Due to Governor Dewine’s closure of gyms, and each day requiring stronger and stronger (although for the better) social distancing, I’ve considered building a base again. Or just transitioning entirely into ultra running for the remainder of spring for myself.
All races are canceled, I live in the middle of nowhere, and I’ve been running 90-100 mpw between concrete, treadmill, and trail. Two real workouts and nothing more.
With school online, free time like no other, why not just try to run as much as possible for a while and do some stupid challenges?
These should be done alone and follow the social distancing protocols already set aside ofcourse
Some ideas:
- DIY timed race (5 hours, 12 hours, etc.)
-DIY Marathon/50k or more
-1 mile an hour for 24 hours / last man standing (you can’t lose since you’re the only man/woman)
-Takeout 20 miler: Run half of your long run to your favorite takeout place/local business and finish the other half while running with the food itself or after eating it
-Pub run +: run to your local pub, cry in front of the closed sign, run back home.
Anybody think of any random running challenges to keep us entertained yet challenged during this time? I feel like now is better than never to take everything VERY easy and VERY slow and because of this we can do it VERY alone. No need to get competitive, compare times or train outside your heart rate or abilities, just good old fashioned isolation