First, thanks once again to Dev Paul and the ST admins for organizing the 100/100 challenge.
Second in case anyone doubts the efficacy of running 100 in 100 … today I PRed a half marathon by 30 minutes.
I did a half marathon as part of a him in Osoyoos last year and ran a 2:10. I also did a TT in training where I ran a 2:02. Those were both admittedly on a lame training program that involved me scheduling 2-3 runs a week and just going out and blasting 10 km after 10 km.
This fall when Dev posted the 100 in 100 challenge I decided to give it a go. i started preparing for it in mid November, running four, then five then seven days a week, all short runs (half hour max). Starting on Dec 15, I ran 50 times (all 30-45 minutes or so) in the first 45 days. After the first thirty days I all but stopped doing double run days, choosing instead to go longer at least once a week(usually twice) and go faster at least once a week. I raced a 10 km in late February and dropped my PR from 48:45 to 43:35. A couple of weeks later I did a 5KM in 20:02 despite bad winds and cold weather.
Today I ran a half marathon, five days after the challenge ended. I did 101 runs in 100 days, taking several days off in the last five weeks due to illness and family issues.
My stats from today:
first 5km 20:18
first 10km 40:52 PR for 10 km
overall 1:31:53 - 24th overall, second in my AG.
I would highly recommend to those that have their doubts about a running program like this having a positive effect to try it - it works.
