Run # 191 - The Toniko Run of A Week of Toniko Runs?

The Tucson Marathon is on Sunday, so I might spend the remainder of this week just taking it really easy..running just under 1.5 miles each day. Again, something most people say is "just too easy."

Run # 190 - A Morning Toniko Run

Run # 189 - The First Run of the Streak Re-Run

Run # 188 - The 4 mile 34 minute Run

A 65 degree night gave me the opportunity to see how fast I could run in the "cold weather" of AZ.

I was quite happy with my time, it was a record for me for this route. One week from Sunday I just need to add another 22.2 to it.

Run # 187 - The Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trot Mile Run

Run # 186 - The Run to Lifetime and Back

Run # 185 - The Root Canal Run

Run # 184 - The Post Fall Hoh Run

Run # 183 - The Run Where I Fall for the First Time

Run # 182 - The Across Elliot Run

Run # 181 - Two Lifetime Runs

Run # 180 - The Thursday Toniko Run

Run # 179 - The Wednesday Downtown Run

Run # 178 - The Tuesday Toniko Run

Testing the knee tonight, I hoped this one would be easier since I haven't run for 36 hours.

Nearing the Halfway Point

I'm almost halfway home. November 20th I will turn 27.5 and will be .5 years away from my goal of at least a one year running streak.

The blog has gotten emptier and emptier, but the streak lives on, and that's all I can focus on at this point. To those people who've commented on the blog with statements like "come on man, update it, your blog sucks," - I implore you to do one thing: and that is just try to update a blog EVERYDAY. Let alone run everyday and then blog about it in depth.

I also get a kick out of people who say things like "you only run 1 mile a day? Oh I could do that, but who cares?"

I'm anxious to see everyone do it. The purpose of this blog is two fold: For me to record every run for the USRA (www.runeveryday.com) and to entertain those who read it from time to time. My pledge is to now make it more entertaining.

However, I have also inspired at least one other person to start a streak because of this. Sadly, his streak ended around # 60 or so due to a minor surgery and doctor's orders to stay off his feet to avoid popping a stitch.

I will probably add some things to it, and once I hit the year point I won't update it to reflect every run.

I am currently experiencing a lot of pain in my left leg/knee area when I run and I'm hoping it just goes away. If it doesn't, I may have to forego bigger events until I can "rest" - only a mile jog each day until it's 100%, but right now I'm fully intent on marathons on Dec. 2nd, January 13th, and then a relay at the end of February.

I'm also considering altering the look of this blog and adding some interesting things to it, like maps and stories of the runs. Or even pictures of me nearly getting hit by cars, flicked off by members of the white trash community, and having various things thrown at me. I once did get hit by a thrown cigarette butt.

Thanks for checking in, and when I revise the blog I will e-mail all four of you.

Run # 177 - A Morning Hoh Run

Run # 176 - The New Times 10K run

Run # 175 - The Tucson Marathon training run

Run # 174 - The Friday Night Wakial Run

Run # 173 - The Thursday Toniko Run

Run # 172 - The Across Elliot Run

Run # 171 - The Wakial Tuesday Run

Run # 170 - The To and From Lifetime Run (the 1st ever morning edition)

Run # 169 - The Record Negative Split Run

Definitely have to post a map and little recap of this one tomorrow when I'm supposed to be working.

I used some intense music to run out in 50 minutes and back in 39 or so from what I can recall. It was 6:50 when I left, 7:40 when I turned around, and 8:19 or so when I was done.

The Big Blog Update

Well, I have learned very quickly that keeping this blog updated is actually more difficult than running everyday.

So while I won't go back in time and post every map of every run, I am going to show you the screenshots of how every one is listed at bimactive.com. I'll start with the past 30 runs, and just keep adding until I get back to May 20th when this started.

Run # 170 on Monday, and I'm almost halfway home to the 1 year point of the streak. What I do then - stop or continue - is still up for debate.

Run # 168 - The South Mountain Run and Hike

Run # 167 - The Sleeping Moon Sprint Run

Run # 166 - The All Saints Day Run

Run # 165 - The Halloween Run