Run everyday for a year

[ScottJMurray]

I've actually started doing this. I slipped up today, because I'm saving my energy to go out dancing tonight, but I want to run at least one mile every day.

I want to build up to be able to run an hour every morning. I think that would be pretty rockin'. It'll be like being in the military or something crazy like that.

Right now I do 4 miles one day, 1-2 the other day. Except today, of course. Hah.

A lot of people say you can get injured doing this. I say if you pay attention to what you're doing and you don't push yourself to do anything crazy you should be fine. The human body was built to move.

[Stephen]

Originally Posted by Luigi

I just finished my last run for the year. I successfully completed my goal of thirty minutes of continuous cardio exercise everyday for a year. It was a great experience and one that I will never repeat again. Some observations:

• The first month or so was the hardest part. After that, I knew I'd be able to do it, and it wasn't too hard.
• I only told a few people that I was doing it, and I only told them after I had a few months completed.
• The hardest experience I remember was in the first week of January. After being completely wiped out from an intense day of snowboarding, I told my friends I was going to go for a run on a treadmill. They looked at me like I was ridiculous and told me I was crazy.
• I could tell my legs were taking a beating from all the running sometime around May. To let them recover, I ran on a treadmill only for a few weeks.
• I experimented with stretching vs. not stretching. I despise stretching, and I was happy to find that, for me, it really had no impact on how my legs felt.

As for my future plans: I'm going to rest a few weeks, see a doctor, and start a new fitness regimen which includes running and weightlifting. I plan on running a marathon sometime in 2008 or 2009. Happy New Years everyone!

Well done Luigi. That was an excellent effort.

If you can do that you can do anything. You obviously have what it takes to succeed......

Taking Action, Self Discipline and Perseverance.

[orangeyouglad]

I'm interested in committing to getting exercise on a daily basis in ANY form this year in order to fight against depression. I know that regular exercise helps me a lot more than sporadic exercise, so I don't want to even allow for the possibility of breaking the habit. If I'm having a bad day or week emotionally, I'm promising myself to still at least do something (anything!) every day, even if it's something relatively easy like a walk.

Of course, I have a much more specific schedule that I plan to stick to, but I'm hoping that my "just show up" approach will help me stick to getting regular exercise when I need it the most - ie, when I'm the most emotionally vulnerable.

Does anyone else have an exercise goal for 2008?

[orangeyouglad]

PS - Those interested in running daily might find this website helpful: MapMyRun.com - Map your Running Routes. Find Runs. Calculate Calories, Pedometer, Distance, and More. I've found a few great routes this way!