{"id":499,"date":"2008-09-11T03:48:50","date_gmt":"2008-09-11T08:48:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.teamcrossworld.com\/running\/?p=499"},"modified":"2008-09-10T21:49:07","modified_gmt":"2008-09-11T02:49:07","slug":"can-you-run-across-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.teamcrossworld.com\/running\/2008\/can-you-run-across-america\/","title":{"rendered":"Can You Run Across America?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/running\/images\/runningamericalogo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" title=\"Running America Logo\" src=\"\/running\/images\/runningamericalogo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"184\" height=\"72\"\/><\/a>Do you have what it takes to run across the entire country? Probably not for most of us.&nbsp; But Charlie Engle and Marshall Ulrich are planning to run across our great country from San Francisco to New York City while filming a documentary called <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.runningamerica08.com\/index.php\">Running America<\/a>.<\/em> It sounds like a great project as Engle and Ulrich make the long journey they will be running with running celebrities and <strong>average runners<\/strong> from every walk of life.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s right if you live near or are able to drive to their route across the country you might be able to be apart of their documentary.&nbsp; I went through some of the initial steps, but they aren&#8217;t coming near Minnesota at all.&nbsp; They will be going through Indiana and Ohio though.&nbsp;&nbsp; You can see their full <a href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps\/ms?ie=UTF8&amp;hl=en&amp;msa=0&amp;msid=111742662735895337682.00045316b26a0424665bf&amp;ll=37.370157,-87.802734&amp;spn=46.925144,78.75&amp;z=4\">route<\/a> which has a lot of Super 8 hotels on it!&nbsp; Super 8 is one of their main sponsors. The route tends to skip around major metro areas, but gets pretty close. The run begins on Sept 12 and finishes on Oct 27.<\/p>\n<p>If you are interested in being a part of the documentary go to the <a href=\"http:\/\/screentest.biz\/\">Screentest <\/a>website where you can &#8220;audition&#8221;.&nbsp; It is basically filling out a questionarrie and submitting your application.&nbsp; If you have trouble finding it you can click <a href=\"https:\/\/screentest.biz\/projects\/20141\">here <\/a>to be taken to the <a href=\"https:\/\/screentest.biz\/projects\/20141\">Running America Screentest<\/a> page. It does appear there is a $3.95 charge to submit your application to be reviewed (not really sure where it goes).<\/p>\n<p>Here are the bios of the two main characters:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Charlie Engle <\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>has run through some of the most forbidding terrain on the planet and has learned many lessons about life along the sway. With a lot of determination and the ability to endure hardships in every way, Charlie has moved from a life of drugs and alcohol to a life of understanding and learning to live with himself. After many years of sobriety, he has become a top athlete, spokesperson and philanthropist.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Marshall Ulrich<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>is the only person in the world to complete the Triple Crown of Extreme Sports: world class ultra runner, record setting adventure racer, and Seven Summits mountaineer. His specialty is competing in extreme conditions including desert and adventure racing, as well as mountaineering. Marshall has: * Completed over 116 ultra marathons averaging over 100 miles each. * Completed 12 expedition length adventure races, including all nine Eco Challenge adventure races &#8211; something only two other people in the world have done. * Reached the summit of each of the Seven Summits, including Mount Everest, all on first attempts.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Are you going to or have you already signed up to join the documentary?  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