She also threw in four additional days of running that 'destroyed back.' Ouch. Sometimes, that looked like a 10k run and on others it looked like 'a hungover day that was about 200m.' A 200m run whilst hungover is pretty impressive, TBH.īy Jan, O'Connor was ready to up the ante and followed a 10k training program which included 2 short runs and 1 long run per week. With this in mind, she began her challenge in December with no specific time or distance goals, just the intention of building up a habit of running everyday, no matter how far. Before embarking on her quest, she admits that she's been out of the game for a while and hasn't laced up her running shoes since her college basketball days. O'Connor's first, and probably most important, lesson is to listen to your body.

Here’s everything O'Connor learnt during her first 100 days of running. Her initial motivations were her ‘mental health, time away from phone, in nature, moving every day and what happens.’ Fast forward to now and she's managed a mammoth 122 day running streak. So, is it something you should still include in your regular workout rotation? Fitness blogger, athlete, and workout challenge aficionado Keltie O’Connor set herself the task of running every day for 30 days straight to find out. Bar a decent pair of running trainers, it can be done without any equipment (or gym membership), and is one of the simplest forms of movement out there.

And with every fitness influencer under the sun professing their love for HIIT and strength training, it's taken a huge backseat. Running is the Marmite of the fitness world - you either love it, or you hate it.

Year long running challenge