The recent announcement of plans for a special "Running Bitcoin" event honoring Hal Finney, one of the top Satoshi Nakamoto candidates, by The wife, Fran Finney, caught the Bitcoin community by surprise. Aiming to persuade as many individuals to participate in running or walking a half marathon distance while earning money for ALS research through Bitcoin donations, the "Running Bitcoin" half marathon event will take place between January 1 and January 10.