![]() It turns out though that I've learned a lot about myself as a person." ![]() "I came into this thinking I would do it easily, I would lose a bit of weight, and that was it. "This experience has helped me in more ways than I was expecting though," he said. He was disappointed that he couldn't finish the challenge he set out to accomplish-but the attempt wasn't all for naught. "You can't just have the positive, and not have the negative. "That's what documenting things is all about," he said. He says he debated posting the video he had made over the first 23 days, but because he didn't finish the challenge, that felt "disingenuous." But he thought long and hard about the message he wanted to send. I was sure I was going to be able to complete this." "I'm really disappointed that it came to end the way it did. ![]() My legs just couldn't cope with it anymore," he says. He convinced himself to give it a few more days-but by Day 23, he had enough. My left Achilles is really not comfortable at the minute." It's not enough time for a rest, and it's started to catch up with me. "The problem I've got is I've got no rest time. "I can run, and I can push it to the back of my mind. He kept his streak up for another five days, but after his run on Day 19, his body was in serious pain. "If you ever feel like you don't want to do something, just do it. "I want this to be a lesson to myself and anyone watching," he said. However, he pushed through, clocking one of his best runs yet at over 4 miles. ![]() On Day 2, his legs were again killing him, and he started walking after 1 mile. I think the thing that hurts me most is my calves," he said. "As the minutes went on, I could feel my body shaking as I ran. On Day 1, five minutes into his run, he was huffing and puffing. So he also switched up his diet to go along with the running challenge, ditching sugary drinks and limiting his junk. fries), pizza, more chips, more pizza, burger, ice cream, chocolates, and the list goes on and on," he said. "Before taking on this challenge, my diet has consisted of bad food: chips (a.k.a. In order to do make the challenge more than just one-sided, he decided that more than just his fitness regimen needed to change. "I want to be able to change that, so I'm going to give this a go." "It's very clear to see from my videos.I'm a chunky fella," he said. He was inspired by similar videos that portray a subject going through a significant transformation as they achieve their goals-but he wasn't exactly prepared for what a challenge would mean for him. All that matters is that you get out and get active with our community.British vlogger Cookie decided to give himself a fitness challenge and run 30 minutes for 30 consecutive days. Complete the challenge at your own pace and run or walk as far as you wish before June 16. To participate in the challenge, sign up in the pledge form below and get running or walking from Pelham Bay Park in the Bronx, to Conference House Park in Staten Island, and every NYRR Open Run site in between, for a total of 90 collective miles. Not in the greater New York area, but still want to participate? No problem! Just run or walk up to 90 miles wherever you are, and let us know what parks you visit in your neighborhood by tagging #NYRROpenRun on social. This time of year is peak running season across New York City’s five boroughs, so we’re kicking off the Global Running Day festivities early for a special NYRR Open Run Global Running Day Virtual Challenge! This virtual challenge encourages runners and walkers across the greater New York area, whether they’ve participated in Open Run before or not, to get out and run or walk through some of our most vibrant neighborhood parks.
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