500 Days of Running

Howdy!

I, Brian Mister, race director of Around the Crown 10K like running. A lot. Like, not a lot of miles (well that too), but more so, I just enjoy the act of getting outside and getting a run in no matter how fast or far it is. And what I love even more is running with other people!

Quick Back Story

At the start of 2020, before we actually knew just what those 4 numbers would evoke, a friend said they were going to try streaking, or running every day, for the year. I had just finished Charlotte Running Company's 12 Days of Christmas where you build on each day by adding a mile, so my legs were a little tired, but I was sold. I'm so thankful that I did because running may have been my only constant last year.

Streaker

Saturday, May 15th, will mark 500 days of running at least one mile every day since 01/01/20. During this time I've set new records for myself in the 5K, marathon (twice), and 50 miler and have fallen in love with running even more. I never planned to keep running after the one year mark, but I just can't seem to stop at this point.

Celebrate

To commemorate this fun day, I thought it would be fun to gather the community and run 500+ miles from Charlotte to the coast of NC and then traverse the entirety of it. Here's the course and when you submit your miles, you'll move us virtually closer with each mile you run.

Support

Upon registration, you'll be asked to make a minimal donation of $5 to RunningWorks, a local non-profit near and dear to my heart. Your local Southpark lululemon store has committed to matching every dollar raised up to $500, so let's make every penny count and raise the goal of $1,000.

Win

Look, everyone wins here by just getting outside and living #thesweatlife. With that said, let's get some actual swag on you. We've got random running prizes compliments of lululemon we'll be handing out that you'll snatch in store.