Trip Odometer Just Hit 26.2 Miles, Local Runner Reports From Driver's Seat
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A local runner and his girlfriend are exactly 26.2 miles into a road trip, Dumb Runner has learned—a fact that the runner, in the driver’s seat, announced out loud.
“Twenty-six point two!” said Samuel Hagar, 31, who had zeroed out his car’s trip odometer before starting the drive, a 230-mile trip to attend a friend’s wedding.
“I’ve run this far,” he added.
The four-time marathoner had made a similar announcement at mile 13.1, sources said, and had been watching the odometer closely after it reached 25 miles; his girlfriend, texting her sister from the passenger seat, did not respond to Hagar’s declaration.
Hagar, who is also an avid cyclist, is widely expected to make another announcement at the 62- and 100-mile marks.
