I wanted to take some time to thank @JamesChevalier for the creation and dedication to this site. I started a quest to run all the streets in my new city before I even knew this site existed and I was tracing everything on a map that I had gotten from a real estate agent. After I finished what I thought was all the streets in my city I learned about CityStrides and realized I hadn’t actually run every street there was.
It was from there that an obsession really kicked in and here I sit 18,000 streets later, having just completed all the streets in the 20 cities in my county. The community, leaderboard, and map have really kept me going for years and years now. I’m hopeful to one day qualify for the Boston Marathon, and while I still have work to do to get there, I know that CityStrides has made it possible for me to keep training.
Getting to explore new areas has really been a highlight and I know for a fact that I would not have been motivated to get out the door on all these mornings without the promise of ticking off some more streets. Then there is the ultimate satisfaction of getting that city completion email.
I just wanted to express my sincere gratitude for this site, which honestly has really become a highlight of my days.