3000 Miles up the East Coast Greenway...huh? why?

I love the idea of epic adventures—especially the kind that make people pause and say, “Wait…what? That doesn’t sound fun.” And I found a person who also loves adventures that toe the line between bold and bonkers, and make just enough sense to be worth doing. That’s where the good stuff lives.

The next adventure is a bike-supported run along the full length of the East Coast Greenway. Shan will be running. I’ll be riding my bike, hauling all our gear, cheering him on, and attempting to keep us both upright and fed.

Our goal? Raise awareness (and funds) for the East Coast Greenway Alliance—an organization working to make safe, accessible, car-free travel a reality along the entire Eastern Seaboard.

My personal goal? Survive the ride, make some memories, make my kids proud, and get my legs to match Shan’s - yeah, ok, I know that leg goal sounds impossible, but with these gams, I think I have a chance.

Biking across the country has been on my mind for a while now. Doing it this way—while crewing for a guy who’ll be running 30 to 50 miles a day—is a perfectly insane twist I didn’t see coming. And yet, I couldn’t imagine a better way to do it.

So, Why Would Shan Do This Again?

If you followed Shan’s 2020 cross-country run, you know he already tackled this once—3,255 miles in 90 days, with a van and a crew chief (not me) helping him make it to the finish line. It was ambitious, grueling, and life-changing.

This time? He’s ditching the van and going full minimalist.

He's giving up the comfort of a camper van or the luxury of a bed covered in cozy quilts. Instead, he’ll crash each night (with me) on an inflatable sleeping pad in a tiny tent or a rotating cast of cheap motels.

Food? No kitchen. No big grocery runs. No pantry of snacks, and definitely no shelf of hot sauces. We’ll scrape together the best high-calorie, protein-dense meals we can—sometimes from local restaurants, sometimes over a tiny camp stove, with creative flair and limited supplies.

We won’t have space for luxuries. We might not have time for laundry. We will absolutely have a lot of moments where we ask ourselves, “Whose idea was this again?”

But honestly, that’s the appeal.

Why We’re Doing This

We're both drawn to the kind of challenge that strips away comfort and routine, and demands creativity and adaptability. Underneath the challenge is a shared desire to move through the world with intention, curiosity, and grit.

The East Coast Greenway connects major cities, small towns, forests, marshlands, bike paths, and sidewalks into one long route. It's not just a physical route, though; it’s a story of connection, progress, and possibility. We're honored to help tell that story.

What Comes Next

We'll be sharing our trip as it unfolds: the highs, the breakdowns (mechanical and emotional), the surprising joys, and the inevitable mishaps.

Some of it will be easy. Most of it will be hard. All of it will be “fun.”

And we can't wait.