In 2021, Todd Kane managed to run by every home in Sun City. He started on January 1, 2021, and it took 66 days and 228 miles to run past 5400 homes. He decided to do it again.
Kane said, “I completed the final 2½ miles on March 2, 2024. This time, it took 61 days. The coldest run was on January 15, at -6 degrees F. You just dress for it. There’s no bad weather, just bad clothes. The warmest day was January 2 at 54 degrees F.”
SC resident Todd Kane poses next to a Sun City map. He has for the second time run past every house in the community. (Photos by Christine Such/My Sun Day News)
Kane passed walkers and dog walkers regularly. “I say hi to everyone I pass. I did it again because I registered for a half marathon, 13.1 miles, in Philadelphia. The race gave me an incentive to do the challenge again for training.”
The Philadelphia Love Run took place on March 24, 2024. Since its inception, the race has sold out to more than 11,000 runners yearly. The race takes the runner through all of Philadelphia’s incredible sights and sounds. Kane finished the race.
Kane said, “Let’s just say I wasn’t last.”
Kane has run 15 full 26.2-mile marathons, including the Chicago Marathon (three times). The Love Run was his 32nd half marathon.
Kane’s love for running extends to helping others do their best. “2024 will be my sixth year as an assistant volunteer coach of the Huntley Boys Track Team. On the weekends, I will see some boys I coach running. I get a cheery ‘Hi, Coach.’ It’s nice to see them out and training.”
Spotting Coach Kane would be easy. He still sports his colorful beard. When asked what his favorite color is on that beard, Kane replies, “Green. The green is a result of the yellow and blue interacting. If you know the color wheel, you see how green got on the beard.”
This year, he has had some challenges. There were days with icy sidewalks, and Kane took steps to ensure his safety on the run. He took a pair of running shoes and screwed little screws into the bottom. The altered shoes gave him the traction needed to keep safe on his run.
Kane said, “I hadn’t planned on taking on this challenge again, but I did. My tracking watch records and syncs to my phone, showing my path. Like I did the last time, I went home and colored in the streets on the map I completed that day. I had forgotten a cul-de-sac, so I made an additional trip to complete that area.”
Kane has recorded over 45,000 miles of running in 41 years.
“I have completed one lap around the equator, so to speak, 25000 miles. The earth is widest at its equator. My goal is to complete a second lap around 50,000 miles. It will likely take me five or six years. My diaries are my life story; in addition to my recorded runs, I include notes on when I ran, sightings, family events, etc. I refer back to old diaries frequently.”
Maps are available at the lodge for anyone who wants to pick one up and see if they can walk, run, or bike the 97 miles of paved roads.
