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16 July 2010

I'm sharing these facts because today I reached a milestone in my running routine.

In October, 1990 I decided to increase my jogging habit from a dozen times a month to a daily run. In those almost twenty years I have failed to run about 90 times, so I have put in at least a few miles on over 7,100 days.

The last date I failed to run was Feb 2, 2004, so I'm continuing a six year+ streak without skipping a single day.

Today I reached a grand total of 26,003 miles over the 237 month period I have adhered to this regimen.
Therefore I have averaged 109 miles monthly, and 3.6 miles daily, 365 days a year.

I have gradually increased my annual miles from 900 to over 1,700.

On weekdays I run in the dark before work. I fasten a blinking safety light to my waist and wear reflective clothing. It is a profoundly peaceful, quiet time to jog. Moon and starlight, meteor showers, and newspaper delivery vehicles.

On weekends I enjoy running in sunshine.

I wear New Balance brand running shoes, models 496, 497 & 498, and have managed as many as 2,900 miles on a pair of these shoes. But their average lifespan is shorter due to mishaps such as falling into a creek or getting them overly soaked during a rainstorm.

Here's a pdf record of my runs through today. 1 October, 1990 - 16 July, 2010 = 26,003 miles

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