The term "running the gauntlet" has an illustrious history. Feel
free to check out the link to the Wikipedia article for the full story.
The etymology itself probably comes from English soldiers who
fought in the Thirty Years' War. This form of punishment has been
around since the Roman Empire, but they were not the only ones to
think of it. Daniel Boone and others captured by Native Americans
were sometimes forced to run the gauntlet.
While you run yours, make sure to sign the log for this
geocache, however painful it may be.
Will you run from the north, or from the pirates' territory
under the Elysian Street bridge on the south?