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1st Ron Hill Mile with Garmin dead but did it. Working Day for me! 1 is always better than none and it is the 'Ακρογωνιαίος λίθος' του τρεξίματος της ζωής μου.
A few weeks ago, Ron Hill, Great Britain Olympian and winner of the 1970 Boston Marathon, ended the world’s longest running streak of at least one daily mile due to health reasons. Eleni became so inspired by Ron Hill’s amazing achievement, that she decided to continue Ron’s running streak.
Eleni's story below…
Daily Running Streak
‘With Ron's permission I have now received the baton to carry on The Relay of his Running Streak of the Daily Mile.
I am an ordinary runner but have run for most of my life. Running has shaped and formed my entire life in all means and ways. Now at the age of 57, following many health obstacles, I feel honoured to be able to try to follow Ron’s footsteps and keep the flame going.
So, as from end of Jan 2017 I have been running at least one mile a day and hoping to continue to do so perhaps for a good cause too. Ron you are an inspiration to me!
So The Running Streak Goes On and On . . . . . . .
Ron Hill did not miss a day of running between 20 December 1964 and 30 January 2017 – a total of 52 years and 39 days. Hill defined a "run" as completing a distance of at least one mile at any pace. His streak included workouts after a car crash in 1993 when Hill broke his sternum, and after bunion surgery, after which he used a crutch to cover one mile (1.6 km) in 27 minutes the next day.
On 30 January 2017 his Facebook page announced that "Due to ill health Ron has decided to take a day off", thus ending his streak.
Ron has now officially passed on the baton so for me to continue The Daily Running Streak Here is his response:
"Dear Eleni,
‘I wanted to say YES to your request to carry on the baton of the daily mile."
Ron Hill
So, Running Goes on along with sending many healing thoughts to Ron for a Speedy Recovery and safe return to his running journey.