Hi, this is Debbie Boyle's coach at Mojo for Running with episode number 58, streaks and habits.

You've probably heard a runner at some time or other refer to being on a streak, or maybe you've

been on one yourself, or maybe you're on one right now. For those of you who aren't familiar

with a running streak, it simply means running every

day indefinitely. Historically, many people have continued streaks for years at a time.

California's Mark Covert ended the second largest streak in history last July. He ran at least

one mile per day for 45 years, according to an article

in Runner's World magazine. There's even a United States streak association, and I'll link to it

in the show notes. So what do you think about running streaks? You'll probably assume they're a

good idea. I think they can be, but you might be surprised that when

runners' runners world's Amby Burfoot asked covert if he thinks people should start streaks,

he said, don't do it. That doesn't surprise me because covert is also a running coach,

and as he explains in the article, he understands the value of recovery days. I think

streaks have their value, but they can also cause people to run when they have no business

doing so. I think it's in a way akin to a kid making stray days for years in school. The longer

they maintain that straight-a-street-a streak, the more pressure they put on themselves and the more stress they experience. The longer they maintain that straight A streak, the more pressure

they put on themselves and the more stress they experience. Very often they put schoolwork

ahead of other more important things. You may be thinking, what's more important than school

work? Well, schoolwork is extremely important, but honestly, I would rather see a well-rounded

student who participates in athletics who makes A's and

B's than a straight A student. And a student with a straight A streak is very likely, almost

guaranteed to go to school even when ill, which is bad for everyone. Additionally, they start

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