Greetings! Turning 18 is a major milestone and a point of many
rites of passage for folks in the United States. This week I celebrated the 18th
anniversary of The Streak, exercising every single day. In the first few years of The Streak I read an article noting that
in order to burn fat you need to engage in at least 18 minutes of exercise. Personally,
I set a minimum of running three miles to preserve The Streak. Depending on the setting, I run 3 miles in 19 to 23 minutes.
So, I felt that was a good match for the 18 minute mark.
As you may know, there is a large organization of runners in
the U.S. who run every day. Folks who run at least one (1) mile every day for
over a year get included on the Running Streak List. I am NOT on that list as I don’t run every
day. I include a wide range of cardio
and resistance training as options for daily exercise (for me, walking, no matter
how far or brisk, does not count). As
far as I know, there is not a formal group for people like me, who do aerobic or
anaerobic exercise every day, though I feel certain there are great numbers of
us.
Thus, I draw on the data from Run Every Day list. According to their current records, my 18 year
old Streak places me at 114th
overall on the list and 10th in GA.
The longest running streak in America is sixty-four year old man from CA
who has been running for over 45 years. The oldest running streak in GA in a sixty-eight
man from Jonesboro who has been running for 41 years. These guys and the other
people above me on the list are inspirations, for sure.
I am extraordinarily grateful to have The Streak as a part of my life. I find
daily exercise to be a holistic panacea. I am thankful for the wherewithal to
get up and get moving every day and the people around me who support The Streak and celebrate with me. Thank
you!
Run. Exercise. 18 Years and Counting!
Tom
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