Back in January I signed up for the Roanoke 100 miles (or more) in 100 days - Jan. 7th to April 15th. All miles had to be human powered, but the event isn't a competition, just a fun way to help people stay active during the winter.
I pledged to run 400 miles in 100 days. So I had to run at least 28 miles per week to stay on top of my goal. Logging 28 miles in any given week isn't really that hard for me, the challenge was running 28 miles consistently every week. No slacking off, no excuses for bad weather because then I had to make up those miles the following week - that was hard. And I'm proud to say I met my goal - 409 miles in 100 days!
Some fun statistics:
I honestly do think The Roanoke 100 miler helped me get through the winter. Wind, rain, snow, just plain cold - it didn't matter, I had to get my miles in. And it was a nice (and cheaper) alternative to training for a race. Maybe next year, I'll sign up again and try for even more miles.
I pledged to run 400 miles in 100 days. So I had to run at least 28 miles per week to stay on top of my goal. Logging 28 miles in any given week isn't really that hard for me, the challenge was running 28 miles consistently every week. No slacking off, no excuses for bad weather because then I had to make up those miles the following week - that was hard. And I'm proud to say I met my goal - 409 miles in 100 days!
Some fun statistics:
- Total time?
- 63:54:03 hours
- Average pace?
- 9:19 mins/mile (not including 23 miles ran in Florida)
- How many marathons?
- 15.6
- Distance to?
- Centerville, IN (just inside the state line)
- Roundtrip?
- West Lafayette, IN to Hudsonville, MI and back (with miles to spare)
- Best run?
- Probably in Orlando with my dad and Katherine because it was warm
I honestly do think The Roanoke 100 miler helped me get through the winter. Wind, rain, snow, just plain cold - it didn't matter, I had to get my miles in. And it was a nice (and cheaper) alternative to training for a race. Maybe next year, I'll sign up again and try for even more miles.
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