There are only five days left is Dev’s 100 run challenge. I know I’ve laid in a decent biomechanical if not aerobic base by pounding the pavement every day. ONly five days to go. Some days it was beastly difficult getting out there, other days, like running along the water at sunset in Bonaire, it was bliss.
Dev’s 100 Run Challenge was a great way to start the season. I’m really looking forward to my first two races, SuperSEAL on April 7 in San Diego and St. Croix on May 3rd.
I think that you’re off a little on your counting Tom. I am about to head out for my 94th straight day today (March 3rd) so you need to do an extra day
I did the Run Every Day in Feb '07 → Platinum…and really enjoyed it. It was very beneficial for my early season last year.
I signed up for 100 Runs this winter and quit “the event” in early Jan. Personally, I don’t think 100 Runs is beneficial because I’d never be able to complete long runs or bricks with the needed rest days where doubling-up runs 2 days after would cause injury or illness. That’s just me…an amateur w/ perhaps not enough base. I think running 3-6mi/day for 30 consecutive days is good for the body and mind. Pushing 30 days, I miss my hard trainer workouts and 10-15 mile runs too much. It was a good experience to learn about what my body needs Glad I gave it a go. And good to see lots of folks still in the running.
Fair question. I don’t think we’ll have fair answers until we get into race season and make some apples to apples comparisons to my previous year’s performances. I broke 5 hours at Ford Ironman 70.3 Whirlpool Steelhead last year by a handfull of seconds. The last part of the run was getting… long. I lost a ton of time (22+ minutes) in the back half of the marathon at Ford Ironman Wisconsin. That was not cool.
I can tell you that when I go out now I can bang out a 7:00 pace at will for up to 5 miles. That is good for me. I also wager I could go just barely sub 7:00 right now when inspired. That wasn’t possible 95 days ago.
Most importantly, running just seems easier and more enjoyable now. I’ve done all short runs that were around 30-35 minutes. I had problems with being sick, heel pain, a bunch of issues I needed to get sorted out before the race season. So far, I’ve done that. Hopefully it will be smooth sailing into the season as my mileage starts to ramp up.
Have you done any longer runs, or will those start after the challenge?
I’m interested to see how the “mental” challenge aspect of this will impact your performance in St. Croix. The last 30 miles of the bike course and the 1/2 mary were the toughest 43 miles i’ve ever experienced in this sport.
I’ll be there to try again, so good luck to both of us.
