THE STREAK!

On New Years Eve I wasn't sure what I was thinking. The beer and hard liquor from a night of celebration had been talking to me, putting crazy ideas in my head. A few what ifs... I don't knows.. maybes. An then the clock hit twelve... and as 2010 turned into being one hour old.. I found myself running through snow coated streets in one of America's Oldest towns... drunk and wobbling my way to my buddy Pete's house. The first mile of 2010 had been run... and the idea to run a mile or more EVERY SINGLE day of 2010 was born. And then later that day, when the liquor wore off and the hangover raged on... I knew I might be biting off more then I could chew. So I decided to kick it down a notch and simply try to run every day in the month of January... and initially, given my track runner since.. oh.... since I started running... I thought this in itself would be impossible.

24 days in.. I find myself running a 50K through the streets of Hillsboro, NH being fed ideas about running a naked mile on the 31st... if I made it. With giddy excitement, and a little disbelief that I'd make it... I agreed to appease the running faithful.. sure, I'l run a mile naked.

So here I am, 31 days later, sitting down at the computer with a nice cup of hot chocolate. Typing this while in my boxers, socks, long sleeve shirt.. still a bit chilled.. thinking about all that has happened in the last 31 days. After all... 31 days isn't that long a time frame... or is it? I think about my two weeks in Pinkham, running in sub zero cold.. and hell.. even a few days here on the seacoast running in sub zero temps. Snow, rain, ice.. bitter winds... snow blasted face... Running in the winter in New England is no fairy tale.. no joy ride.. but to prepare for the year ahead it must be done. I started the year feeling like a sloth.. up 10 pounds... and now after 31 days of running, I'm 4 pounds lighter then that, I feel great and running strong. This is just the beginning.. One month down... just 11 to go... one mile at a time, one mile a day. Impossible is nothing... anything is possible.

For those of you who chickened out last month.. creating your own streak.. and assembling your next pile of excuses.. I dare you once again... START TOMORROW..2-1-10... The streak begins again. Day 31 turns back into day 1... And now.. for your viewing pleasure... the streak!