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A later-in-life runner (jogger) determined to run every street in his home city. You can’t just wake up one day and decide that you want to run every street in a large American city. You have to run 4682 days in a row, no exceptions, to take on such a crazy task. I spent my…
I never thought, throughout this whole experience, that I would regret not taking more pictures of the Key Bridge. But then again, I never thought our dear Key Bridge would collapse one night, practically within seconds. One day after this tragedy, I realized that the Key Bridge played a role in my running project. Baltimore…
I always hated the expression, “You are all winners.” It was such a popular comment before the fourth runner-up was announced at most state and local beauty (scholarship) pageants. You knew damn (darn) well that within three minutes that fourth runner up didn’t feel like a winner. As I’ve said over and over again, I…
The project may be over but this page gives me a chance to gather some post-run (jog) thoughts and share some memories. This section includes posts about my inspiration to run (all of) every street, the people I met and saw along the way, my self diagnosis of Rosie Ruiz Syndrome and more. THE INSPIRATION…
That’s an excellent question, without a definite answer. But I wanted to know because I was ready to do some math. I wanted to see if I honestly ran Baltimore. The best source of information is the City Department of Transportation office, specifically the CIS Analyst and the Land Conveyance Department. (I think CIS stands…
I’m going to come clean and say….yes! I really did. At first, I felt this real sense of accomplishment running the main roadways out to the county lines. And besides, those long black lines made my map look really good. I feel comfortable saying that I ran at least 90% of every street. I know…
So what happens the day after you complete a project like this? People ask you about your next project. As if there needs to be a next project or there had to be one. But I know they mean well. I think it’s just fine to not have another project on the books. One year…
Yes, on February 12, 2024, I officially ran Baltimore. All of Baltimore. Every street. It took over eight months of running 5-8 miles every (every) day. I spent 2-3 hours a day out on every street, not just dedicated to run the route but determined to learn and experience every neighborhood. I’ll have more to…
I never intended for this triangular section of Irvington to be that final neighborhood but it ended up being a memorable way to wrap up a feat that I never expected to attempt. The only reason I hadn’t made it to this Southwest Baltimore neighborhood before was that it was always seemed slightly off route,…
Michael Runs Baltimore 