153: march running challenge

There was a challenge posted on the facebook page for "I{heart}Running" for the month of March. I should clarify, I do not love running. I do, however, like the posts on that page - they are inspiring, I can relate to many of them, and they are a good kick in the butt for me. The challenge for March was to run every day, at least one mile. I told myself that I was going to do it, so I had to. And I did. I ran every single day in March - all 31 days. It has led me into the longest running streak I think I've ever had - 42 days now including the couple of weeks in February and today. It's not impressive by many standards - I know people personally who have had streaks of 100 days, 365 days, and even 1000+ days (seriously) - but it is MY longest streak. I ran 163 miles in the month of March, which is an average of roughly 5 miles a day. That's nearly 20 miles more than the month prior to my last half marathon, which is really exciting for me. I'm hoping that this mileage translates into another PR at the end of this month for the Eugene Half. I'm not sure I would have put that in if it weren't for the "I{heart}Running" challenge, so ... thankful for another facebook challenge.