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4,200 miles / 210 days / 2 feet / 1 cause: Running corner to corner across the USA

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On 29 April 2018 Eric Keeler began his run from one corner of the United States to the other, making the trip entirely by foot. By the end he will have run 4,200 miles.

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Closed 31/03/2019

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Every two hours, someone in the UK will become paralysed. Globally, it is estimated that 15.4 million people are living with paralysis. At Spinal Research our vision is to create a world where paralysis can be cured, no matter when the injury occurred or where in the world.

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As you may have guessed already, the challenge is to run from one corner of the United States to the other, making the trip entirely by foot! I will be starting in April 2018 in Lubec, Maine on the Canadian border, and traveling through 15 states and 11 major cities along the way, before finishing at the Mexican border at San Diego, California in November 2018. The major cities that I will be passing through include; Portland, Albany, Niagara Falls and Buffalo, Cleveland, Chicago, St Louis, Kansas City, Denver, Flagstaff, Las Vegas, Los Angeles and San Diego. 

I hope to cover around 50km every day, and take a few days to explore  the sights and big cities when I reach them! Obviously it is impossible  to say that I will be able to make 50km every day, some days could be through mountains, bad weather or in the desert, but I am hoping that the good days will make up for the bad ones! I will be taking everything I need in a modified baby stroller, donned with logos, sponsors and solar panels to keep all my electronics going in the middle of nowhere. I will be mostly living in a tent along the way, but if anybody offers me a bed, sofa or floor for the night, it would be rude not to accept! 

View a more detailed map of the route here. 

I am funding this trip by myself, so I will be looking for help along the way as well as corporate sponsors to lend a helping hand. Whether you can offer pennies, a warm meal or even a bed for the night, every little helps me along for another day.  

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