I’m a sucker for a countdown. Or a count up. Or just numbers in general. So what’s with my blog title? I decided to see if I can run for 100 days in a row. No break. Just running, at least 2 miles, every day.
Why? That’s what Dar asked me. Why? Why? I don’t know. To see if I can do it. To see what happens when I hit the road every day. Will I feel stronger? Weaker? Worn out? Anything is possible.
This is what happens when I come back from an amazing vacation, which is what I did last Friday. Eight days on the island of Oahu may not have turned me into a native, but it certainly helped me unwind (along with my amazing surfer-girl SIL who was our North Shore guide for most of the week). We surfed (ok, I tried…Dar did manage to catch a wave, ever so brief…), we SUP’d (Stand Up Paddleboard…my new favorite pasttime for sure), we lounged on beaches with big waves and small. We hiked (Diamondhead…I know it’s very touristy but I just had to do it). Went to a luau to celebrate my oldest son becoming a (GULP) adult. We swam…lots and lots of swimming. I even fit some swap-meet shopping in, as well as a lazy morning at the spa. And yes, we did run; we only ran 3 times, but we made sure to hit the pavement as often as possible.
Rockin the SUP! (Yes, I know I'm holding the paddle wrong in this picture...I was doing my happy dance!)
And now, back in our everyday world, it struck me that it might be fun to see how many days in a row I could run. Simple as that; nothing earth-shattering. Just want to do it. I don’t have any races coming up anytime soon, so I’ve got no serious training going on.
My rule, what will “count” as a run is a minimum of 2 continuous miles. If I had more than a 30 minute lunch (even 45) I could easily do this during the work day. Unfortunately, I doubt my co-workers would appreciate smelling my running spirit everyday after lunch, and I wouldn’t have time to get cleaned up after a lunchtime run, so, I’ll have to sneak these in after dinner, but 2 miles is only about 20 minutes, so I’m very hopeful that I will be able to keep it up.
Day one was Christmas Day, December 25. Yes, I could have waited for January 1, but how BORING. Then I’m sure to fail! So December 25 it is, today was day 3, I did 2 miles. Only 97 more to go!
