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Running 5,000 miles in 1,000 calendar days

I completed my first running challenges of 1,000km in 100 days and 1,000miles in 160 days during the Covid lockdown in the summer of 2020, raising £1,733 for Children with Cancer UK. With the winter months approaching and colder darker mornings, running became more of a means to maintain fitness and my new waistline. However, I soon decided on a new target of 2,000 miles in a calendar year April 2020/21 which I failed to achieve, mainly due to adverse weather! During the summer of 2021, I hit on the idea of running 5,000 miles in 3 years, which was later reduced to 1,000 calendar days and became my new (final) goal.

I completed my challenge of 5,000 miles on 30 November 2022, on day 961 - 39 days early. This is even more amazing having been behind each monthly target for most of 2022, having suffered a right calf injury (cause unknown, although I suspect it was aggravated when I stepped in a pot hole whilst running in the dark) during September 2021. In March 2022, my doctor diagnosed a varicose vein. I now run with a compression sleeve on this leg.

In January 2022, I also dislocated my right big toe stepping out of the shower after a run which put me out of action for over two weeks. Both injuries lost me 20 running days and left me with 300-mile deficit to make up during the summer. Thankfully the weather in October and November remained fairly warn and dry (mostly), as I refuse to run in the rain or in temperatures below 2°C.

During this current challenge, I repeated the 1,000km in 100 days, (actual 88 days) improving on my previous best in 2020 by 4 days. In July I ran over 400km (250 miles) and a weekly 93km (58miles). I also completed 3,000km in 276 calendar days between 28 February 2022 and 30 November 2022. At the end of the current challenge, I am thankfully injury free, helped no doubt by the copious amounts of Voltarol gel applied to aching muscles most evenings.

An integral part of my training, is 90 minutes of weight training at least twice a week maintain and improve my current muscle bulk and to avoid ending up looking like skinny, flamingo-legged Tour-de-France cyclist due to the circa 1,300 calories I burn off running. I believe my muscle bulk along with energy gel enabled me to compete on equal terms with much younger runners in the Thorney Island half-marathon.

I nearly always start my run in the early mornings, even in the dark in winter. It is good to have done the run before the world gets going. I enjoy the peace and quiet and see lovely sunrises and wildlife such as foxes, rabbits and many domestic cats on their way home for breakfast.

    

   Just how far is 5,000 miles?               

•      London to New York is 3,451 miles
•    USA coast to coast California to Maine is 3,527 miles
•    Atlantic from USA to UK is 4,424 miles

•    Chichester to North Pole is 2,713 miles
•    Chichester to equator is 3,505 miles
•    Chichester to Nome, Alaska 4,422 miles    
•    Chichester to Vancover   4,737 miles
•    Chichester to Seattle  4,809 miles
•    Chichester to Houston Texas  4,843 miles
•    Chichester to Las Vegas   5,238 miles
•    Chichester to San Francisco 5,373 miles
•    Chichester to Rio de Janeiro 5,708 miles

•    5,000 miles is 20% of the Earth circumference -

   24,900 miles at the equator.

    5,000miles (8,051km) ran in 961 calendar days -

    536 running days. Average speed of 5.1mph (8.3km/h)

    Total calories burned: 618,962

 

2,132miles ran in 2022 in 334 calendar days and 207 running days. Average speed of 5.4mph. (8.6km/h)

 

   

Running shoes:  8 Pairs!

Of the running shoes, the Slazenger Classics from Sports Direct were cheap and do the job for the novice runner. They have plastic uppers so are quite useful for running in the wet such as mud or on the beach. They can be slippery in wet conditions on the road though. Also very uncompromising as far as shock absorbing is concerned and definitely not for longer distances.

I found the Sketchers Bounder Verkona very comfortable, however with this variation, sole wear is an issue and the second pair only did 555 miles with the same amount of wear as the original pair (left) that lasted 1,029 miles.

 

My favourites are the ASICS Gel-Cumulus 23. Padding is good and cushioning also good. They take about 100 miles to run in but wear very well. I’ve run in half-marathons with these and will run in a pair for the London Marathon 2023. My running shoe of choice.

The Hoka One Rincon 2 are nice and light but are a tight fit in the width, almost bunion causing. They seemed cooler in the summer and best worn with thinner socks. The sole wears away at an alarming rate. Expect, at the most, 750 miles from these. Insoles are quite hard on the foot too. Probably a compromise for the ultra lightweight of the shoe.

The Mizumo Wave Inspire 17  were recommended by The Run Company shop after having my gait video analysed on a treadmill. Having an exiting injury, hence the visit, these actually made it worse so they were mothballed. However, nearing the completion of the 5,000 miles, I decided to give them another chance, as at £130, they are the most expensive shoes I have ever purchased  I found that the Mizumo did not aggravate my old injury and I believe they may have even increased my pace a little.

     I am currently in trialing these for longer distances as part of my training for       the London Marathon 2023

Running 5,000 miles in 1,000 days

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600 bottles of water

80 energy gels

Six sets of  Sony headphones

  60 boxes of tissues

* Mileage as of 3rd April 2023