Saturday, July 19, 2014

A "Streaker" in Clinic

Yesterday in clinic I saw a streaker.  Before you ask, "how did you get security to remove the naked man running around the office?" I should clarify.  In running circles, a "streaker" is someone who has run at least one mile every single day for so many consecutive days in a row.  To be considered a real streaker, one must generally do this every day for at least a year.

A 66 year old man came in and saw me yesterday who started running when he was 11 years old, and says that he has logged every single run since.  His running was interrupted 25 years ago when he broke his ankle, but he has run every day since.  He says that his original goal was to run 25,000 miles, basically once around the world.  He eclipsed that a long time ago, and is now nearing 100,000 lifetime miles!!  He runs 2.5 miles every day.  To put this in perspective, I've run 50 marathons and probably have 15,000-20,000 lifetime miles in.

This individual was incredibly fit, with a pulse so low that an ER doctor would probably want to admit him to the hospital for observation.  He came to see me because his big toes have been bothering him some, and he wanted to be sure he could continue to run towards his goal.  After an exam and X-rays, I declared him fit to continue running and asked that he drop me a line when he reaches his goal.  Amazing.....

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