Two twin brothers and a friend were drinking beer and came up with an idea. It went something like this:
" Let's run across Idaho.That's a terrible idea. But okay.Good thing it's a narrow state.What time? "
– Tom
– Mark
– Christian
So they ran it on June 9, 2023. Now it’s your turn.
FINISHERS
Are you next?
RUN ACROSS IDAHO #1
DATE: June 9, 2023
RUNNERS: Tom Latham, Mark Latham, Christian Kuplack
TOTAL DISTANCE: 67.7 miles
LONGEST DISTANCE IN 1 DAY: 52.7 miles
TOTAL RUN TIME: 16 hours, 30 min
TOTAL COMPLETION TIME: 28 hours
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ROUTE DETAILS & BREAKS
This is how Run Across Idaho #1 did it, and can be used as a sample based on breaks every 5 miles. Breaks may be required more often in the last 10-15 miles or due to weather conditions.
DAY 1 – EVENING (the warmup)
6:00PM – Mile #0
Start from Newport, Washington Safeway
7:00 – Mile #5 Break
10 minutes
Harvest Foods Parking Lot, Priest River
8:10 – Mile #10 Break
10 minutes
Dufort Rd Pulloff, 2,000ft after Mile 10
9:20 – Mile #15
Dufort Rd & Vey Road
SLEEP
DAY 2 – (the Double Marathon)
6:00AM – Mile #15
Start from Dufort & Vey Road intersection
7:00 – Mile #20 Break
10 minutes
Private driveway on Dufort Rd TBD by Support Crew
Possible restroom at Round Lake State Park, mile 23
8:10 – Mile #25 Break – Marathon!
10 minutes
Bonner County EMS – Hwy 95, 1,000ft north of Dufort Rd
9:20 – Mile #30 Break
10 minutes
Country Inn Motel, Hwy 95, Sagle
10:30 – Mile #35 Break
30 minutes
Sandpoint Downtown – Bridge Street Parking Lot at Sand Creek, under the Spt Bridge
(HALFWAY POINT – Running through the Cedar Street Bridge)
12:00 – Mile #30 Break
10 minutes
Hwy 200 & Sunnyside Rd pulloff, Culver, ID
1:10 – Mile #45 Break
10 minutes
Hwy 200 scenic pulloff, just after Delta View Rd
2:20 – Mile #50 Break
10 minutes
Old Ice House Pizza, Hope (bypass Hwy 200 bridge – take Main St. into Hope)
3:30 – Mile #55 Break
10 minutes
Hwy 200 pulloff, 1,000 ft after Mile #55
4:40 – Mile #60 Break
10 minutes
Clark Fork Cenex
5:50 – Mile #65 Break
10 minutes
Hwy 200 pulloff at Eagle River Drive
6:15 – FINISH
Welcome to Idaho Sign (facing east)
TAKE THE CHALLENGE
ROUTE:
- The run starts in Newport, WA at the Pend Oreille River bridge (state line) and ends at the opposite state line.
- You may choose as your finish line: The Welcome to Idaho Sign (facing east), the actual Idaho/Montana state line (unmarked), or the Welcome to Montana sign. The two signs are about 1 mile apart, with the official state line in between the two. Your choice.
- The route must follow the map above, using the Dufort Road route across Long Bridge.
TIME:
- Total time to complete (including one sleep break) must not exceed 28 hours.
- Total time spent running (including short breaks) must not exceed 20 hours.
- The run can span across a 2-day period and include one sleep break overnight, as long as the 28 hours are not exceeded.
- One day (or period without sleep) must include at least 50 miles minimum.
BREAKS:
- Short breaks are allowed and recommended for hydration, food, bathroom and shoe changes.
- Support vehicle(s) allowed.
WALKING:
- Covering any distance by walking is not allowed, except for very brief moments, like crossing a road, drinking water, or getting up to speed for the first 20 or so steps from a break.
- The distance should be 99.9% done running, and can be run as slow as needed.
FUNDRAISING:
- Yes, you can use this as a great fundraiser!
A NOTE ON PACE FROM RAI #1:
- We chose not to sit or lie down during the breaks, unless for stretching.
- We ran at an average 12-min/mile pace (5 miles per hour), which would have put us at exactly 16 hours of run time, but we took a few more breaks at the end, resulting in an extra half hour of time. 16.50 total.