So here is the plan...I want to run more in the next year than I ever have in my life. I used to be a pretty good distance runner back in high school and college. Somewhere along the way I stopped loving running and got older and fatter as alot of us do. I recently have found that love for running again, but I want to try and keep it interesting. So I figured there was no better way to keep it interesting than to issue a challenge to myself. Here are the guidelines.
1) I will run every single day in the next year - 0 DAYS OFF
2) At least one race per month. More races if possible, but I only make so much money at my day job
3) Increase the distances and difficulty as the challenge progresses
4) To start with, the shortest distance I want to run per day is 4 miles
5) I will happily accept challenges from anyone that leaves a comment (if anyone ever reads this thing) - including races and training runs
As you can see, this will be an ever changing challenge which will keep it plenty interesting.
As of right now I am signed up for the following races
1) April 29th - 5k at Champaign, Illinois (part of the Illinois Marathon Weekend)
2) April 30th - Half Marathon at Champaign, Illinois (part of the Illinois Marathon Weekend)
3) June 18th - Warrior Dash at Channahon, Illinois
4) September 25th - The Quad Cities - Quad Cities Marathon
Beyond that I don't know yet. The more races the better, so I guess it is time to fill in the gaps. Time to get running...
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