A year of running every day :)

[IainR]

The year was passed yesterday, although i have been doing 1 - 2 miles each day for the last week due to a sore knee after hammering round my Ten Trigs route last week. Its starting to get better so hopefully i can continue my streak.

Dan

mine's ended.. ran every day since Dec 2nd 2012.. apart from 1st April.. but broken toe has curtailed the running so it'll be bike from now on..

[Al Fowler]

Hard luck Iain. How did you break the toe?

[IainR]

Hard luck Iain. How did you break the toe?

getting changed to go for a run.. in my socks.. still ot sure but slipped off the steps and went flying down the stairs and my toe caught on the bannister.. I still went for the run but was 13 min miling.. then the next day did 10 and felt sore but thought it was OK.. but since then its been worse and worse...

Cut my back up as well..so could have been worse.. and its not a bad time for a break..

[Stolly]

Ha, my running streak which started on or about 11th August 2011 has today come to an end, having fooked my left achilles running the Gill Garth Gallop fell race yesterday evening (absolutely stunning race by the way). I can barely walk today, let alone run. I intend to start my running streak all over again just as soon as my achilles is up and running again

[BillJ]

Very impressive streak though Stolly.
Sorry to hear about your achilles stopping it.

[Mossdog]

Just completed a 'Stolly inspired' year of running everyday (on the 24/10/14) and I'm still going!

What's the best part?

Increased weekly mileage? No
Improved fitness? No
Satiated obsession? erm....No

The best part is that every night when I return home from work I'm no longer faced with The Question (!) of whether it's a run night or not. I'm no longer mentally negotiating with my inner-sloth if the weather is hammering at the windows or if I just feel plain lethargic. If there's a suggestion of a quibble, the sergeant-major in my head yells "Oi! You're going for a run sonny.' And I meekly obey and nearly always feel better for it.

For me, I learned at an early stage that to achieve this I had to set a minimum standard for those nights/days when it was tough for me to run and that was a min. of 3 miles or 25-30 mins of running if I was some place where I was unsure of the distance. I also made a mental agreement with myself that if I was doing the minimum then I stuck to it, even if I felt once I was out that I could run further/for longer. That way I kept my obsession in check and this helped on other 'tough' nights when I told myself it was only 3 miles and I truly knew I wasn't kidding myself!! Psychologically complex or what? But then isn't most of fellrunning 90% mental (in all senses of the word) coupled with effort and only 10 % actual ability?

[Alf]

Well done Mossy This must be getting to the worst time of year for doing that kind of routine. I am lucky if I can get in two runs a week at the moment and they are usually at the weekend.

[that_fjell_guy]

Well done Mossdog! No idea how you people do this at all!!

[redeaston]

Its something I have been meaning to do for a while and I like the idea of 3 miles minimum as well. I am going to give a go this month and take it from there.

[Mossdog]

Its something I have been meaning to do for a while and I like the idea of 3 miles minimum as well. I am going to give a go this month and take it from there.

Yes, Go for it! It took me about 3 months before it began to feel just a natural part of my day. I was running 3 to 4 times a week before and then just slotted the shorter runs in as if they were 'non-runs' if that makes sense. I guess I'm lucky to be able to have enough time in my day for a 25-30 min. quickie