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Matthew Pelkey
Matthew Pelkey 
Top 4% in Most Sunday Miles · 82 of 461 · City of Watertown, New York
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102.7
Miles Offered
15
Runs
17.6
Hours on Feet
14
Days Active
6.8
Avg Distance
10:17
Avg Pace /mi
2,522
Feet Climbed
3
Day Streak
Their RecordTheir May PRs
Their Trophy CaseThe Glories They Earned
Top 4%
Most Sunday Miles
53.5 mi
11 of 361
Top 7%
Longest Single Run
26.5 mi
Buffalo Marathon
32 of 461
Top 9%
Documentarian
26 photos
23 of 276
Top 18%
Most Miles
102.7 mi
82 of 461
Top 19%
Most Time on Feet
17h 35m
85 of 461
Top 25%
Most Saturday Miles
24.3 mi
89 of 358
Top 28%
Fastest Pace
8:32 /mi
Afternoon Run
120 of 442
Top 29%
Most Kudos
97 kudos
116 of 414
The JourneyWhere They Fell in the Pilgrimage
Every run plotted against how far the whole Cult had travelled toward the 24,901-mile goal the moment they laced up.
25%
50%
75%
Day 1 · 0 miThe Goal · 24,901 mi
Day by DayTheir Miles
Every DayThe Chain
All 31 days of the Pilgrimage. A filled square is a day they ran, the deeper the red the more miles. Gray squares are rest.
14
Days Run
of 31
When They RunTheir Pulse
When they head out, by day and hour in their own local time.
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Sat
211
Fri
1
Thu
3
Wed
11
Tue
11
Mon
Sun
12
Sat
Busiest day
10am
Go-to hour
11
Time slots used
Start to FinishHow Their Pace Evolved
Average pace across their first 5 runs against their last 5, read left to right across the month. The line climbs if they sped up and drops if they slowed — they went from 10:24/mi to 9:47/mi, about 0:36/mi faster.
Faster
Slower
10:24
9:47
First 5 runs
Last 5 runs
Vertical GainTheir Ascent
They climbed 2,522 ft across the month. Cumulative gain by day.
The ElementsTheir Weather
Hottest
75°F
Mainly clear
"Hills and intervals"
2.0mi
74% hum
9mph wind
City of Watertown, New York · May 19 · 3:43 PM
Coldest
45°F
Mainly clear
"Morning Run"
15.0mi
57% hum
10mph wind
City of Watertown, New York · May 3 · 7:58 AM
Wettest
0.02" /hr
Moderate drizzle
"Buffalo Marathon"
26.5mi
95% hum
7mph wind
Buffalo, New York · May 24 · 3:31 AM
DistanceTheir Five Longest Runs
On the MapWhere They Ran
City of Watertown, New York
10 runs
Town of Le Ray, New York
1 run
Buffalo, New York
1 run
The LogEvery Run
May the 4th be with you Army 5k w/ the fam!
3.3 mi · 45m 01s
45°F
Morning Run
15.0 mi · 2h 32m
63°F
Morning Run
2.3 mi · 21m 47s
Fartlek intervals
3.1 mi · 36m 15s
49°F
Afternoon Run
7.0 mi · 1h 04m
58°F
Final long run
18.0 mi · 3h 04m
64°F
Afternoon Run
3.0 mi · 26m 54s
Taper week intervals
2.1 mi · 22m 18s
60°F
Parade jog
1.4 mi · 19m 03s
62°F
Parade jog/walk home
1.6 mi · 35m 09s
60°F
One week out
12.0 mi · 1h 58m
75°F
Hills and intervals
2.0 mi · 20m 44s
56°F
Afternoon Run
5.0 mi · 42m 41s
53°F
Buffalo Marathon
26.5 mi · 4h 24m
Afternoon Run
0.4 mi · 3m 54s
The GalleryTheir Month in Photos
26 photos shared across the Pilgrimage.