Love it! How did you stay motivated?

At first it was all about the challenge of doing one more day.

After about two years the streak became part of my identity, which might sound a little unhealthy. It’s easier to just head out and jog a mile or two than to let the number go back to zero.

This being said, it’s made for interesting conversations with medical professionals – I needed a cardiac ablation a couple of years ago and my electrocardiologist came to an “agreement” (as in she didn’t forcefully dissuade me from doing it) that I could jog a slow slow slow mile late in the evening the day after the procedure, as long as I kept my heart rate down and I made sure I was being mindful of my puncture sites.

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sim7c00 4 days ago | parent | prev [-]

just want to second this. and realy, antarctica?? how?? i mean, apart from the logistics etc , ... is it runnable? i can hardly picture it in such harshness!

	▲	joshvm 17 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Speaking for the US stations, in the summer you can run outdoors. I don't want to say many people do, but there are always some. Here's me from a few years ago, to give an idea of the clothing required https://icecube.wisc.edu/news/life-at-the-pole/2021/01/week-... Even at the South Pole, we have a 5k "Race Around the World" at Christmas, and a marathon shortly after New Year. In 2022, someone did an ultra. It's compacted snow/ice. Not easy terrain, but doable in your average pair of running shoes (with wooly socks). For the race events we normally ask someone to drive round the route a few times to compact it a bit more. On the coast at McMurdo there are routes that are more like traditional trail running - dirt/gravel, hills. I assume other stations are similar. The more intrepid folks gave up when it got to around -50C and then it's treadmills until sunrise and it warms up again. There's also a more pay-to-play marathon: https://www.icemarathon.com/ ($22k)
	▲	tempestn a day ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Those might've been some of the treadmill runs. Also looks like they were all one-milers.