If you’re readying this you’re already (somewhat) interested or intrigued in this alternative type of running event, but what exactly is a Random Distance Run/Race?

​A random distance running event is a run or race where participants show up without knowing the specific distance, course, surface or time they’ll be running until just moments before the start … to sprinkle a little more mental warfare into the mix, sometimes they don’t even know until after the event has even started! Yeah, this format might not be for everyone, but it is gaining some big momentum in the alternative running event space lately.

Kristi Bratton is not only the ever so patient and supportive wife of HPM's head enabler, Adam, but she is also a seasoned mover and shaker in her own right! (check out HPM Short Film "CRUSHED IT!" or her previous Journal entitled "My Mount Marathon").

This past weekend while juggling a hectic schedule and logistics of a family vacation to Williamsburg, VA, she ran a 5K through Colonial Williamsburg. This wasn't just any old 5K, this was Kristi's 100th straight weekend of running at least 3.1 miles. 

In lieu of a finisher medal and a banana, Adam surprised her with a "100 & Fabulous" tiara and sash and some questions to learn more about this ongoing streak and to see what's next ...

Streaking can mean wildly different things depending on where you are in your life … true story, as a William & Mary undergrad, I was informed and intrigued of the student triathlon tradition that included “Streaking the Sunken Gardens” … I’ll let you guess if I completed this triathlon or not. But in the running world or more broadly, the endurance sports world, “streaking” refers maintaining consecutive days of activity. The total number of days is all dependent on how long you want to, or can, maintain your “streak”. The beauty of “streaking” is that you can set your own parameters, find motivation in your own way, and complete that goal on your own terms.

Hi everyone, I’m the HPM flag and I just returned from an amazing trek through parts of Uganda and Rwanda. In honor of the countries I visited, my temporary name - instead of the boring English word “flag” – is Ebendera (in Luganda, one of the Ugandan languages) or Ibendera (in Kinyarwanda language, one of the Rwandan languages). I’ll answer to either one!