Run 1000 kilometres in 2016

I’m going to be attempting to run 1000 kilometres in 2016. You’d be forgiven for thinking that I am a keen runner, the thing is I don’t even like running. I mostly do it because my boxing coach always used to shout at me if I didn’t. I don’t like being shouted at either. I think somewhere in the back of my head there’s the worry if I don’t run somebody, somewhere is just going to shout at me.

I had originally planned to complete this challenge last year with some friends. Unfortunately almost exactly a year ago I partially dislocated my kneecap and suffered a suspected rupture of my anterior cruciate ligament. If that sounds painful, then it’s because it was. I had to hobble along on crutches for weeks, much to the amusement of housemates and work colleagues. Between physiotherapy and strength training I’ve finally rebuilt my knee, and a year later seems like as sensible time as any to re-attempt the challenge. I hope I can manage to run 1000 kilometres without killing my knee again.

Over the course of the year I’ll be logging my runs on the Nike+ Running app on my phone and listing them on here. I’ll be giving updates on how the runs are going during my weekly blog.

January

Saturday 16th – Distance: 35.04 km – Time: 3:05:40 – Average Pace: 5’17”
Tuesday 19th – Distance: 4.21 km – Time: 21:38 – Average Pace: 5’08”
Saturday 23rd – Distance: 42.51 km – Time: 4:21:07 – Average Pace: 6’08”
Saturday 30th – Distance: 42.58 km – Time: 3:46:37 – Average Pace: 5’19”
Total: 124.34 km

February

Friday 5th – Distance: 10.04 km – Time: 49:47 – Average Pace: 4’57”
Saturday 6th – Distance: 21.51 km – Time: 1:54:29 – Average Pace: 5’19”
Sunday 7th – Distance: 2.07 km – Time: 12:00 – Average Pace: 5’47”
Thursday 11th – Distance: 10.03 km – Time: 48:09 – Average Pace: 4’48”
Friday 12th – Distance: 5.04 km – Time: 24:47 – Average Pace: 4’55”
Sunday 14th – Distance: 25.06 km – Time: 2:16:04 – Average Pace: 5’25”
Sunday 21st – Distance: 3.94 km – Time: 20:11 – Average Pace: 5’07”
Sunday 28th – Distance: 29.05 km – Time: 3:33:38 – Average Pace: 5’7″
Total: 106.74 km

March

Sunday 6th – Distance: 42.2 km – Time: 3:48:35 – Cambridge Boundary Run
Monday 7th – Distance: 10.04 km – Time: 53:39 – Average Pace: 5’20”
Saturday 12th – Distance: 6.13 km – Time: 29:38 – Average Pace: 4’50”
Sunday 13th – Distance: 10.31 km – Time: 55:36 – Average Pace: 5’23”
Sunday 27th – Distance: 9.39 km – Time: 44:47 – Average Pace: 4’46”
Total: 78.07 km

April

Thursday 7th – Distance: 5.02 km – Time: 24:40 – Average Pace: 4’54”
Saturday 9th – Distance: 10.50 km – Time: 51:48 – Average Pace: 4’55”
Sunday 10th – Distance: 15.10 km – Time: 1:27:08 – Average Pace: 5’48”
Sunday 17th – Distance: 21.10 km – Time: 2:19:59 – Average Pace: 6’38”
Wednesday 20th – Distance: 15.02 km – Time: 1:13:37 – Average Pace: 4’54”
Total: 66.74 km

May

Wednesday 4th – Distance: 21.11 km – Time: 2:09:06 – Average Pace: 6’06”
Saturday 7th – Distance: 21.13 km – Time: 2:01:41 – Average Pace: 5’45”
Tuesday 10th – Distance: 10.04 km – Time: 55:18 – Average Pace: 5’30”
Saturday 14th – Distance: 81.06 km – Time: 12:20:39 – Apocalypse 50 Ultramarathon
Total: 133.34 km

July

Tuesday 12th – Distance: 5.01 km – Time: 24:23 – Average Pace: 4’54”
Sunday 16th – Distance: 5.11 km – Time: 32:47 – Average Pace: 6’26”
Wednesday 20th – Distance: 5.04 km – Time: 24:34 – Average Pace: 4’53”
Total: 15.16 km

August

Thursday 4th – Distance: 7.51 km – Time: 40:08 – Average Pace: 5’21”
Saturday 6th – Distance: 6.01 km – Time: 33:06 – Average Pace: 5’31”
Sunday 21st – Distance: 5.01 km – Time: 28:57 – Average Pace: 5’47”
Wednesday 24th – Distance: 7.62 km – Time: 41:56 – Average Pace: 5’30”
Total: 26.15 km

September

Friday 9th – Distance: 3.05 km – Time: 15:47 – Average Pace: 5’11”
Saturday 10th – Distance: 10.03 km – Time: 59:46 – Average Pace: 5’58”
Monday 12th – Distance: 5.03 km – Time: 24:02 – Average Pace: 4’47”
Wednesday 14th – Distance: 5.02 km – Time: 28:46 – Average Pace: 5’44”
Wednesday 14th – Distance: 5.01 km – Time: 23:23 – Average Pace: 4’40”
Monday 26th – Distance: 5.01 km – Time: 24:40 – Average Pace: 4’56”
Wednesday 28th – Distance: 9.56 km – Time: 51:57 – Average Pace: 5’26”
Friday 30th – Distance: 5.01 km – Time: 29:43 – Average Pace: 5’56”
Total: 47.72 km

October

Saturday 1st – Distance: 5.03 km – Time: 22:40 – Average Pace: 4’31”
Sunday 2nd – Distance: 5.01 km – Time: 27:04 – Average Pace: 5’24”
Monday 3rd – Distance: 5.01 km – Time: 21:32 – Average Pace: 4’18”
Thursday 6th – Distance: 10.97 km – Time: 1:08:00 – Average Pace: 6’12”
Saturday 8th – Distance: 9.00 km – Time: 58:00 – Average Pace: 5’27”
Monday 10th – Distance: 17.08 km – Time: 1:25:32 – Average Pace: 5’01
Tuesday 11th – Distance: 2.02 km – Time: 10:38 – Average Pace: 5’16
Tuesday 11th – Distance: 1.25 km – Time: 6:32 – Average Pace: 5’12
Wednesday 12th – Distance: 3.07 km – Time: 15:34 – Average Pace: 5’04
Friday 14th – Distance: 5.55 km – Time: 28:17 – Average Pace: 5’06
Saturday 15th – Distance: 10.00 km – Time: 59:20 – Average Pace: 5’56
Sunday 16th – Distance: 1.54 km – Time: 7:35 – Average Pace: 4’56
Sunday 16th – Distance: 2.42 km – Time: 14:43 – Average Pace: 6’06
Sunday 16th – Distance: 0.64 km – Time: 2:24 – Average Pace: 3’45
Sunday 16th – Distance: 5.01 km – Time: 22:39 – Average Pace: 4’31
Monday 17th – Distance: 5.05 km – Time: 25:36 – Average Pace: 5’05
Tuesday 18th – Distance: 6.01 km – Time: 33:17 – Average Pace: 5’33
Tuesday 18th – Distance: 1.07 km – Time: 5:08 – Average Pace: 4’48
Thursday 20th – Distance: 19.13 km – Time: 1:42:39 – Average Pace: 5’22
Saturday 22nd – Distance: 5.18 km – Time: 32:48 – Average Pace: 6’20
Sunday 23rd – Distance: 4.02 km – Time: 21:33 – Average Pace:5’22
Sunday 23rd – Distance: 21.19 km – Time: 1:45:32 – Average Pace: 4’59
Monday 24th – Distance: 4.03 km – Time: 21:38 – Average Pace: 5’22
Tuesday 25th – Distance: 5.50 km – Time: 21:13 – Average Pace: 5’41
Tuesday 25th – Distance: 1.26 km – Time: 6:16 – Average Pace: 4’59
Thursday 27th – Distance: 9.79 km – Time: 58:11 – Average Pace: 5’57
Saturday 29th – Distance: 10.02 km – Time: 56:40 – Average Pace: 5’40
Sunday 30th – Distance: 4.11 km – Time: 27:50 – Average Pace: 6’47
Sunday 30th – Distance: 1.4 km – Time: 7:30 – Average Pace: 5’22
Sunday 30th – Distance: 10.71 km – Time: 54:27 – Average Pace: 5’05
Monday 31st – Distance: 10.26 km – Time: 53:09 – Average Pace: 5’11
Total: 202.33 km

November

Tuesday 1st – Distance: 6.11 km – Time: 34:24 – Average Pace: 5’38
Tuesday 1st – Distance: 1.2 km – Time: 4:42 – Average Pace: 3’55
Thursday 3rd – Distance: 6.08 km – Time: 30:34 – Average Pace: 5’05
Saturday 5th – Distance: 8.03 km – Time: 47:36 – Average Pace: 5’56
Sunday 6th – Distance: 1.43 km – Time: 8:07 – Average Pace: 5’39
Sunday 6th – Distance: 2.32 km – Time: 15:13 – Average Pace: 6’33
Sunday 6th – Distance: 2.25 km – Time: 13:57 – Average Pace: 6’11
Sunday 6th – Distance: 1 km – Time: 5:16 – Average Pace: 5’16
Monday 7th – Distance: 10.03 km – Time: 53:50 – Average Pace: 5’23
Tuesday 8th – Distance: 1.32 km – Time: 6:50 – Average Pace: 5’11
Saturday 12th – Distance: 5.05 km – Time: 21:00 – Average Pace: 4’10
Saturday 12th – Distance: 1.18 km – Time: 6:19 – Average Pace: 5’21
Sunday 13th – Distance: 1.51 km – Time: 8:31 – Average Pace: 5’38
Sunday 13th – Distance: 6.01 km – Time: 39:05 – Average Pace: 6’31
Monday 14th – Distance: 6 km – Time: 30:43 – Average Pace: 5’08
Tuesday 15th – Distance: 6.15 km – Time: 34:16 – Average Pace: 5’34
Tuesday 15th – Distance: 1.3 km – Time: 7:23 – Average Pace: 5’40
Wednesday 16th – Distance: 6.02 km – Time: 30:38 – Average Pace: 5’05
Thursday 17th – Distance: 6.08 km – Time: 29:14 – Average Pace: 4’49
Sunday 20th – Distance: 21.5 km – Time: 1:36:44 – Average Pace: 4’30
Tuesday 22nd – Distance: 1.28 km – Time: 6:34 – Average Pace: 5’14
Tuesday 22nd – Distance: 5.05 km – Time: 33:04 – Average Pace: 6’33
Tuesday 22nd – Distance: 1.05 km – Time: 4:51 – Average Pace: 4’37
Tuesday 22nd – Distance: 1.14 km – Time: 5:06 – Average Pace: 4’29
Thursday 24th – Distance: 31.15 km – Time: 2:36:09 – Average Pace: 5’01
Sunday 27th – Distance: 4.02 km – Time: 21:53 – Average Pace: 5’27
Sunday 27th – Distance: 1.15 km – Time: 4:28 – Average Pace: 3’52
Sunday 27th – Distance: 1.17 km – Time: 4:45 – Average Pace: 4’04
Sunday 27th – Distance: 1.19 km – Time: 4:50 – Average Pace: 4’03
Sunday 27th – Distance: 1.17 km – Time: 6:14 – Average Pace: 5’18
Tuesday 29th – Distance: 6.28 km – Time: 35:58 – Average Pace: 5’44
Tuesday 29th – Distance: 1.06 km – Time: 5:33 – Average Pace: 5’13
Total: 156.21 km

December

Sunday 4th – Distance: 10.28 km – Time: 52:03 – Average Pace: 5’04
Wednesday 7th – Distance: 10.03 km – Time: 49:25 – Average Pace: 4’56
Thursday 8th – Distance: 5.76 km – Time: 28:52 – Average Pace: 5’01
Saturday 10th – Distance: 7.18 km – Time: 35:08 – Average Pace: 4’54
Sunday 11th – Distance: 10.04 km – Time: 59.01 – Average Pace: 5’53
Tuesday 13th – Distance: 1.06 km – Time: 5:08 – Average Pace: 4’51
Monday 19th – Distance: 10.01 km – Time: 51:00 – Average Pace: 5’06
Tuesday 20th – Distance: 1.06 km – Time: 5:24 – Average Pace: 5’07
Thursday 22nd – Distance: 16.02 km – Time: 1:20:08 – Average Pace: 5’01
Friday 30th – Distance: 15.03 km – Time: 1:09:59 – Average Pace: 4’39
Total: 86.47 km

Grand Total: 1043.27 km

 

I finally hit the objective of run 1000 kilometres run on the 11th December. I succeeded in not killing my knee. I ended the 1000 km with a 10 km fun-run with Sarah, Patrick and Eleanor to celebrate crossing the line without dying.

I took it a little bit easy after that but added in a couple of extra kilometres just in case my Nike GPS app was a little bit out. It’s been a strange exercise, not one that I plan on completing again in 2017, but one that I am really glad I tried.

Thank you to everyone who donated during the year, who ran with me, encouraged me or gave me any sort of support and motivation to completing this stupid challenge.

As always, you can still donate to support my shenanigans at https://justgiving.com/teams/stupidway