EXTREMELY OUTSIDE
EAST COAST GREENWAY EXPEDITION - 2022
Starting on April 16th, 2022, and finishing on July 2nd, 2022, Shan ran nearly 3,000 miles from Key West to the Canadian border along the East Coast Greenway, making him the first person to run the entire trail. Shan was supported the entire route by his wife, Josh, who completed the Greenway by bicycle, towing their gear in a trailer. At the finish line in Calais, ME, Shan dropped to a knee and proposed to Josh who gleefully said yes.
The run/ride was to support the East Coast Greenway Alliance in its mission of connecting people to place. They raised almost $20,000 and brought a lot of attention to the East Coast Greenway. They had a lot of fun doing interviews (media coverage of the trip is below) and also captured details of their trip in blog posts.
NEWS STORIES
RUNNING THROUGH VERMONT - 2023
Shan nabbed the FKT on Route 100 - a charming, scenic road through Vermont, which is also a popular cycling route
RUNNING 200-ON-100
JUNE 23 - 26, 2023
FASTEST KNOWN TIME (FKT)
After Josh mentioned that no one had run it before, Shan set an FKT on the 200-on-100 through the length of Vermont. This was the 26th state he had run through. You can read more about it here.
SHAN RUNS ACROSS AMERICA - 2020
3255 miles from San Francisco to Connecticut
Shan completed his first USA run in 2020 with Callie Vinson (friend, crew chief, fellow ultrarunner), driving his camper van.
He raised more than $45,000 for FoodShare. You can learn more about that journey from the media coverage below.
PAST RUNNING EXPEDITIONS
Shan has a lot of experience with multi-day running expeditions, across states and in other parts of the world, raising money and awareness for a variety of charities.
WINDY2INDY
JUNE 2008
195 miles from Chicago to Indianapolis to benefit Medals4Mettle, an organization that gives donated race medals to children fighting serious illness
ILLINOIS CROSSING
JULY 2013
410 miles from Kentucky to Wisconsin through Illinois to raise money for Chicago Run, a non-profit supporting running programs for Chicago youth
PANAMA 166
JULY 2015
166 miles across Panama - from Panama City to Los Santos. Fundraiser to raise money to help pay for a new cafeteria at a local elementary school.
1000 MILES TO LIGHT
AUGUST 2021
1000-mile relay race in New South Wales, Australia to benefit REACHOUT, an organization helping teens deal with mental health challenges