IOWA'S SMALL TOWNS DOT THE RURAL LANDSCAPE-- BRINGING BUSTLING BEAUTY TO THE FARM FIELDS THAT SURROUND THEM. YOU'VE PROBABLY VISITED A FEW-- MAYBE DOZENS OR HUNDREDS-- BUT WHAT ABOUT MORE THAN A THOUSAND? WHAT ABOUT áALLá OF THEM? YOU MAY SEE ONE IOWAN COMING PAST áYOUR HOUSE. WORDS CONNECT US <044 (CLIP TIME, CLIP 4718) THEY LEFT THE TOWN AS FAST AS THEY COULD AND ALWAYS TRIED TO STAY ONE FOOT AHEAD OF THE LAW> TO THE WORLD THAT SURROUNDS US. <(COVER) 0755 (CLIP TIME, CLIP 4718) I TRY TO FIND THAT HIDDEN GEM.> EACH WORD <37:15 (TIMECODE, CLIP 4719) SHOE SLIP ON> FEELS LIKE A CONNECTED STEP TO THE PAVEMENT. <BLEND SAME NAT HERE AS HE GRINDS HIS FOOT INTO THE PAVEMENT.> TYLER SULLIVAN DRAWS UP A RUNNING ROUTE SIMILAR TO HOW HE WRITES A POEM-- <3816 (TIMECODE, CLIP 4719) ITS MOSTLY THE OUTSIDES OF TOWN> FEELING EACH WORD, EACH STEP, IN EACH TOWN. WITH NO STARTING LINE, NO STARTING GUN, JUST A TAP OF THE WATCH. <40:31 TIMECODE, CLIP 4720, WHAT LITTLE NAT THERE IS HERE> AND HE'S OFF-- A SEVEN MILE SPRING MORNING JOURNEY IN PERRY. <3:44 (CLIP TIME, CLIP 4718)YOU JUST NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GONNA FIND. YES, I CAN LOOK AT MY AT THE GOOGLE MAPS AND I CAN SEE OKAY, THEY HAVE A CHURCH. THEY HAD THIS BUT JUST OPEN YOUR EYES. YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GONNA FIND. > NEVER KNEW WHAT HE'D POUNDING THE PAVEMENT IN PERRY, <22:10 (CLIP TIME, GOPRO 10652) WE'RE GONNA TAKE THIS LITTLE ALLEY ON THE RIGHT> NEVER KNEW WHAT HE'D FIND LOGGING MILES IN MANNING, OR WEAVING THROUGH THE STREETS OF WEBSTER. <0909 (CLIP TIME, CLIP 4718) I LOVE IT. YOU KNOW, I LOVE JUST SUPPORTING LIKE EVERY COMMUNITY. I DON'T REALLY HAVE ONE FAVORITE ONE.> HARD TO FIND A FAVORITE-- WHEN YOU'VE LOGGED MILES IN MORE TOWNS THAN ARE ACTUALLY RECOGNIZED IN IOWA. <0736 (CLIP TIME, CLIP 4718) I'VE BEEN TO 1116 CITIES. SO PERRY'S ACTUALLY 1117> SULLIVAN ESTIMATES THE STATE HAS A LITTLE MORE THAN 12- HUNDRED TOWNS, SOME AS SMALL AS ADAZA-- THE GREENE COUNTY UNINCORPORATED TOWN NOT MUCH BIGGER THAN ITS WELCOME SIGN. <0811 (CLIP TIME, CLIP 4718) I SEE LIKE A SMALL TOWN. AND I GO OVER THERE AND SEE IF IT HAS A WELCOME SIGN-- BECAUSE IF IT HAS A WELCOME SIGN THEN I COUNT IT.> HE RUNS IN AREA 5K'S-- VISITS COUNTLESS MUSEUMS-- EXPLORES THE HISTORY-- AND MEETS THE PEOPLE OF IOWA. POSTING ALL OF HIS FINDINGS ON FACEBOOK-- FOR HIS 11-THOUSAND FOLLOWERS TO SEE. <1319 (CLIP TIME, CLIP 4718) I TAKE PICTURES OF THE HISTORICAL MUSEUM, THE CHURCHES IN TOWN, THE HIGH SCHOOLS AND ANYTHING ELSE I FIND ALONG THE WAY> <1533 (CLIP TIME, CLIP 4718) I FEEL LIKE THOSE PEOPLE WHO CAN'T GO TO THESE COMMUNITIES, YOU KNOW, FOR SOME REASON, YOU KNOW, LIKE, MY PAGE GIVES THEM A LIGHT, I GIVE THEM HOPE THAT YOU KNOW, THAT THERE IS GOODNESS IN THE WORLD,> THE RUNS AREN'T JUST FOR FACEBOOK POSTS AND PHOTOS FOR FANS. TO RUN IN EVERY IOWA TOWN-- SULLIVAN, OF COURSE, HAS TO VISIT EACH IOWA COUNTY. AND FOR EACH OF THE 99-- SULLIVAN PENS A POEM-- TO REMEMBER HIS VISIT. <RUNNING NATS, BLEND THIS HERE WITH RUNNING NATS AND POEM NATS?> DALLAS COUNTY'S POEM IS ABOUT THE SHOOTOUT BETWEEN BONNIE AND CLYDE'S BARROW GANG AND POLICE IN DEXFIELD PARK NORTH OF DEXTER. <058 (CLIP TIME, CLIP 4718) SOMEONE FOUND THEM-- AND IT ENDED DEADLY. SOME OF THE GANG MEMBERS WERE SHOT AND KILLED.> NOW JUST ETCHED IN A STONE MEMORY-- PART OF HISTORY HAPPENED HERE. <0123 (CLIP TIME, CLIP 4718) YOU MAY WANT TO STOP. YOU MAY WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT BONNIE AND CLYDE. WHAT A REMARKABLE STORY IN ITSELF.> AS SULLIVAN LOGS MORE MILES IN DALLAS COUNTY-- AND ACROSS THE STATE-- HE HOPES HIS JOURNEY INSPIRES IOWANS TO EXPLORE MORE. <1148 (CLIP TIME, CLIP 4718) YOU KNOW, WE ALL HAVE A SMARTPHONE THESE DAYS, WE ALL SHOULD CHECK OUT TO SEE WHAT SPECIAL BECAUSE YOU GREW UP HERE. > <(COVER) 1200 (CLIP TIME, CLIP 4718) FROM THERE, JUST VISIT MORE OF YOUR COUNTY. EVERY COUNTY HAS SOMETHING SPECIAL AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO FAR. > SULLIVANS RUN ENDS ABOUT THE SAME WAY AS IT BEGINS-- WITH NO CHEERING SECTION, AND NO FINISH LINE. <3720 (CLIP 4738) AHHH COME ON, 300 METERS> ON THIS DAY-- <QUICK RAIN NAT> A RAINY LAP DOES THE TRICK. <RAIN NAT FROM GOPRO CLIP 10661> BECAUSE HERE-- THE JOURNEY IS THE GOAL <38:47 (CLIP 4739) WATCH DING> JUST LIKE THE WORDS CONNECT US TO A POEM. TAG SULLIVAN PLANS TO PUBLISH HIS POEMS IN SEPARATE BOOKS FOR DIFFERENT AREAS OF THE STATE. THE FIRST BOOK-- FEATURING POEMS FOR EACH COUNTY IN NORTHWEST IOWA IS WRITTEN AND SHOULD BE PUBLISHED SOON. SULLIVAN HAS HIT 93 OF IOWA'S 99 COUNTIES-- AND MORE T