A group of runners from Cleveland, Tenn., meet to talk about their planned run to the Boston Marathon.AT A GLANCENumber of runners: Between 26 and 30Distance: About 1,000 milesMileage per runner: About 48 miles, or roughly 5-6 miles a dayStates traversed: Tennessee, Virginia, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Massachusetts, plus the District of ColumbiaCities visited: 72Goal: At least $50,000 in donationsTo donate to the Run Now Relay, contact People for Care and Learning at info@peopleforcare.org or 423-478-7071.
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Forrest Gump spent three years, two months, 14 days and 16 hours running back and forth across the United States “for no particular reason.”
A group of about 30 runners from Cleveland, Tenn., plans to spend eight days in April running for roughly 1,000 miles to reach the Boston Marathon. They’ll take turns pounding the pavement in an around-the-clock slog through seven states while passenger vans haul resting teammates.
They’ve got a reason: To raise at least $50,000 for two nonprofit groups, Boston-based Dream Big, which buys sports equipment for inner-city girls, and the One Step Ahead Foundation, a New York State-based group that provides prosthetic limbs to children.