The friends’ fascination with long walks in L.A. began during the early months of the COVID-19 shutdown in L.A. “There wasn’t much to do, so we decided to see if we could walk 20 miles from Chinatown, where we were both living at the time, all the way to the coast,” Weathers said. After tackling progressively longer walks — a 40-mile walk from Chinatown to Palos Verdes felt like “a big, big accomplishment,” he said — Presidents Day weekend’s not-too-hot, not-too-cold weather provided the perfect opportunity to attempt 50 miles on foot while tracking their journey on Pacer, a step-tracking app.