Zach Baker and Kevin Rapp met at The University of South Carolina. In 2008, a couple years after graduation they reunited on a September Saturday afternoon in Washington, D.C. Kevin mentioned he had recently watched an episode of the HBO series, "Hard Knocks", containing a small segment on Jim Garrett. JG had ran at least 1 mile everyday for 28 years. Inspired, Kevin was 5 days into his streak . Zach was not an avid runner; yet dually motivated, asked Kevin if he would like a partner in his peculiar pursuit. Zach has since retired, but Kevin streaks on; over a decade later.