Officer Trivia
This strides offer can be frequently seen whistling.
Who is Owen?
This is a common term for the post-run feeling, which, according to Johns Hopkins University, is actually caused by "endocannabinoids — biochemical substances similar to cannabis but naturally produced by the body."
What is Runner's High?
A route that goes through one of the richest neighborhoods in the US.
What is Farms?
The longest actual strides route, only surpassed unofficially by Dean's TDBR.
What is The Border Run?
This officer thinks they have played more than 2000 hours of roblox in their lifetime.
Who is Jonathan?
This new officer has done calculus while diving 28 meters underwater.
Who is Anica?
What physiological measurement estimates the maximum amount of oxygen your body can use?
What is VO2 max
This common route is currently closed off for construction.
What is Torrey Pines?
One of the largest crossover runs not on campus, usually held once per quarter.
What is Mission Bay run?
This special type of mile competition is a global sport, with a male world record of 4:28 and a female world record or 5:43.
What is the beer mile?
This new officer went through a panera drive thru backwards (in their car).
Who is Jane?
After this battle in 490 B.C., an ancient Greek foot soldier ran from the battlefield all the way to Athens (about 25 miles) to proclaim victory, inspiring the modern-day Marathon.
What is the Battle of Marathon?
A route coined by Elaina as the "the most disgusting horrible detestable absolutely most hated route strides has to offer."
What is Biomed?
This route has won the route madness 2x in a row.
What is Calle del Oro?
What fruit, often paired with peanut butter, is technically a legume, not a nut?
This new officer snuck out to race in a cross country meet.
Who is Emily?
Including Strides, there are nearly this number of clubs on Strava.
What is 1 million?
These are the 4 new official routes added for the 2025-2026 school year (must get all four).
What are Bluffs, Lagoop, Cabrillo, and Oceanside?
At what unofficial event/location was this picture taken?
What is Cowle's Mountain Hike?
This was the date of the first official unofficial run.
September 25, 2023
This new officer got their ice cream stolen from them by a monkey in costa rica.
This year was the first year that the Boston Marathon, the oldest annual marathon in the world, was held--just a year after the first modern Olympic marathon.
What is 1897?
The most-run official route for Fall Quarter.
What is Scenic?
Approximately this number of route cards (can round up or down to nearest 100) were cut and cornered in the strides sweatshop for the 2025-2026 schoolyear.
What is 9350?
The route with the 3rd highest/most elevation gain out of all the strides routes (according to the routes doc map links).
What is Waterfall?