ERR members have inspired each other by developing challenges. They are new, creative, and fun ways to motivate runners to get out and move!
Maybe you have a neat idea to add to our list, or maybe you want to participate in one of our challenges.
Current Challenges:
Le Tour de Couch Potato (LTdCP)
Le Tour de Couch Potato® (LTdCP) started as a fun family challenge between a few sisters. Chris, Denise, Carolyn, and Liz, their mom Janice, and niece Emily were the first Potatoes in 2010. Later, Christine Johnson brought the challenge to ERR. In 2013, Christine Johnson, Jamie Sullivan, Jane Linde, Eileen Voigt, Bobby Ward, Robert Holt, Dawn Harvatine, and Joe Harvatine all completed the challenge! This cycling challenge gives our runners a break from the pounding of the roads during the period from late June to early July (the 3 weeks of the Tour de France). LTdCP has grown to more than 200 "potatoes" from around the world. The event is free, and each participant who completes the 100-mile goal qualifies for a custom magnet.
Interested in joining the challenge in 2026 from July 4th to 26th? Learn more and sign up before July 4th at: https://letourdecouchpotato.com
Past Challenges:
The Maryland County Challenge
In 2013, after the success of the High School Challenge in the summer, club member Karen Rinehart developed The Maryland County Challenge. There are some great trails in the state of Maryland, and many club members had never been to any of them. So the challenge was to run a trail in all 23 of the counties in the state of Maryland. The challenge started in January 2013 and ended in October 2013. A total of 20 club members did at least one trail, while club members Karen Rinehart, Becky Walter, Emma Kurtenbach, Janice Kurtenbach, Christine Johnson, Lisa Lance, and Bobby Ward completed the challenge!