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April 11, 2005
The Subway Game
(My third goal for 2005/2006)
Objective: Run home from each MBTA subway station.
1) You have to make visual contact with the station and get as close as is reasonable. A good faith effort is all that is asked. There is no need to climb over railroad tracks to get to the actual station.
2) Before arriving or while arriving at the subway station you have to intend to do a subway run. No retrospective “ahah!” moments where you realize in the past year you have probably run past all of the stations. If you complete a run without intending to do a subway run-that’s unfortunate.
3) It is possible to claim more than one subway station on a singular outing as long as you head back home from each station you want to count. For example, you cannot run along the red line once and count all of the stations. In contrast, you can run to one stop, head home, turn around immediately, and head back out to another stop.
4) You can get to the subway station in question by any form of transportation. This includes running, buses, getting dropped off, taking the subway out to the station, and other forms of transportation.
5) As part of a subway run you are not limited to running directly home.
6) If I change residences in the middle of the game I can still claim all of my previous runs.
To date, I have five stations, including two from my four mile run this morning.
I decided to play because I was (very) bored one day and needed a new project. Someone in DC ran home from every station (it took him about two years) and I thought it was a fabulous idea. (I think Boston has a much more compact subway system making my task easier.) Plus, I am new here and am always looking for new places to run.
Posted by Audrey at April 11, 2005 08:26 AM
Comments
Audrey, welcome to the club! (although technically you're much familiar with everyone here than me!) It's great that you're keeping your own blog!
Posted by: Nanda at April 11, 2005 04:09 PM
I like the idea of the subway game, public transporation definitely opens up more running possibilities. I'll have to try that when I move out there. Maybe we can do one or two of them together :-)
Posted by: Alison at April 11, 2005 09:52 PM
That's cool--I'll join you (and Alison?) for a few!
Posted by: becky at April 14, 2005 07:41 PM