I’ve been running an ultramarathon a day, 220+miles a week, with zero days off for nearly 6.5 months. As of today, I have 7 days left to reach my world record goal of 200 straight days of ultramarathons. 200 days will better the current world record of 23 by 177 days. Let’s go!
Weird facts from my 197 days of running an ultramarathon in a row with zero days off:
Shoe size increased by full size
Healing faster than before- haven’t been sick entire time despite my kids getting colds 3x
Never had a stress fracture
I’ve run 220 miles a week for 6.5 months
Day 199/6,404miles/32 miles a day
I’ve forgone comfort every day for 199 days. Many times I wanted to take off my pack & be free. But freedom isn’t just about doing what you want. Discipline, courage & hard work allow us to build a life we want. Without it, is life worth living?
Day 100 / 3,236 miles / 32 miles a day I’ve learned through this streak to celebrate every day. Running 100 ultramarathons in 100 days I realized each day is a gift. Each finish is a gift. No run we do is any different, but we downplay the significance of our daily routine.
Yesterday: 4 hrs sleep, run 50k at 3am. Catch flights at 1:30pm… delay, delay, delay. Finally arrive in Hawaii at 2am today. Try to get ride to hotel. No rides at 2 or 3am. No rental car places open. F-it, Run 50k instead of sleeping. 50k number 69, complete!
Online person: Be careful in the heat!
Me: welcome to my page! you must be new here 😌😅
Today was another 96F day. My mind was not stoked to run a 50k in that heat, but my body was like, no prob, 120 heart rate just motoring along. Day 176 is complete!
26 yrs ago when I started running I was told I’d ruin my knees. 13 years ago when I started running ultramarathons I was told I’d ruin my body. For the past 3 months of 221+ mile weeks I’ve been told I’ll ruin my body. Instead I continue to get stronger and experience less pain
Next level unlocked: it only took 130 consecutive days of running an ultramarathon every day (and 4,196 miles since Nov 5) to get this suggestion on my Garmin Enduro2 😅
After 120 days of running an ultramarathon a day through crazy winter conditions in Colorado my blood test and an echocardiogram show excellent heart function & health 🎉 today is day 121! Feeling great!
I want to give you an idea of how (some) major news publications decide what to cover in the national news. I was contacted about an article in one biggest news orgs in the biz about my 200 ultras in 200 days. Here’s what I was told: doing the ultras wasn’t enough, we need some
Day 201 / one day after world record / 26.2 miles today
One thing that is really surprising to me is that a marathon today (26.2 miles) felt way easier than doing an ultramarathon (32 miles). It also felt like a lot less stress on my body. I’m currently doing a reverse taper!
Day 70 / 2,240 miles / 32 miles a day
Turns out that hills and nose breathing are easy while running at sea level when you’re coming from Colorado! Another 50k in paradise. Tomorrow is the HURT100 mile, basically just three 50ks over 2 days 💪 wild “taper” eh?!
Eventually the 100 days people will realize I’m not stopping at 100 when I’m posting about 101, 102, etc 😂 I guess 100 is a natural benchmark but it’s wild how many people think I’m done at 100. It’s just 6 days away, but the goal is bigger. Body, mind & spirit willing
I’ve maintained a 32mile/just over 50k a day running streak- every single day since Nov 5, that’s 157 days or 5 1/4 months. I’ve continued to see good blood test results, have regular monthly period & healthy echocardiogram 4 months in. Our idea of ‘a lot’ is indeed just an idea
Day 99 / 3,204 miles / 32 miles a day
Last day in the double digit numbers. I truly did not know if I could get here…I have had many challenges over these past 99 days. This is a journey of resilience. I’ve become a part of nature, and nature is a part of me. I am stronger
One year ago I did one 50k ultramarathon run that turned into 200-50ks in a row. It was cold & snowy in Colorado. I was driven by curiosity (what’s possible?) and adventure, I wanted to do something fun & big for my 41st birthday.
I cannot really tell you why I do it day after day, 32 miles. Why I can get up and not feel dread. How I can look forward and keep moving forward. Why I have not even thought of quitting. I do not know. I think it’s something innate, animalistic. Something wild. Day 83
One day you’re young and carefree and the next you’re like, “I’m going to start a
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Me: Just 2 more hours of running left today! Sometimes it strikes me that this isn’t normal, but normal is as normal does 🎉 Day 92/ 2,980 miles / 32 miles a day
Today I got told I wouldn’t be able to accomplish what I’m doing if I had a real job. Apparently employing people and managing a business isn’t a job? Funny how when you successfully create a business it’s no longer “real”😄😎 - Day 40 ultramarathon streak 1,280 miles
Day 150 / 4,836 miles / 32 miles a day
A fitting celebration of Day 150 was an almost entirely night run starting just after midnight. Other than the sleep deprivation, running at night is great because you don’t have to deal with cars or people and the desert comes alive…
Day 179 / 5,764miles / 32 miles a day
Today’s run was unremarkable in every way except it’s my 179th ultramarathon in a row— in consecutive days. Zero days off. If I really think about it, is kind of insane. It’s even hard for me to wrap my head around. I’m not sure I can yet
Day 198 / 6,372 miles / 32 miles a day
We have been taught to stop symptoms, stop pain. But they are there for a reason and it’s not just to inconvenience us. Inflammation is an important body response and helps with healing and adaptations. Pain tells us to pay attention
When you’re doing something no one has done before, you get to see the same rounds of comments- with diff names bc people don’t understand something that breaks the norm. Progress-those talking about how many people have done more consecutive ultras have finally shut up 😂
Day 111 / 3,588 miles / 32 miles a day
111 days, 111 ultramarathons in ALL the weather 😅 but most surprising to me is have zero injuries after so many days & miles!
Day 196 / 6,308 miles / 32 miles a day
Movement heals injuries quicker than time off. I know many won’t agree with this but it’s true for me on this streak. I’ve been able to continue despite injuries & pain. When I say it’s break or breakthrough I mean it!
I went from 50-60mile weeks of running to 224 mile weeks. When you do something this reckless there are only two results that can happen: you break or you break through. Currently finishing week 4 of 224 mile weeks and breaking through 💪
Day 105 / 3,396 miles / 32 miles a day
I am nature. My hair smells of wind off the flatirons: snow, hint of pine & freshly turned soil. My gaze is like the stream I run along: on a mission. Struggle & triumph are married on these runs to achieve a big goal, to feel it all
When I started running regularly nearly 26 years ago, I found it too difficult to run every day as my body felt too tired. I’d run one day, take the next day off. Start where you are. There’s no right way, there’s your way. Today is day 189 ultramarathon in 189 days / no days off
Day 144 / 4,644 miles / 32 miles a day
Ooof it’s hard driving through the night, getting just a few hours sleep, unpacking & running a 50k! Today I ran in 84F, a 60 degree temp change from yesterdays 20F in Colorado! Didn’t seem to phase me & run went well. Nice to be in Tucson!
Day 190 / 6,116 miles / 32 miles a day
Today I felt GOOD. It’s hard to feel good the entire run, but if I can feel energetic, smooth & fast for first 10, 15 miles it really carries me through the whole 50k. Today just rolled along & I was hitting faster times w/o any extra effort
Day 194/6,244 miles/32 miles a day
6 days until world record is complete & I was horrified to get sharp pain that required some taping & compression sleeve 6 miles in. My secret weapon has been my physical therapy/massage skills - thank goodness! Finished pain free!
Day 131 / 4,228 miles / 32 miles a day
My body is feeling good. I don’t really need to do any kind of recovery routine anymore. The runs are just incredibly normal. Which makes me quite excited that next month I’ll be able to hit the Arizona Trail for 800 miles of the streak! 🎉
Day 103 / 3,332 miles / 32 miles a day
The seduction of excuses is that there are just too many to choose from once you start down that road. Say no to all excuses.
SNOW DAY! In many ways these cold snow days just don’t get easier! Another one down ✅
Day 123 / 3,972 miles / 32 miles a day
Woohoo 🎉 100 ultramarathons (and days) OVER the world record! The current record of 23 days was set after I’d run 40 days consecutively, wild right?! I’m still going… my goal is a bigger but this is a fun milestone
Found $8 on my run yesterday and now I’m putting professional runner in my bio since I can now claim to make money running. Follow this page for more pro tips 👍
I’ve learned on my ultramarathon run streak that you never know how you’ll feel tomorrow. I had many days where I thought ‘no way can I do a 50k again tomorrow’ only to wake up and feel great, ready to go. Thoughts are NOT reality, gift yourself with possibility. Today is Day 97
Day 191 / 6,148 miles / 32 miles a day
Running solo is definitely harder than having company! My friend Adam joined me today it was a nice break from the monotony of running alone. Runs with friends feel like they go by faster, feel easier and are more fun. 9 days to go
#200
Day 168 / 5,412 miles / 32 miles a day
Remember when I got frostbite in January? It seems like a lifetime ago. Now the challenges are so different. I feel like I’ve had such a range of challenges. I’ve been tried in every way from extreme cold to the heat of Tucson
Day 161 / 5,188 miles / 32 miles a day
These runs have taught me the power of living a simple life vs a complicated one How to break a big goal into a million pieces and put it together one piece at a time, in a totally unexpected way.
Before I started my ultramarathon world record streak: you’re going to ruin your knees. First 3 months of the world record: you’re going to ruin your body.
6mons into the record: you’re going to drop dead
😂 14 more days to 200, 177 more than the world record of 23!
Day 101 / 3,268 miles / 32 miles a day
Today was a WORK day. Running didn’t come easy, I felt like I was back at Day 1 aka 101, but this time I have months of experience behind me. My ability to get through so many days is incredibly powerful when I have a tougher day like today
I’ve been running for 26 years and consistently (no off season, almost every single day) for 13 years, a level of running I consider ‘focused training’. Running remains the simplest, easiest and most effective way to maintain and increase my physical/mental well being & health
Day 175 / 5,636 miles / 32 miles a day
A few quick fun stats since Nov 5, 2022
9,070km on foot
1 saved dog
Temps from -15F to 99F (-26C to 37C)
~70” inches of snow
~1,160 hours of running
One 100 mile race (HURT100) on days 71-72
Every morning I put on new eyes to be open to experiencing whatever the day has to offer as though I have no past & no future, just today. If I was to dwell on entirety of what I’m doing, it would be too hard. My mind would say I can’t go on 4,004mi in 4mons/124ultras in 124days
Day 154 / 4,964 miles / 32 miles a day
The run started out with an unusual feeling of ease. No soreness, no stiffness. Usually when I start there’s a short 1/4 mile warming up where things feel tight. Not today. Today was easy, smooth. No mental tantrums, just a fun, hot run
Day 107 / 3,460 miles / 32 miles a day
I’ve said this before: “why” doesn’t matter. If you want something enough you do not need to explain it, because it just *is* it just exists, like you and me. How do you explain something that sounds crazy to most people? You don’t!
Day 165 / 5,316 miles / 32 miles a day
I could tell it was going to be more work today as I was a bit sore & tired from yesterday’s mountainous 50k. I’ve had days like this & I reminded myself that no challenge is too big. I don’t let my feelings take over. I maintain focus
Day 114 / 3,684 miles / 32 miles a day
“Don’t climb the mountain before you get there” a mantra I came up with to illustrate how important it is to start from where we are. Each day I just climb the mountain in front of me, not tomorrow’s mountain and not yesterday’s mountain
Day 172 / 5,540 miles / 32 miles a day
You can’t hide how you feel from a long run. It amplifies your feelings & anything you’re going through. On a good day, a run can amplify, chew up & spit out those hard feelings. But sometimes if you run long enough, you may feel even more
Day 118 / 3,812miles / 32miles a day
I’ve learned from this streak that my thoughts are not reality. So many days I’ve thought, I can’t do this again tomorrow. Early on this was due to pain in my body. Later, to the mental pain of repetition. Yet, runs get easier & I can continue
Day 98 / 3,172 miles / 32 miles a day
Another beautiful day in Colorado! The snow is melting quickly now, as it does before new storms come in. Winter is not over. For now though, it’s fun to get to run on some of the trails that have been covered in snow.
Day 187 / 6,020 miles / 32 miles a day
-over 6,000miles run (an ultra everyday) since Nov 5, 2022
-surpassed world record of 23 days by 164 days so far (13 more to reach my goal of 200)
-started twice today, frustrating but necessary. Full caption on IG (@ runcandicerun)
Smoothly clicking off mile after mile in 80F temps with no shade barely getting over 120 heart rate 154 days into an ultramarathon-a-day world record running streak …. Is a truly incredible feeling and one that doesn’t come every day. A rare gift, I’ll take it!
Halfway to halfway
— me everyday at mile 8
Day 156 done, 5,028 miles. 156 ultramarathons in 156 days. Today was almost 90F and I started at 11:15am. I guess I just love suffering!
Today I finished my 6th
@HURThawaii
100mile on day 71 & 72 of my ultramarathon streak… indescribably exciting & emotional. This race is one of the toughest & most brutal in the world & I couldn’t get over how lucky I was to be with a stellar group of humans, doing what we love
Day 113 / 3,652 miles / 32 miles a day
In a stunning weather turn around, today reached a blistering 50F and I started in shorts and a t-shirt. There’s no doubt in my mind that running in 40-60F temps is advantageous as I’m confident I probably shed 10# of winter clothes alone!
Day 143 / 4,612 miles / 32 miles a day
200 is the new 100 they say!
Currently driving to Arizona to do a bunch of days of the world record streak on the Arizona trail, maybe today was my last snow storm?! Today 20F in Colorado, Tomorrow 80F in Tucson 😳
Day 135 / 4,356 miles / 32 miles a day
No days off. One unique aspect of this record is that you can’t take a day off. Other records or FKTs can include a zero day without ending the record— altho a zero day can slow down the record for those folks
Day 121 / 3,908 miles / 32 miles a day
Every day must be an adventure. Not a task. Not a chore. This is my key to continuing my run streak after so many days, so many miles & in tough conditions. I find ways to have fun.
Day 125 / 4,036 miles / 32 miles a day
I may have the ultramarathon streak world record in the bag, but definitely working on the bagel streak record 🙇♀️ it’s tough work but someone has to do it!