[will_brown]

I ran every single day from August 27 - November 27.

First month 3 miles every day, then 5, then 7, then mix 5/7, then 10 everyday for over 10 days.

There are a lot of other "daily rituals" I have added in the past 6-9 months including vitamin supplements daily (fish oil, B (12 or energy complex); C; D). But what triggered the daily running was my discovery of raw, green vegetable juice and followed thereafter by daily eating of daily salad(s). Basically I attributed the ability to do the daily running with the daily juicing. I never felt so good so I just tried short runs everyday to start and kept adding miles, by the time I was doing 10 mile bridge runs back to back to back and not experiencing and aches/pains/soreness even I was curious how far I could take it (maybe train for my first ultra).

The only reason I stopped running daily was because of a stye that got badly infected, and I took about 10 days off. I am back running everyday so wish me luck.

[dirtyaura]

Congrats on the regular running schedule, but be careful of running every day. Exercising every day without any rest days can cause injuries and without a proper rest periods the benefit of exercise can be diminished.

[borplk]

If you feel like elaborating on the juice stuff you mentioned I'd like to know more (I'm hopeless with these things, trying to learn).

[will_brown]

So I have been running and experimenting with different nutrition concepts to fuel, hydrate and recover from runs for 3 years.

Even though I settled on "caveman" for the most effective for me, I always felt I neglected vegetables (always opting for some version of cooked broccoli). Always trying to keep an open mind I watched 2 documentaries on netflix that encouraged me to broaden my horizons with vegetables. The one about juicing I will point to is "Fat, Sick and Dying". I'll admit I am about as skeptical about these things as anyone, and sure enough the documentary is kind of a PR piece, but there is also some good basic concepts and introduction to the possibilities. However, keep in mind there is a difference from drinking juice (what I do) and a juice cleanse (only drinking juice, which is what the documentary is about).

I could go on for hours about this stuff now, but the most important thing to note is I am still experimenting.

Edit:

My current juice routine: morning -water w/table spoon of chia seeds + black coffee + 4 oz almond/coconut milk blend + 4 oz Suja Uber Greens (the commercial coldpressed, raw, green juice I get). Before my run - 4 oz almond/coconut milk blend + 4 oz Suja Uber Greens and then the same again after my run. With that I routine I have eliminated all sports drinks, electrolyte water and pain/soreness from my life. I don't even need to hydrate on 10 mile runs anymore (though for 10+ miles I will drink a coconut water before the run). Obviously I eat and drink a lot more water throughout the day.