Story · Run
Dawes's ride
26.5 km
The other rider who warned Lexington.
Run 26.5 km. About as far as his ride out of Boston.
- It stands on
- Olympus Mons
What it takes
Before you go.
- Recommended first
- Olympus Mons
- Weekly distance
- About 27 km of running a week on average over 6 weeks
- Long run
- 20 km, at least once in the last 6 weeks. Finishing Olympus Mons counts
- Taper
- An easier week before the event week
The story
On the night of 18 April 1775 Paul Revere crossed by boat. William Dawes rode out of Boston the long way, over the Neck, to warn Lexington the redcoats were coming. Historians put his route at about 16.5 miles. Source: Journal of the American Revolution.
The ladder
- 5 km/
- Forager's day/
- First flight/
- Mawson's last miles/
- 10 km/
- Gold march/
- Hunter's day/
- Nut grove/
- Twelve-miler/
- Wallace's Line/
- Wildebeest's day/
- Half Marathon/
- Toutle avalanche/
- Roland's pass/
- Olympus Mons/
- Dawes's ride