Guess what?  I completed 200 Miles in 37 Days!!!  Back on July 18th I challenged myself to run and walk 100 miles by August 28th.  I reached my 100 mile goal on August 7th, hit 150 on August 15th, and ran through my 200th mile on August 23rd.  After today’s 5.6 mile run I’m at 214 miles total with 2 days still left to go in my original challenge!

Miles since last post:  113.6
Days since last post:  19
Days until Deadline: 2
TOTAL MILES: 214.7

If you had told me in mid-July when we got our treadmill that I would soon be averaging over 5 miles a day I would have laughed (or actually cried) at the thought of it.  I started out slow with some 2-3 mile days in the beginning and a lot more walking than running but as the weeks have gone by running has gotten easier and I have even had a few 7+ mile days!  I’ve continued to track my progress on my Excel graph and I’ve also started to track my best treadmill times for 1, 2, 3, and 4 miles.  I’m not ready to go out and run a race or anything, but I’m still pretty proud of how my times have fallen during the past month.

So where do I go from here?  Forward!  I’m going to keep tracking my miles and I will continue to set mini mileage goals for myself since that has worked thus far to keep me motivated.  I’ve now decided that when I hit 250 miles I get to buy these Athleta running tights for myself.  They will be just in time for the Fall weather that I hope September brings next week!

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