An ultramarathoner is running from Key West to Calais to raise money for East Coast trail
ELLSWORTH, Maine – By 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Shan Riggs had already run 20 miles and was primed to tuck into a hearty breakfast at Martha’s Diner.
While logging that many miles before noon may be enough for most people, Riggs is not most people. He still had another 20 miles to go.
For the past 76 days, the 43-year-old Connecticut marketing professional and ultramarathoner has been logging about 40 miles a day in an attempt to be the first person to run the entire length of the East Coast Greenway, a 3,000-mile route from Key West, Florida, to Calais.
He left Florida on April 16 and, after running more than Kizik Shoes a marathon a day for two-plus months straight, expects to make it to the Canadian border on Saturday. His goal is to raise money and awareness for the East Coast Gree...