EC100

Join us on March 19, 2016 and take a little run with our kids. 100 Mile Club's RUN4Kids Day is a joyful running festival for the whole family! If you have a long run to do, a short run to do, or just want to hang out with The 100 Mile Club...join us! Participants get a custom Quotable Headband, a dog tag medallion, and a New Balance Water bottle! ... It's just $10 to sign up. Why not...right?? www.100mileclub.com/run4kids2016

Okay, so on Badwater race day, 7/28/15, I started on a 100 day journey to run 1,000 miles in one pair of shoes, Zero Limit ALTRAS of course, and raise $10,000 for the kiddos of the non-profit 100MileClub.com, a charity that is very close to my heart, because it gets school kids involved in running. The journey ends tomorrow, 11/4. So, here's where we're at with that - and when I see we, that means me on the miles, and my running friends on the $10,000 dollars raised: Miles - ...1,913.4 miles in 99 days. Yeah, about double. And my ALTRAS are really showing it. Dollars raised - $1,306! Yep, jest a little short. So here's the dealio. If there's ever been a time that I've helped you /inspired you/encouraged you in your running & walking - like uh: Coaching/mentoring you for your first marathon. Coaching/mentoring you for your first ultra. Coaching/mentoring you for your first 100-miler. Cheering for you at the start of a race with my crazy signs, running the race, cheering for you as I passed by, and then waiting for you at the finish with my trusty cowbell or train whistle to walk you in. Even if - especially if - you were the very last person. If I've done any of those things for you, could you please consider donating $10 (or $1,000 - don't want to limit your goals here) to sponsor one underprivileged school kid for a year? I never ask for anything in return for what I do, I believe it's my obligation to Pay It Forward for the many great running experiences I've had, but I am asking for jest this one thing. And here's my commitment to you. I'll meet you all half way. I'll commit to doubling my mileage - which means somehow squeezing 86.6 miles in tomorrow - If the Jester Nation will help me raise jest half of my original goal - of $10,000. Of course I'd be Ed-static to see the $10,000 goal reached by 11/5, but anywhere close to to $5,000 would be good, as that means 500 more kids that wouldn't otherwise be able to participate, can experience the pure joy of running throughout the school year. *Special Jester Nation Thank You to the following people that have already so generously donated to this awesome charity: Jason Chan Earl Quijada Michelle McCarthy Terrie Wurzbacher A. Nonymous Kay Beach Kimberly Salt Justin Sakamoto Bill DuMonthier Angie White Karen Collins Dr. Bryon Solberg Kara Lubin Pamela Ganly Marino Sandra B Muller Debbie Eggers A. Nonymous (that person donated twice - kudos to them!) http://www.imathlete.com//TheJesters1000MileRunningEDventu "Dream Big! Believe Bigger! And Turn the Impossible into I'm Possible!" Keep Calm, Run Smart, Run Often, Run Strong And Continue to Forever Jester On . . .

Happy EC100 Day!! Follow @runEC100 on Twitter for live updates! Use the hashtag #ec100 for your posts! Here we go!

Few will deny that running/walking makes us see ourselves and the world around us differently. And what a beautiful world it is, isn’t it?

Is it just me or... Even after being born and raised in Southern California, I now refer to parts of it as: ...oh! this is right by the 25! or... ...omg, we're right by the 50! or ...hey! we should go by the 75! it's like, RIGHT here. or the best one, ...awww, the finish line. Let's go stand on it/walk through the two trees/go to Hot Dog Stick. and nobody understands who hasn't been through it. Is it just me? I miss you all already! <3 (this is Kara)

I spy mile 75!!

EC100 welcomes Jason Lagasca!! Jason will be running the 50 mile race! Thanks Jason, for running with us!

EC100 family, Thank you again for your love and support! We want to thank our amazing Photographer David Schulman from David Schulman's Photography for capturing amazing race moments! EC100 is proud to announce that this year's race photos are free! ... http://www.daveschulmanphotography.com/ec-2015

Hello Kit Brazier, and welcome to the EC100! Kit will be running the 100 mile race! Thank you for choosing us Kit! Yay!

A big shout out to all the runners, pacers, crew, and volunteers that made the 2015 Endurance Challenge 100/50 a resounding success, but a special thank you to -100 Mile Club founder and CEO - Kara Lubin. -My co-RD extraordinaire - Alfa Severino - And finally, the one that makes all the magic happen behind the curtain - Mrs. Jester, aka as, St. Martha Ettinghausen.... Words cannot express . . . Keep Calm, Run Long - Run Strong & Jester On . . . Ed "The Jester" Ettinghausen

Welcome back Mike Flores! Mike will be running the 100 mile race! Thank you Mike for running with us! We will see you in a few days!

Look who just joined the fun, Miss Jessica Hardy! Jessica will be running the 50 mile race! Thank you Jessica, we cannot wait to see you!

EC100 welcomes Gerardo Torres! Gerardo will be running the 100 Mile race Thank you Gerardo! We will see you in a few days!

Follow @RunEC100 for updates all day night day during the race... https://twitter.com/RunEC100

Signing tees for our EC100/50 Runners! They will earn all of the prizes that our kids earn at each MILEstone, INCLUDING the Gold Medal at 100 miles! -Kara :)

Welcome back Jose "firemanjoe" Zambrano! Firemanjoe will be running the 100 mile race in full firefighting gear to honor and remember the fallen firefighters that died in the line-of-duty and their families through The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation. This year's race will be to honor the memory of Firefighter Kevin Woyjeck, one of the 19 Prescott, AZ Firefighters who died battling the Yarnell Hills Fire in 2013, and was a resident in Orange County, CA. You will not miss Joe at the start line, and on the course! Thank you Joe for choosing us!

Ladies and Gentlemen, Raul Romero is moving from the 50 mile race to the 100 mile race to earn his second EC100 belt buckle!! Congratulations Raul!

EC100 welcomes Gabriela Poapst! Gabriela will be running the 100 mile race. Thanks Gabriela for choosing us!

Follow our NEW Twitter feed for up-to-the-minute race info from beginning to end, thanks to the Tweeting Twins, Tammie & Tapatha! Go to @RunEC100 on Twitter and click follow...then turn on your notifications so you won't miss a thing!

EC100 welcomes Daniel Roy!! Daniel will be running the 50 mile race. Thanks Roy! We are happy to have you, and thank you for choosing us!!

EC100 welcomes Bob Davidson!!! Bob and his smile will walk the 100 mile race in about 30 hours! You can join Bob for some fast walking miles! Thanks Bob for choosing us!

EC100 welcomes Steve Hernandez!! This will be Steve's 6th EC100 race! Thank you Steve for your support, we really appreciate it!

EC100 welcomes Raul Romero! Raul will be running the 50 mile race. Thanks Raul for choosing us!

Thank you so much RD-Alfa and Kara for the great support at our training run # 3 over the weekend. It was a blast! Can't wait til our fourth and final training leg, jest two weeks away, and then the BIG RACE a mere two weeks after that. It's going to be EPIC! Thanks for helping make our 100 mile dreams come true . . . 'The Jester'

EC100 welcomes Yen Darcy! This will be Yen's 6th EC100 race! Yen. thank you for your support, we really appreciate it!

EC100 training run, segment #3. Long Beach to Palos Verdes. Great job runners!

It's done!! The 2015 EC100 Quilt, made with so much love by Dot Lubin, for the Top Fundraiser. See the pinned post for the fundraising link.

Welcome Jakob Herrmann! Jakob will be running the 100 mile race. Thanks Jakob for choosing us. We look forward to seeing you on October 17th!

Hello guys! Many of you have asked about raising money for the 100MileClub. For this year’s EC100/50 raising money is an option and is not mandatory, but raising donations is highly encouraged. For 2015, all proceeds above and beyond any direct race event expenses will go directly to the 100MileClub. Ed and I are volunteering our time to make certain that this race is a success and that you enjoy the race too!... A big thank you goes out to those who have already raised money for the 100MileClub. Your donations are very much appreciated! And your donations received prior to the race being cancelled, and new donations will show on your fundraising page. For those who wish to participate, there will be a contest for the largest amount of donations raised. Kara’s mom is working on the amazing and prestigious quilt, which will go to the person who raises the most money! To create your own page or to donate please visit: http://www.imathlete.com//EnduranceChallenge10050FundRACIN Thank you!

EC100 found Rob Distante! Rob will be running the 100 mile race. Welcome Rob!

Welcome Jeff Gilchrist from CO! Jeff will be running the EC50. Thanks Jeff for choosing our race! We will see you on October 17th!

Welcome back Justin Flores! Justin will be running the EC100! Thanks Justin for your support! We look forward to seeing you on October 17th!

Welcome EC100 Legacy Runner Mieko Morita! This will be Mieko's 6th year running the race! Thanks Mieko for being loyal to the race and a big supporter of the 100MileClub!

Welcome back Solomon Shapiro! Sol will be running the EC50, and we are very happy to see him run this year's race!

EC100 runners, Tonight a large group of runners, family and friends had the great opportunity to watch the award-winning documentary film Run Free, The True Story of Caballo Blanco. Maria Walton (in the middle), a.k.a. La Mariposa. Maria is the movie’s Executive producer, an Ultrarunner and Caballo’s true love. This is a must see and very inspirational film, and we hope you get to watch it too! The movie is showing throughout the country. Please visit this link to see the dates and times the movie is playing near you! http://www.runfreemovie.com/screening/film-tour-2015/ Alfa and Ed

Welcome Laura Arauz to the EC100! Laura will be running her first 50 mile race! Thank you Laura for choosing us!

We welcome Cassandra Johnson to the EC100! Cassandra will be running the EC50! Thanks Cassandra, you for choosing us!

We are happy to welcome Aud Liu to the EC100! Aud will be running her first 100 mile race! Aud, thank you for choosing us!

Welcome Cecille Powell from San Jose, CA! Cecille will be running the EC100! We will see you in October!

Welcome Clara Sic Alonzo! Clara will be running the EC50! Thanks Clara, and we look forward to seeing you on October 17th!

Welcome Laura Sohaskey! Laura will be running the EC100! Thank you Laura, we are happy you are joining us!

Welcome Brent Anderson from MO! Brent will be running the EC100. Thanks Brent, and will see you in October!

EC100 training run, segment #1. 27.4, check! Thank you Kara for the warm welcome to the 100MileClub HQ! Huge thanks to all of those who came out to play with us this morning. Great job runners!! These are some of the pictures from today's run. We had so many memorable moments!

Welcome Francisco Rojas, aka Francisco Disco! Francisco will be running the EC100! We are happy to have Francisco join us!

Welcome Gabriela Luebeck! Gabriela will be running the EC100! We will see you in October!

Welcome back Jason Jones!! Jason will be running the EC100! Thanks Jason! We ill see you on October 17th!

Welcome Jessica Nathan from NY! Jessica will be running the EC50! Thank you for choosing us!

Training run on Saturday August 22, 27 miles from the 100MileClub in Norco to Orange, starting at 7AM. Just because running is fun, Ed "The Jester" will be running the course back to 100 Mile Club, for anyone that wants to join him (probably a 10-11 minute per mile pace on the way back - self-supported. Let us know if you are interested, thanks!

Beautiful landmarks you will see from the Start line to mile 25. Have a great weekend!

Welcome Suzanne Pantoja! Suzanne will be running the EC50. Thank you for choosing us!

Welcome Michael Lim! Michael will be running the EC50!

It can't get any better than this! We will see you guys on Saturday morning for the first EC100 training run. Have a great Wednesday!

Welcome Maureen Mcgrath! Maureen will be running the EC100!

Welcome back Steve Cooper! Steve will be running the EC100!

EC100 runners, thank you for taking on the 100 mile challenge! Juan Calderon Pam Marino John Hanson... Tracy Thomas Eric Salgado Conrado Ramirez Ed Ettinghausen Rocky Berlanga Natalie Larson Ray Berlanga Lecia Holley Crista Mccarthy Nathan Longcrier Ryan Chaney Andrew Calasanz Andy Noise Michelle Mccarthy Shavaughn Salcido Jacki Stevens Debbie Jett Who will join us next?!

Save the date for EC100 Training runs. We will create an event for each training run: -Saturday August 22 at 7AM Miles 0-25 (Norco to Orange) -Saturday August 29 at 3PM Miles 25-50 (Orange to Long Beach) -September LDW (time TBA) miles 50-75 (Long Beach to Palos Verdes)... -September 19 (time TBA) miles 75-100 (Palos Verdes to Santa Monica) Transportation will be provided from the finish line, back to the start line. Thank you!

50EC runners, thank you for taking on the challenge! Sara Nunez Naomi Hernandez Marleen Kane Maritza Lopez... Barry Morrill Sarah Kilcullen See more

Welcome to the EC100 Facebook page! To distinguish the new & improved 2015 races, we will refer to them as the Endurance Challenge 100 and Endurance Challenge 50 - or simply EC100/50. To register for the race please go to: https://ultrasignup.com/register.aspx?did=33951