Ibuprofen is neither a 'blood thinner' nor an 'anti-platelet' med. Mentioning blood clots and home treatment can falsely reassure readers of ST so I'm glad you cleared this up.

Phlebitis or even superficial leg clots are treated much differently than a DVT. Who in the world knows what you actually had...



Seek guidance when needed people...

Anywho, how’s everybody’s weather?

I’m in. I’ve been out of pocket and just noticed the earlier start date this morning, so I threw on some shoes and went for a run. :-)

Last year was the first time I participated. I just looked back at my results: 87 runs covering about 388 miles in total. That seems like more than I remember but, based on that, I hope to stay healthy and consistent enough to get to the 90+ runs group this year. Maybe there’s a lesson in there about big things being done one step (or bound) at a time.

Thanks to those who put this together. Enjoy the challenge, everyone.

1 run everyday at sub 5 k/min pace leader board with less than 10 days left:

jmaley 4:09/km
danstu4 4:09/km
Sbernardi 4:16/km
rmg 4:30/km
PomDad 4:33/km
JeffJ 4:33/km
twcronin 4:38/km
Bass 4:39/km
synthetic 4:40/km
snny 4:43/km
ADabs 4:44/km
msrixon 4:45/km
qintegral 4:46/km
Joe Public 4:47/km
Tony.White 4:47/km
msprang 4:50/km
triczyk 4:50/km
ogdnut 4:53/km
wjoiner 4:54/km
mlawless 4:55/km
Ktri 4:55/km
LKtriMom 4:56/km
oprfcc 4:56/km
dyhopper 4:57/km
jtplaysdrums 4:57/km
fatman 4:58/km
five8five 4:58/km
jasonshock 4:58/km

quite a battle for first. person with more distance wins in a tie... as that is a higher stress

I did not participate in the challenge and I ended up last night with 95 runs, with lots of them well over 10 and as high as 32. My run mileage for January and February alone is 513 miles, plus I biked 1098 in those 2 months. My swimming at 43,788 yards is the smallest amount, but I do not always have access to the pool. But with treadmill and Wahoo Kickr at home I can always run and ride.

I did not participate in the challenge and I ended up last night with 95 runs

....and I get that everyone can have their opinion on what is important, so I am trying to swing the pendulum back as I've see your speed leaderboard a few times.

I synced it and am actually at 101 runs, 113 hours 10 minutes and 31 seconds, 763.59 miles and an 8:53 average.

Week 11: 37 runs | 112.1 mi | 16.3 hours

Headaches, severe

Day 71: 7 runs | 21.2 mi
Day 72: 9 runs | 27.4 mi
Day 73: 4 runs | 12.1 mi
Day 74: 3 runs | 9.1 mi
Day 75: 3 runs | 9.1 mi
Day 76: 4 runs | 12.1 mi
Day 77: 7 runs | 21.2 mi

I stopped drinking coffee cold turkey last week. I never cared for black coffee and always loaded up on cream and sugar. Now that I decided to intermittent fast to lose weight, my coffees had to go. Caffeine withdrawal hit me hard this week and I had severe headaches. By the end of the week the headaches stopped. After two weeks intermittent fasting, I am down 4 lbs. A lot of it came off the first week and was simply water weight from the huge carbohydrate swing. I must plan the fasts around my runs. I have been skipping all my AM runs before work. Skipping the AM runs has allowed me to fast 16-20 hours on weekdays and still log 3 to 4 runs.

My body felt strong all week. With all my previous injuries behind me I have been feeling pretty good physically. After running almost 22 hours in week 8, These 15 to 16-hour weeks are very tolerable. Mentally I am counting down the days and can't wait for the challenge to end. I would say that it is not fun anymore. I think it stopped being fun sometime around week 7. I am locked into the mental training aspect of it and determined to not let up.



Week 12: 34 runs | 102.9 mi | 14.8 hours

Fatigue, moderate to severe
Blood clot (right leg)

Day 78: 5 runs | 15.1 mi
Day 79: 8 runs | 24.1 mi
Day 80: 5 runs | 15.2 mi
Day 81: 4 runs | 12.1 mi
Day 82: 3 runs | 9.1 mi
Day 83: 3 runs | 9.2 mi
Day 84: 6 runs | 18.1 mi

I started the week with extreme, unexplained fatigue. While sitting at work I was extremely tired even though I was getting good amounts of sleep. I notice a weird sensation in my right leg a few times throughout each day. It felt like my leg was pipe and warm water was slowly flowed through it. It would only last three to five seconds and only occurred a few times each day. I eventually googled the symptoms and determined it was most likely a blood clot. I started walking more throughout the day at work, used compression on my leg, and took blood thinners once a day. By the end of the week the symptoms seemed to be gone. If it lasted a couple more days, I was ready to go to the doctor. I am pretty sure I treated it just fine.

Fasting is getting easier and I am continuing to skip the AM runs before work. My wife and kids had a mild cold this week and I didn't even catch it. That never happens. I am probably healthier than ever now that I am not pumping sugar through my body all day.

I am going to attempt 17 runs on Sunday, March 8th (day 99). My goal is to start at 12:00 AM Sunday and hold a 9-minute pace or less with exactly 1 hour 1 minute between each run. 17 runs will have me finish at 11:55 PM with just over 50 miles. Hopefully I can pull it off and still squeeze in a run on day 100. Last year there were 29 days where I didn't log a single run. One of my mini goals this year was to make sure I ran at least once every day. Two weeks to go!

... the size of a garlic-stuffed-olive.