Running 218 miles is no joke, no matter how long you have to complete it. But running 218 miles with your friends, family or a running club can be a lot of fun and clever team names are one way to show some off your personality and keep you amused while pushing your bodies to the limit.
From team names like “Under Trained and Over Confident” to “Team Horrible Idea,” participants in the virtual Desert Storm 218 Miler have a great sense of humor even under pressure.
Below are just a few of the funniest and wittiest team names that we’ve seen so far.
- Worst Pace Scenario
- The Slow and the Curious
- Pimp My Stride
- Stormin’ Like Norman
- Run Fasta, Eat Pasta
- 2 Beasts and a Beauty
- Cheaper Than Therapy
- Legs Miserables
- 2 Legit 2 Quit
- Run Don’t Kuwait
- The Fats and the Furious
- Quads of Fury
- Easier Said Than Run
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarves
- Between Walk and a Hard Pace
- Pass the Kool-Aid
- Baby Yoda’s Ninjas
- Blister Sisters
- Lactic Acid Trip
- Desert Stormtroopers
- A Few Good Runners
- We’ve Got the Runs
- Twisted Blister
- Not Fast, Just Furious
- Scrambled Legs
Which is your favorite? On Sunday, January 17, 2021, these teams and others will begin the Desert Storm 218 Miler, a virtual tribute run commemorating the 30th anniversary of Operation Desert Storm.
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