Eating Dust: Walkers, Runners, and Others on Foot along Highway 66 (Part 1)

By T. Lindsay Baker
Most people familiar with the Mother Road may have read about the 1928 Bunion Derby, a footrace across America that followed newly designated U.S. Highway 66 from Los Angeles to Chicago. The competition featuring 199 male athletes from several countries received widespread publicity, caught the imagination of many Americans, and served an important role in making the new cross-country route widely known. These runners, however, were only some of the people who over the decades sought to follow at least part of the roadway under their own power.
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