“I’m big on beginners starting off slowly.” And running every day for a month or longer definitely doesn’t qualify as “starting off slowly.” However, if you’re currently running four days a week - and it doesn’t have to be a long distance every day - you can easily kick it up to seven days for a streak, Yasso says. “This isn’t how you start running,” Yasso says. Likewise, a big part of staying injury-free during a running streak is being relatively fit and active before starting a challenge. (And we won’t tell if you run a half-mile on some days or take walk breaks on others!) Are You Running Challenge Ready? Focus on consistency,” she says.Ī lot of organized streaks say you need to run a mile or more each day, but it’s better to run to your ability than to push yourself too hard and risk injury, Yasso says.
“Just think about getting a little time on your feet every day.
You could also consider a run/walk streak, or capping some of your runs under a mile, Thomas says. Maybe that means rotating between short, low-intensity runs, interval or speed runs, tempo runs and long runs. RELATED: Hate Running? 25 Ways to Learn to Love It “Make sure that you always have an easy day or two between any hard runs,” Thomas says. Still, no matter how long or short your running streak is, you can build in rest and recovery by running a shorter distance, or at a slower pace, or both, on designated “easy” days. Definitely not advisable for 99 percent of runners out there.) “We’re not trying to streak for 30 years here.” (That said, hundreds of members of the United States Running Streak Association lace up every day for a year or more. “We don’t want people to overdo it,” he says. That’s a big reason why most organizations, RW included, cap their streaks at about four to six weeks. Recovery is key to any fitness routine - and running streaks are no exception, Yasso says. RELATED: Daily Burn 365: New Workouts, 7 Days a Week What About Rest? If you go through a challenge like this, it becomes a part of your routine, and that’s a huge value.” “It doesn’t matter what you like to do, from CrossFit to yoga to running, there is always going to come a time in life when it’s tough to stay motivated. “One of the biggest things that trips people up on their journey to fitness is staying consistent with their workouts,” says running coach Kourtney Thomas, C.S.C.S.
Can’t get your butt outdoors? Refinery 29 challenges you to hit the treadmill for 30 days. For those who sign on for the United States Running Streak Association, your mission is to run one mile a day for the entire year. Plus, these running challenges are great for helping you hit your fitness goals. So even if you’re alone on the trail, these running streaks allow you to be part of an awesome running group. After all, we don’t all have the ability to be part of a run club or run with our friends on a daily, or even weekly, basis. “You are part of a team, a virtual running group,” Yasso says. RELATED: 12 Awesome Ways to Measure Your Non-Scale Victories Readers across the world run at least one mile per day for a given period (usually between 30 and 45 days), and post their daily progress and pics as well as cheer on fellow streakers with the hashtag #RWRunStreak. “Running streaks are meant to engage runners, keep them motivated, and just be fun,” says Bart Yasso, chief running officer for Runner’s World magazine, which holds running challenges, called “streaks,” several times per year. They’re all about consistency - running a little bit every day for a month, season, or until the next holiday (Memorial Day, anyone?). But the latest running challenges aren’t about one all-out effort on race day. You’ve heard of fun runs, 10Ks and even (gulp) marathons.
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