On September 1st, I officially ran 100 days in a row. 100 miles. I am impressed with myself. I have run 7 (I think) half marathons, 3 full marathons, but running a mile 100 days in a row seems even better than the marathons. We all know I'm not the most consistent person around (hence, I have started and restarted a diet more times than I can count). Let's start with statistics:
1. Day 1: mile clocked in at 12:50.
2. Day 100: mile clocked in 10:10.
3. PR mile was 8/1/15 at 8:58
4. Ran my best 5K in awhile on July 4th at 29:52 and turned around the next week and ran a 68 minute 10 K. While neither were PRs, they are much better times than before.
So what have I learned?
1.Having a daily goal makes my fitness level better. If I have to get up and run a mile, I might as well go to Shocker Fitness or run on campus.
2. Running with friends makes this goal achievable. Some days I don't want to run but I know they will be there so my butt better get out of bed. They make me push harder. My times are often better when we are together than when I run by myself.
3. It's good to go to bed early. I have to get my mile done in the morning. I don't want to think about it all day and I don't want to have to plan when it's going to get done.
4. I love running outside and without music. I like listening to the world around me.
What's next?
Well, I'm going to continue my run streak. I have no specific end. As long as I'm healthy and not injured, I'm running. I have a treadmill for the really icky days. I'm also going to work on my nutrition. I need to get a handle on my sugar addiction :).
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