HAMBURG, N.Y. (WKBW) — This week’s heavy snow totals made a memorable impression on Noah Coughlan. While running in Hamburg, the weather forced the ultrarunner to pause his trek from Maine to Oregon.
“Out of all the states, that was the most severe snow I’ve ever seen in my life,” Coughlan said. “When the wall of snow came in, it was very clear to everybody that it was turning into whiteout conditions. Though I had a courtesy police escort, we had to pause everything after 8 miles and get off the road.”
Coughlan, who is originally from California, has spent 15 years running across all 50 states, New York being his 43rd. This journey is his fifth across the country on foot.
Completing all 50 states would make Coughlan the third person to ever cross all 50 states on foot, and his goal is to complete his final state, Hawaii, on the country’s 250th birthday…