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?