May 2026 Recap Where We Ran
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Trial Pilgrimage · May 2026 Recap

Where We Ran

28,770 miles offered by 461 faithful across 31 days. Press play to relive the month, run by run.

May 1 · May 31 · 461 faithful
The Congregation
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Days on the Path

The Milestones

The runs that carried us past each milestone.

25%
6,225 mi
Thomas Faust
"Progression Run"
May 7
50%
12,451 mi
Shane Adams (F3 Rug Burn)
"AO Overdraft Launch"
May 13
75%
18,676 mi
Asrar Muzamir
"Morning Run"
May 20
100%
24,901 mi
Ryan Woolfolk
"5.5mi Easy Run"
May 29

The Last Mile

Ryan Woolfolk
Atlanta, Georgia
Carried the Pilgrimage across the equator on May 29, 10:02 AM PDT, mid-run “5.5mi Easy Run”.
5.51 mi 52m on feet
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Most Miles Offered

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Most Time Running

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Longest Runs Offered

The ten longest single runs, drawn to scale against each other. The marks the average run length across the whole Pilgrimage — 5.11 mi.

The Ones Who Never Missed

Less than 1% of the faithful ran every single day of the Pilgrimage. These are the 4. The Unbroken.

Most Improved Pace

Each line tracks one runner from their week-1 average pace (hollow dot) to their final week (solid dot). All rows share one scale, so further right is faster. A long line means a big leap, and a line sitting far right means they finished fast. Requires 3+ runs in week 1 and 2+ in the final week.

When Does the Congregation Run?

Showing 5,374 runs where the timezone was confirmed. The redder the cell, the more runs during that hour of the week. The grayer, the less popular.

Busiest hour: Saturdays at 7am, 133 runs. Quietest: Sundays at 11pm, 1 runs.

12am 3am 6am 9am 12pm 3pm 6pm 9pm
Sat 25 7 8 8 16 39 73 133 131 123 82 46 42 31 38 38 19 29 28 18 7 7 4 11
Fri 22 1 3 5 9 53 66 66 51 46 30 30 39 34 26 29 46 41 37 49 11 11 14 6
Thu 26 1 3 2 8 43 76 56 21 26 17 22 24 20 14 26 33 73 98 52 29 18 10 5
Wed 21 1 2 5 6 36 60 43 32 33 28 24 24 22 19 20 48 72 100 56 14 15 8 3
Tue 22 1 3 7 7 66 70 42 39 30 23 38 24 38 14 36 32 76 83 44 26 12 8 5
Mon 20 1 6 2 12 31 42 56 52 31 29 23 27 17 13 25 18 44 65 32 10 9 8 3
Sun 33 2 5 10 12 31 70 124 122 107 88 77 48 35 39 33 31 35 25 11 10 13 7 1
DAWN MORNING AFTERNOON EVENING
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Miles Per Day

Total Cult-wide miles offered per day in event timezone.

04058101.2K1.6KMay 1: 735 mi1May 2: 1,329 mi2May 3: 1,620 mi3May 4: 633 mi4May 5: 841 mi5May 6: 816 mi6May 7: 917 mi7May 8: 854 mi8May 9: 1,342 mi9May 10: 1,174 mi10May 11: 610 mi11May 12: 832 mi12May 13: 779 mi13May 14: 813 mi14May 15: 835 mi15May 16: 1,289 mi16May 17: 1,291 mi17May 18: 580 mi18May 19: 759 mi19May 20: 804 mi20May 21: 750 mi21May 22: 772 mi22May 23: 1,301 mi23May 24: 1,053 mi24May 25: 814 mi25May 26: 835 mi26May 27: 767 mi27May 28: 757 mi28May 29: 668 mi29May 30: 1,203 mi30May 31: 997 mi31

Cult Glories

Iron Sabbath

Most Saturday miles. Saturday is the Cult's most popular day. These people ran the most miles on the busiest day.
01 Shyloh Hadley 102.9 mi 02 Ellie Mackin Roberts 94.6 mi 03 Rick D 80.4 mi

Mondayist

Most Monday miles. Monday is the Cult's quietest day. These faithful ran when nobody else would.
01 Terrance Ralph 53.9 mi 02 Kevin Curry 44.3 mi 03 Jeremy Angland 42.5 mi

Crack of Dawn

Earliest average start time across all runs, in each runner's own local time (3+ runs to qualify).
01 Shane Adams (F3 Rug Burn) 2:25 AM 02 Timothy Renn 3:38 AM 03 matthew bluth 3:58 AM

Night Owl

Latest average start time across all runs, in each runner's own local time (3+ runs to qualify).
01 Yoom Ayob 8:36 PM 02 Cooper Heise 7:50 PM 03 Destinee Darling 7:00 PM

The Documentarian

Most photos shared across all logged runs. The faithful who want to remember the beauty of the world around them.
01 Thomas Faust 126 photos 02 JP Owl 88 photos 03 kenneth christianto 84 photos

Kudos Magnet

Most kudos received across all logged runs. The crowd favorite.
01 Elona Note 3,170 02 Suhaib Rafiq 1,237 03 Kumar 🏃‍♂️ 🚴‍♂️ 🏸 946

The Weather of the Pilgrimage?We source weather ourselves from historical records for each run's location and time, rather than using the numbers Strava displays, so our figures may differ from what you see on Strava. It is only as precise as the location Strava provides, and runs without a usable location were left out, so not every run has weather.

The extremes the faithful endured.

Hottest Run 102°F
Mainly clear · 20% humidity
Varun Reddy
Hyderabad, India
"Progressive 4k - 1k cooldown"
3.3 mi
31m 09s time
7 kudos
May 21 · 6:06 AM
Wettest Run 0.46"/hr
Heavy rain at 71°F
Josh Bozarth
Tulsa, Oklahoma
"Kaizen Riverside"
3.6 mi
41m 45s time
19 kudos
May 18 · 4:22 PM
Windiest Run 26 mph
Mainly clear at 64°F
Mindy Belisle
Lethbridge, Canada
"Afternoon Run"
3.3 mi
50m 22s time
10 kudos
May 14 · 12:23 PM

The Climb

Cumulative elevation gained by the Congregation across May. The Faithful have climbed higher than Yuri Gagarin's first orbit.

· 1,123,676 ft
200K 400K 600K 800K 1M 1.2M 1.4M ISS ORBIT · 1,338,583 FT VOSTOK 1 (FIRST HUMAN IN SPACE) · 1,073,000 FT AURORA PEAK (NORTHERN LIGHTS) · 820,210 FT LOW EARTH ORBIT BEGINS · 524,934 FT KARMAN LINE (SPACE) · 264,000 FT MESOSPHERE · 164,042 FT ARMSTRONG LIMIT (EDGE OF SPACE) · 103,000 FT TROPOPAUSE (JET STREAM) · 36,089 FT MAY 1 MAY 8 MAY 15 MAY 22 MAY 29 200K 400K 600K 800K 1M 1.2M 1.4M ISS ORBIT · 1,338,583 FT VOSTOK 1 (FIRST HUMAN IN SPACE) · 1,073,000 FT AURORA PEAK (NORTHERN LIGHTS) · 820,210 FT LOW EARTH ORBIT BEGINS · 524,934 FT KARMAN LINE (SPACE) · 264,000 FT MESOSPHERE · 164,042 FT ARMSTRONG LIMIT (EDGE OF SPACE) · 103,000 FT STRATOSPHERE · 65,617 FT TROPOPAUSE (JET STREAM) · 36,089 FT MAY 1 MAY 8 MAY 15 MAY 22 MAY 29
12,503 ft
28,314 ft
The single faithful who climbed the most across May.
1,123,676 ft
Higher than Yuri Gagarin's first orbit
If the Congregation's vertical gain were stacked into a single climb, it would reach space.

Geography of the Cult

Every country the faithful have contributed from.

Where the Faithful Hail From

33 countries · 461 faithful
USA
United States
GBR
United Kingdom
CAN
Canada
AUS
Australia
ZAF
South Africa
MYS
Malaysia
IDN
Indonesia
SGP
Singapore
PHL
Philippines
DEU
Germany
NLD
Netherlands
BRA
Brazil
ROU
Romania
ESP
Spain
IND
India
JPN
Japan
CHL
Chile
ALB
Albania
FIN
Finland
CHE
Switzerland
ECU
Ecuador
PAN
Panama
NPL
Nepal
NOR
Norway
PRI
Puerto Rico
COL
Colombia
HUN
Hungary
BEL
Belgium
FRA
France
CZE
Czechia
DNK
Denmark
PRT
Portugal
AZE
Azerbaijan

Every Member of the Congregation Has A Story

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461 faithful · A–Z