Use this topic for posts that will collect community stars for the Sweet 1600 course. You can also ask questions or make comments about this course.
Here’s how it works.
Click the “Post Using This Template” button below to create a new post with a Story heading and boilerplate text.
Replace the boilerplate text with your report for one or both sections. The Story header is key for distinguishing between posts and replies—don’t change it.
Your post must be on the same calendar day as your run as entered in the leaderboard.
Story
To pick up a community star, replace this text with a write-up of what your run was like, a photo you took on the run, a link to your Strava track, or something similar. Don’t delete the Story heading above.
The main issue with April and May is that schools will be using them during school hours (and possibly after school). But if you scroll down on the Sweet 1600 course page, you’ll see links. IHS should be open whenever it’s not in use, and Lansing and Groton are always open when not in use as well. Ithaca College’s new track should be available, but we don’t know anyone who has run on it yet. Weekends are probably good on most tracks unless there’s a competition going on.
I was in Italy when the 2026 Challenge started. I had hoped to log a few Sweet 1600 while there, but I was crazy, busy planning the next days’ events/sites or enjoying them. Upon my return, I thought about how I missed opportunities to log miles, but I soon realized that instead, I was enjoying time with my husband and taking in the sites!
On April 16th, I ran a mile on a track in Rezzato in the province of Brescia.
I also marched up stairs in the park behind my hotel. I kept losing track, it was either 135 or 136 steps. I did this 5X, once for each of my family members and myself.
I hadn’t intended to run a Sweet 1600 …. I glanced at my watch on the way to my car and realized there was no way I’d be able to get the Cornell Botanic Course done and still pick up my kid on time. I opted for the Cornell track instead.
Today, I struggled to meet myself where I am.
But I got a couple of miles in and was only 3 minutes late to pickup my kid!
