This is my 1,000th posting since I began this blog on April 19, 2008. Many of my running friends were blogging back then and most have since abandoned their blog for Facebook. While I have a Facebook page, I seldom post anything on it. It is useful for locating and keeping up with friends. For the most part, my blog entries are short and only serve as a log of my daily runs. I have made it a point to run and blog every day. I have missed blogging a few days, but that it when I have been on the road. My blog must be the most boring blog in the system; I cannot imagine why it gets the readership that it does. For me, it is a source of motivation. It forces me to be accountable for my running and achievement of running goals. Maybe somewhere along the way it influences others to run and run on a consistent basis.
This evening, I made the 45-minutes drive down I-45 to The Woodlands and ran the Sunday Night 5K. I finished in 33:25.
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About Me
- Streaker
- Retired from the Army in 1984 and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice in 2005. Current age: 83. Began running in 1961 and racing in 1983. Completed over 1,400 races, to include 101 marathons or ultra-marathons and 106 half marathons. My normal running place is Huntsville State Park. I am a STREAKER, meaning that I run every day. Member of the U.S. Running Streak Association, Seven Hills Running Club in Huntsville, Texas, Lufkin Area Pace Setters (LAPS) and the Fass Run Club in Conroe, Author of the book, How to Put on a Road Race.
Running Streaks
- 5/11/2021 - Present
- 10/19/2009 - 4/28/2021 (4, 210 days)
- 12/28/2002 - 10/14/2009 (2,483 days)
- 12/30/1997 - 12/14/2002 (1,811 days)
- 1/1/1992 - 8/22/1993 (600 days)
Race Streaks
- Polish Pickle 5K - 28
- Stu's Country Mile 5K - 28
- Run Thru The Woods 5 Miler - 22
- Huntsville Half or Quarter Marathon - 10
Personal Records
- 1 Mile 6:54 (6/87)
- 5K 23:45 (5/87)
- 4 Miles 36:36 (7/84)
- 8K 40:46 (9/87)
- 5 Miles 41:42 (12/87)
- 10 Miles 1:25:16 (10/88)
- 10K 49:49 (11/87)
- 20K 1:46:25 (10/88)
- Half Marathon 1:56:18 (10/88)
- 25K 2:31:00 (11/95)
- Marathon 4:23:07 (1/93)
- 50K 6:33:25 (12/99)
- 50 Miles 15:16:27 (2/11)
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- Attempt at Trails
- Memorial Day 5K
- Recovery Run
- Run the Woodlands 5K
- Laps
- Steamy Trails
- Sluggish
- Different Tuesday
- New Age Group
- Three
- David's Dream 5K
- Marathon Planning
- Short Trail Run
- Regular Three
- Crowd at the Park
- Was this Arbor Day?
- Empty Streets
- YMCA 5K Trail Run
- Yard Work and Short Run
- Day Late
- Streak Story
- Signed up for the Houston Marathon
- Record Temperature
- Hot Sunday
- A rest day is a shorter run
- Dodging Traffic
- Tour de Bayou, Stage 5
- Putting the Bug up for Sale
- Texas Marathon Triple Dinner
- Unplanned Route
- 1,000th Posting
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2 comments:
Congratulations on 1000 Ken. Blogging can be a discipline and discipline inducing format as well. Like you said, it does impose a certain amount of personal accountablity. And, you never know how you might inspire someone. You have certainly inspired me.
Thanks, Marvin. Have you signed up for The Woodlands Marathon?
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