9 miles per day)
3. @Dopey 2020 - 334.1 miles (average of 8.8 miles per day)

Top 3 Running Mileage

1. @camaker - 226.8 miles
2. @Baloo in MI - 175.6 miles
3. @Dopey 2020 - 158.2 miles

Top 3 Walking Mileage

1. @Dopey 2020 - 175.9 miles
2. @Baloo in MI - 171.8 miles
3. @kbenson13 - 117.7 miles

For an aggregate total of the entire CRAW to date, here are the overall awards (Regions 1-7 mileage combined)...

Top 3 Total CRAW Mileage (Running & Walking)

1. @camaker - 2,908 miles (average of 8.1 miles per day)
2. @Baloo in MI - 2,724 miles (average of 7.6 miles per day)
3. @Dopey 2020 - 2,693 miles (average of 7.5 miles per day)
   @RunDopey is a close 4th with 2,676 miles

Top 3 Total CRAW Running Mileage

1. @RunDopey - 2,428 miles
2. @camaker - 1,977 miles
3. @opusone - 1,957 miles

Top 3 Total CRAW Walking Mileage

1. @Baloo in MI - 1,478 miles
2. @Dopey 2020 - 1,459 miles
3. @camaker - 931 miles

Seven regions down! We have completed a total of 18,790 miles so far as a team. This next region is the shortest of the 12 regions, so don't blink. Congrats, everyone!!

 

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Week 52 Update
Last week, we completed 399 miles, and we crossed back into India. For milestones this past week:

• We passed the halfway point in Bangladesh (Wed 8/25)
• Completed our trip through Bangladesh and crossed back into India (Sat 8/28)
• @camaker crossed the 3,000 mile mark for CRAW (Sun 8/29)

As of end of Sunday, we were 55 miles into India (for the second time) and 657 miles into Region 8, and the prediction models are showing that we should finish Region 8 sometime between 9/17 and 9/19. We had a CRAW total of 19,446 miles completed, and for the entire CRAW, the prediction model is still showing a finish date in mid-March (about 1 year 6.5 months for the total journey) based on our average daily team mileage.

Enjoy the last few days of year 1 as a team!

 

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One Year Down!
As of the end of today, we will have completed a full year as a team on our CRAW adventure. We have logged over 19,500 miles in that time, so have maintained an average of 53.4 miles per day. I know we have all had different participation levels at various times as well as a few changes in team membership, but even assuming full capacity of 10 team members for the entire time, that is an average of over 5 miles per day per person FOR AN ENTIRE YEAR. Pretty impressive! Congrats all!!

 

[avondale]

One Year Down!
As of the end of today, we will have completed a full year as a team on our CRAW adventure. We have logged over 19,500 miles in that time, so have maintained an average of 53.4 miles per day. I know we have all had different participation levels at various times as well as a few changes in team membership, but even assuming full capacity of 10 team members for the entire time, that is an average of over 5 miles per day per person FOR AN ENTIRE YEAR. Pretty impressive! Congrats all!!

Go us!!!

 

[opusone]

Week 53 Update
Last week, we completed 440 miles, and ended the week close to halfway across India. For milestones this past week:

• Completed one year of running as a CRAW team - 19,573 miles total (Tue 8/31)
• @camaker completed the Weymouth Woods 50k... and learned a few lessons (Sat 9/4)

As of end of Sunday, we were 503 miles into India and 1,105 miles into Region 8, and the prediction models are showing that we should finish Region 8 sometime between 9/16 and 9/17. We had a CRAW total of 19,895 miles completed, and for the entire CRAW, the prediction model is still showing a finish date in mid-March (about 1 year 6.5 months for the total journey) based on our average daily team mileage.

Welcome to year 2!

 

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As we are about to finish Region 9, I just realized that I never provided a Region 8 summary. I guess its better a month late than never...

Region 8 (Indian Subcontinent) Summary
The CRAW Region 8 route consisted of three sections, although only two countries: India, Bangladesh, then back into India. The region had a total length of 1,661 miles, which is the shortest of the 12 CRAW regions. We had the second highest average miles per day of all regions so far:

Region	Distance	Days to Finish	Team Average Miles Per Day
1	2,512 mi	45.5 days	55.2 mi/day
2	3,094 mi	61.6 days	50.3 mi/day
3	3,173 mi	64.6 days	49.1 mi/day
4	3,296 mi	54.4 days	60.5 mi/day
5	2,638 mi	45.4 days	58.1 mi/day
6	2,088 mi	42.0 days	45.9 mi/day
7	1,989 mi	37.9 days	52.4 mi/day
8	1,661 mi	27.9 days	59.6 mi/day

For the total of regions 1-8, we have completed 20,451 miles over 379.3 days for a team average of 53.9 miles per day.

For Region 8, our team's breakout of running vs. walking was:

Running (including treadmill)	1,021 miles (61%)
Walking (including hiking)	640 miles (39%)
Total	1,661 miles

And now, for Region 8 top honors...

Top 3 Mileage (Running & Walking)

1. @Dopey 2020 - 267.1 miles (average of 9.6 miles per day)
2. @camaker - 246.2 miles (average of 8.8 miles per day)
3. @RunDopey - 237.5 miles (average of 8.5 miles per day)
   @Baloo in MI was a very close 4th with 235.6 miles

Top 3 Running Mileage

1. @RunDopey - 190.3 miles
2. @camaker - 152.4 miles
3. @Dopey 2020 - 130.1 miles

Top 3 Walking Mileage

1. @Dopey 2020 - 137.0 miles
2. @Baloo in MI - 111.2 miles
3. @camaker - 93.8 miles

For an aggregate total of the entire CRAW to date, here are the overall awards (Regions 1-8 mileage combined)...

Top 3 Total CRAW Mileage (Running & Walking)

1. @camaker - 3,154 miles (average of 8.3 miles per day)
2. @Dopey 2020 - 2,961 miles (average of 7.8 miles per day)
3. @Baloo in MI - 2,959 miles (average of 7.8 miles per day)
   less than two miles separate 2nd and 3rd place!

Top 3 Total CRAW Running Mileage

1. @RunDopey - 2,619 miles
2. @camaker - 2,130 miles
3. @opusone - 2,020 miles

Top 3 Total CRAW Walking Mileage

1. @Dopey 2020 - 1,596 miles
2. @Baloo in MI - 1,589 miles
3. @camaker - 1,024 miles

Eight regions down! We have completed a total of 20,451 miles so far as a team. Congrats, team!!

 

[opusone]

Once again, I am playing catch up (sorry team), but here are the summary results for Region 9 which we completed back on October 23rd. We should finish Region 10 within the next 9-10 days!

Region 9 (The Stans) Summary
The CRAW Region 9 route consisted of six countries: Pakistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, and Kazakhstan. The region had a total length of 2,319 miles. We set a new record for the highest average miles per day of all regions so far:

Region	Distance	Days to Finish	Team Average Miles Per Day
1	2,512 mi	45.5 days	55.2 mi/day
2	3,094 mi	61.6 days	50.3 mi/day
3	3,173 mi	64.6 days	49.1 mi/day
4	3,296 mi	54.4 days	60.5 mi/day
5	2,638 mi	45.4 days	58.1 mi/day
6	2,088 mi	42.0 days	45.9 mi/day
7	1,989 mi	37.9 days	52.4 mi/day
8	1,661 mi	27.9 days	59.6 mi/day
9	2,319 mi	38.3 days	60.6 mi/day

For the total of regions 1-9, we have completed 22,770 miles over 417.6 days for a team average of 54.5 miles per day.

For Region 9, our team's breakout of running vs. walking was:

Running (including treadmill)	1,544 miles (66%)
Walking (including hiking)	782 miles (34%)
Total	2,326 miles (had a few extra miles for the region)

And now, for Region 9 top honors...

Top 3 Mileage (Running & Walking)

1. @RunDopey - 395.2 miles (average of 10.3 miles per day)
2. @Dopey 2020 - 364.4 miles (average of 9.5 miles per day)
3. @Baloo in MI - 337.8 miles (average of 8.8 miles per day)

Top 3 Running Mileage

1. @RunDopey - 373.5 miles
2. @camaker - 187.3 miles
3. @Dopey 2020 - 184.2 miles

Top 3 Walking Mileage

1. @Dopey 2020 - 180.2 miles
2. @Baloo in MI - 167.4 miles
3. @kbenson13 - 140.3 miles

For an aggregate total of the entire CRAW to date, here are the overall awards (Regions 1-9 mileage combined)...

Top 3 Total CRAW Mileage (Running & Walking)

1. @camaker - 3,431 miles (average of 7.5 miles per day)
2. @Dopey 2020 - 3,325 miles (average of 7.3 miles per day)
3. @RunDopey - 3,309 miles (average of 7.3 miles per day)
   @Baloo in MI is a close 4th with 3,297 miles

Top 3 Total CRAW Running Mileage

1. @RunDopey - 2,992 miles
2. @camaker - 2,317 miles
3. @opusone - 2,178 miles

Top 3 Total CRAW Walking Mileage

1. @Dopey 2020 - 1,776 miles
2. @Baloo in MI - 1,756 miles
3. @camaker - 1,114 miles

Nine regions down! We have completed a total of 22,770 miles so far as a team. Well done all!!

 

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Region 10 (Europe) Summary
The CRAW Region 10 route consisted of eight countries: Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Latvia, Estonia, Finland, Sweden, and Norway. The region had a total length of 2,696 miles. We achieved 58.6 miles per day for Region 10:

Region	Distance	Days to Finish	Team Average Miles Per Day
1	2,512 mi	45.5 days	55.2 mi/day
2	3,094 mi	61.6 days	50.3 mi/day
3	3,173 mi	64.6 days	49.1 mi/day
4	3,296 mi	54.4 days	60.5 mi/day
5	2,638 mi	45.4 days	58.1 mi/day
6	2,088 mi	42.0 days	45.9 mi/day
7	1,989 mi	37.9 days	52.4 mi/day
8	1,661 mi	27.9 days	59.6 mi/day
9	2,319 mi	38.3 days	60.6 mi/day
10	2,696 mi	46.0 days	58.6 mi/day

For the total of regions 1-10, we have completed 25,466 miles over 463.6 days for a team average of 54.9 miles per day.

For Region 10, our team's breakout of running vs. walking was:

Running (including treadmill)	1,893 miles (70%)
Walking (including hiking)	803 miles (30%)
Total	2,696 miles

And now, for Region 10 top honors...

Top 3 Mileage (Running & Walking)

1. @Dopey 2020 - 395.5 miles (average of 8.6 miles per day)
2. @RunDopey - 370.2 miles (average of 8.0 miles per day)
3. @Baloo in MI - 358.7 miles (average of 7.8 miles per day)

Top 3 Running Mileage

1. @RunDopey - 354.6 miles
2. @camaker - 261.1 miles
3. @opusone - 235.0 miles

Top 3 Walking Mileage

1. @Dopey 2020 - 216.2 miles
2. @kbenson13 - 156.5 miles
3. @Baloo in MI - 141.0 miles

For an aggregate total of the entire CRAW to date, here are the overall awards (Regions 1-10 mileage combined)...

Top 3 Total CRAW Mileage (Running & Walking)

1. @camaker - 3,779 miles (average of 8.2 miles per day)
2. @Dopey 2020 - 3,720 miles (average of 8.0 miles per day)
3. @RunDopey - 3,679 miles (average of 7.9 miles per day)

Top 3 Total CRAW Running Mileage

1. @RunDopey - 3,347 miles
2. @camaker - 2,578 miles
3. @opusone - 2,413 miles

Top 3 Total CRAW Walking Mileage

1. @Dopey 2020 - 1,993 miles
2. @Baloo in MI - 1,897 miles
3. @camaker - 1,201 miles

10 regions down... only two to go! We have completed a total of 25,466 miles so far as a team... only 4,742 to go. Getting ever so close.

 

[opusone]

Week 68 Update (1st weekly update in a looooong time)
Last week, we completed 412 miles, and ended the week about a quarter of the way through Region 11 (the Great White North). This was our 4th straight week above 400 miles, so there must be some event coming up that we are all training for. For milestones, I will list a few that occurred over the last few months since it's been a while:

• @Baloo in MI, @camaker, @Dopey 2020, and @RunDopey have all crossed the 3,500 mile-mark for CRAW
• @avondale and @opusone have both crossed the 2,500 mile-mark for CRAW
• @kbenson13 has crossed the 1,500 mile-mark for CRAW
• @jmasgat and @vkeating have both crossed the 500 mile-mark for CRAW (both started in Region 6)
• @kbenson13 set a new weekly mileage PR (64.2 mi)
• @vkeating set a new weekly mileage PR (48.1 mi)
• We crossed the halfway point in Alaska (Wed 12/15)

As of end of Sunday, we were 715 miles into Alaska and Region 11, and the prediction models are showing that we should finish Region 11 sometime between 1/24 and 1/26. We had a CRAW total of 26,181 miles completed (86.7%), and for the entire CRAW, the prediction model is showing a finish date in early-March (about 1 year 6 months for the total journey) based on our average daily team mileage.

Hope to see everyone is a few weeks!

 

[opusone]

Weeks 69-72 Update
So, we've had some interesting weeks lately... especially the week ending Sunday 1/9. It's amazing what happens when over half our team participates in the Dopey Challenge, not to mention all the walking miles in the parks. We completely shattered our previous weekly mileage PR by a whopping 165 miles. Our new record is is now 636.3 team miles in a week! I somewhat doubt we will be setting any new weekly team mileage records before the end of CRAW.

Not surprisingly, this one concentrated week of mileage also led to the two lowest weekly mileage weeks before and after WDW Marathon Weekend (247.6 and 252.1 miles).

For milestones, we had quite a few:

• @camaker crossed the 4,000 mile-mark for CRAW (Sun 1/9 - during the marathon)
• @Baloo in MI set a new weekly mileage PR (112.4 mi)
• @camaker set a new weekly mileage PR (105.0 mi)
• @opusone set a new weekly mileage PR (98.8 mi)
• @Dopey 2020 set a new weekly mileage PR (84.1 mi)
• @vkeating set a new weekly mileage PR (57.1 mi)
• We crossed the 90% mark in CRAW (Sun 1/9)
• We left British Columbia and crossed into Alberta (Wed 1/12)

As of end of Sunday, we had 514 miles remaining in Alberta and Region 11, and the prediction models are showing that we should finish Region 11 sometime on 1/27 or 1/28. We had a CRAW total of 27,637 miles completed (91.5%), and for the entire CRAW, the prediction model is showing a finish date in early-March (about 1 year 6 months for the total journey) based on our average daily team mileage.

Incredible job, everyone!

 

[avondale]

OK, I was overdue to find something bizarre in Google Street View along our route. This was in Lewstown, Montana:

Nothing like ping pong AND a Christian burlesque show. Also, in the street view, if you looked toward the right along the front of the building, there was a Star of David. I can only assume there is a competing Jewish burlesque show at the other end of the building?

Oddly, when I found the same location on "regular" Google maps, leaving CRAW's site, and went to streetview, this is how it looked: https://www.google.com/maps/@47.071...213.88922&pitch=0&thumbfov=100!7i13312!8i6656 I am not sure if that link will translate. But this view is from 2013 while the one from CRAW is marked as 2020.

Very strange!

 

[opusone]

Region 11 (Great White North) Summary
The CRAW Region 11 route consisted of two countries: United States (Alaska) and Canada (Yukon, British Columbia, and Alberta). The region had a total length of 2,685 miles. We achieved 51.5 miles per day for Region 11:

Region	Distance	Days to Finish	Team Average Miles Per Day
1	2,512 mi	45.5 days	55.2 mi/day
2	3,094 mi	61.6 days	50.3 mi/day
3	3,173 mi	64.6 days	49.1 mi/day
4	3,296 mi	54.4 days	60.5 mi/day
5	2,638 mi	45.4 days	58.1 mi/day
6	2,088 mi	42.0 days	45.9 mi/day
7	1,989 mi	37.9 days	52.4 mi/day
8	1,661 mi	27.9 days	59.6 mi/day
9	2,319 mi	38.3 days	60.6 mi/day
10	2,969 mi	46.0 days	58.6 mi/day
11	2,685 mi	52.2 days	51.5 mi/day

For the total of regions 1-11, we have completed 28,151 miles over 516 days for a team average of 54.6 miles per day.

For Region 11, our team's breakout of running vs. walking was:

Running (including treadmill)	1,811 miles (67%)
Walking (including hiking)	874 miles (33%)
Total	2,685 miles

And now, for Region 11 top honors...

Top 3 Mileage (Running & Walking)

1. @Dopey 2020 - 390.3 miles (average of 7.5 miles per day)
2. @Baloo in MI - 384.5 miles (average of 7.4 miles per day)
3. @camaker - 371.6 miles (average of 7.1 miles per day)

Top 3 Running Mileage

1. @RunDopey - 304.0 miles
2. @camaker - 266.4 miles
3. @opusone - 236.4 miles
   @Dopey 2020 was a close 4th with 234.4 miles

Top 3 Walking Mileage

1. @Baloo in MI - 202.6 miles
2. @Dopey 2020 - 155.9 miles
3. @kbenson13 - 118.1 miles

For an aggregate total of the entire CRAW to date, here are the overall awards (Regions 1-11 mileage combined)...

Top 3 Total CRAW Mileage (Running & Walking)

1. @camaker - 4,150 miles (average of 7.9 miles per day)
2. @Dopey 2020 - 4,111 miles (average of 7.8 miles per day)
3. @Baloo in MI - 4,040 miles (average of 7.7 miles per day)
   @RunDopey is also over 4k with 4,011 miles

Top 3 Total CRAW Running Mileage

1. @RunDopey - 3,651 miles
2. @camaker - 2,844 miles
3. @opusone - 2,649 miles

Top 3 Total CRAW Walking Mileage

1. @Dopey 2020 - 2,148 miles
2. @Baloo in MI - 2,100 miles
3. @camaker - 1,306 miles

11 regions down... only one to go!!!!!! We have completed a total of 28,151 miles so far as a team... only 2,057 to go. Back in the continental U.S. Now, let’s finish this thing!