Jon Sutherland isn't just any average runner; he's a bona fide legend in the world of running who held the long-standing record for the longest active running
I always take off at least 1 day per week, so you'll never hear about me on a streak like this. Also, keeping a really long streak alive would require hobbling a mile every day through injuries, and idk if it's worth it to do that
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Sorry to hear this. I don't know if he's on Letsrun, but I just sent him a friend request on Facebook so I can hopefully share what worked for me in a similar situation at the same age.
So subjective. Forcing yourself to run after surgery. Do these really count as runs? I know a much younger runner who was just so injured and in so much pain that he logged a mile in 22 minutes to keep his streak alive.
I’m all for keeping active on a daily basis, but come on.
I always take off at least 1 day per week, so you'll never hear about me on a streak like this. Also, keeping a really long streak alive would require hobbling a mile every day through injuries, and idk if it's worth it to do that
The fourth American to run a marathon under 2:20 was a guy called Lou Castagnola. A long time ago I was having a few beers with him and somehow the subject of running streaks came up. He told me he'd had one for several years, can't recall the number. BUT he said he always had a day off each week so he never ran more than six days in a row. He never missed any of those days so he had an actual streak of days when he never missed a run. "How can you miss a run on a day when no run is supposed to happen?" he asked me.
I always take off at least 1 day per week, so you'll never hear about me on a streak like this. Also, keeping a really long streak alive would require hobbling a mile every day through injuries, and idk if it's worth it to do that
The slowest person I know who runs continuously has a 1000+ day streak. I don’t see the point at all- people in the same club who are literally 6 minutes faster in the 5000 (low 14 vs low 20) take time off and have off days as well.
So subjective. Forcing yourself to run after surgery. Do these really count as runs? I know a much younger runner who was just so injured and in so much pain that he logged a mile in 22 minutes to keep his streak alive.
I’m all for keeping active on a daily basis, but come on.
There has never been a standard for what counts as running and what doesn't. I know that Mark Covert, who once had the second longest streak in the world, eventually stopped because he had chronic injury troubles. When he stopped he said that really his recent runs were so slow that they weren't really runs anymore. But it's really up to the individual in terms of what counts as a run. Ron Hill said when he went off to do a run whatever he did counted as his run. He once was on crutches doing a half mile in his morning runs and another half in his evening runs. Lots of people said he wasn't really running when he did those sessions but he thought he was and as there is no clear standard of what counts as a run both parties can be right as far as each is concerned.
i went over a year during covid. 2 miles was my minimum to keep it going. 1 mile feels too cheap and easy. that's just my mentality. at some point it started to drag me a little. Multiple times i forced myself out the door at 11:40pm to get those 2 miles. One night I came home at 9pm from visiting friends after work. Passed out. woke up at 12:30. streak over. I was relieved.
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I always take off at least 1 day per week, so you'll never hear about me on a streak like this. Also, keeping a really long streak alive would require hobbling a mile every day through injuries, and idk if it's worth it to do that
The slowest person I know who runs continuously has a 1000+ day streak. I don’t see the point at all- people in the same club who are literally 6 minutes faster in the 5000 (low 14 vs low 20) take time off and have off days as well.
I know what you mean. I was a 17 minute 5K runner, but when I saw people were running 4 minutes faster than me, I gave it up. I mean, what was the point?
Now, I'm much happier and sit on the couch every day watching The View and shoveling Big Macs and Fries into my mouth!
My friend had a running streak of over 4 years and ran through some dumb situations. Last year he struggled with tendinitis all year and spent thousands of dollars on PT and medical appointments but wouldn’t give it up. Finally he had a stress reaction and had to give it up.
A day off from time to time would have saved a lot money.
If you keep a running streak alive because you simply enjoy running that much, who am I to judge what you do or don't enjoy? A lot of us really like running, and if you like doing it every day, that seems entirely reasonable.
But if you're significantly disappointed the streak itself has to come to an end for whatever reason, then you've just been holding yourself at gunpoint over something completely trivial. I'm really not going to feel sorry for you at that point.
Someone follow up with this guy a year from now. I wouldn't be surprised to hear him say ending the streak was one of the best decisions he's ever made.
I know someone who would occasionally go out for a run at 11:45pm and finish at 12:15am and would count that as a run for both days.
Legit streak or bogus?
Like others have said, it all depends on what the person running feels is right.
I have a 19+ year streak going (mile minimum).
For me, if I went out at 11:45 pm and did a mile before midnight, then continued the run and did a complete mile after midnight on the next day, it counts for both days. YMMV.
BTW, I'm 70 years old, running since 1977, just enjoy going out for a run everyday. If my streak ended tomorrow, that's fine, no regrets.
I'm pretty fortunate to have run for so many years, and to paraphrase Lou Gehrig, "...I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth." (At least when it comes to running!)
