Today in Schwarm Commons, an idea arose. And I'm feeling pretty good about this idea. In fact, I think it's going to be a mini-revolution in Southwest Ohio.
Myself and eleven other people have just made an agreement to run a minimum of one mile every day for a year. That's 365 days straight of running at least a mile. And yes, that includes holidays and weekends and days when we're really busy. Our "year" kicks off on September 1, 2011 and will conclude on September 1, 2012.
It's definitely a pretty significant commitment. The most difficult part will definitely be the consistency. Every. Single. Day. That's a lot of days. On the other hand, a mile really only takes (depending on your fitness level) 7 to 15 minutes. When you think about making a 7-15 minute commitment a day... it sounds way more feasible. I think the hardest part about running is really just deciding to do it. And for the next year, we've decided to do it. And hopefully on lots of these days we'll feel like running more than a mile. Here is the contract, with the participants (so far!).
Anyone else care to join this non-official (at all) group of runners? We are still accepting recruits. I do feel compelled to add, to the participants: don't do anything crazy like run through a thunder and lightning storm or while nursing a broken leg. I mean, let's be reasonable. We run at our own risk.
I'll be back tomorrow with a posting about Todd Carey being on campus today. If you see any of the above folks, be sure to give them a few words of encouragement and congratulations for being so hardcore and amazing!
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