Run streak at 3 months

I guess I forgot to post the 3-month anniversary of my running streak. I started on November 11, and am still going. Here's the snippet I put on Facebook (though have since taken down):

It wasn’t an ideal day to run circles around the Methodist church 28 times (though I have run in more miserable conditions). Their parking lot is a perfect quarter-mile loop though, and since it was a rainy 35F in mid-February in NE Indiana, I preferred not be too far from my car in case I decided to cave (Um, yes, I was drenched to the bone). But… today marked three months in my every day running streak, and I wasn’t going to stop now! 11/11-2/11. 396.46 miles. All but one day was outside (long story, but I had to run on a treadmill while at work one day, because my life is hard like that. /s).

 

I was actually thinking I would stop the streak after today. I need to begin training for – well, I can hardly call it racing, because I don’t ‘race’… let’s say “events” – and my old legs and feet aren’t supposed to do this every day. I need a couple days off per week, right? But I’m kinda afraid if I stop on a miserable rainy day like today there’s a part of my brain that’s going to give me crap like, “Oh, poor Dan, just because it was a little cold and damp, you’re going to stop now?!” Like, seriously, my brain would say that? Yep.

 

So, we’ll see. Anyway, I feel fortunate to have been able to do this. On every run I think of at least seven things I’m thankful for. Some days it’s hard to stop because life is not so bad if you think about it now and then. I especially appreciate those of you who pour positivity into my cup. God knows I need all the help I can get! ... yada yada...

So, that's where I'm at with the streak. I am still debating whether to stop it or keep it going. If I keep going I will need to alter it somewhat, so I'm not running as much mileage. Maybe on days I would have taken off I will just run a mile or something. I don't know.

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"I will sing of the Lord’s great love forever;
    with my mouth I will make your faithfulness known
    through all generations. I will declare that your love stands firm forever,
    that you have established your faithfulness in heaven itself."

- Psalm 89:1-2