January 10, 2009

RUNFOR SOL

Two words started it all: Running bitcoin. Now go run for real, and earn SOL.

January 10, 2009

Two words.

Programmer Hal Finney posts "Running bitcoin". He's one of the very first people, besides its creator, to run the software.

Two days later

The first transaction.

Satoshi Nakamoto sends Hal 10 coins in block 170, the first coin transaction between two people.

Off the screen

Hal was a runner.

He planned his runs a month ahead, from 7 to 26 miles, and half marathons were his favourite race.

August 2009

He kept going.

Months later he's diagnosed with ALS. As his body slows, he keeps writing code, using eye-tracking to type.

His legacy

People still run for him.

Every January, runners around the world cover a half marathon between January 1 and 10, the anniversary of his post, to raise money for ALS research.

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Up close

The post that started running.

Keep scrolling to lean in.

Solana keeps pace

A block every 0.4 seconds, every step of the way.

10 srunning time

25Solana blocks in that time

A 100 metre sprint

One node

It starts with one computer.

Hal ran one node from home. Scroll to run around the world.

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Try it yourself

Start a node.

Tap anywhere to start your own node. It connects to its neighbours, and every new block races across the network to reach it. Scroll fast to speed things up.

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How Run For Sol works

Run. Track. Post. Get SOL.

The long run

From one node to a whole network.

post

2009

Running bitcoin

On January 10, Hal Finney posts two words and starts running the software on his own computer.

block 170

2009

The first transfer

On January 12, Satoshi sends Hal 10 coins, the first transaction between two people.

ALS

2009

A new race

In August, Hal is diagnosed with ALS. He keeps coding for years, typing with his eyes.

legacy

2014

Finish line

Hal passes away in August, remembered as one of crypto's founding builders.

paper

2017

Proof of History

The Solana white paper describes a clock made of hashes, so a whole network can keep the same pace.

launch

2020

Solana goes live

On March 16, Solana's mainnet beta starts producing blocks, roughly one every 0.4 seconds.

run

Every Jan

Running for Hal

Runners cover a half marathon between January 1 and 10 in his honour, raising money for ALS research.

Today

Your run

Lace up, track it below, and post your run card. This card is yours to fill.

It started with two words and one computer. Now the whole network keeps running, and so can you. Lace up and run for SOL.

Run for SOL

Track your run.

Connect Phantom, hit Start, and go run outside. Keep this page open with the screen on while you run. When you finish, you get a run card with your wallet on it to post on X.

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Goal

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GPS off. Press Start when you're outside.

Reward pool-- SOL

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View on Solscan

How rewards work: trading fees go into the reward pool wallet above. The team splits them between holders who run and post their run card on X. Payouts are sent by the team, not by this website, and the rules and how runs are checked are posted on X.

Run somewhere safe, keep your phone in a pocket, and look up, not at the screen. Your location never leaves your device.

Right now

Still running.

The network never stops. Here's the count, live.

0days since "Running bitcoin"

0Solana blocks since you opened this page

0.0km you've tracked here

--SOL in the reward pool