Through sleet, sun and snow, this runner plans to keep his year-long streak
Darren Kaulback has gone for a run every single day since Christmas Eve 2016
It's been a banner year for Darren Kaulback, who has gone for a run every single day since Christmas Eve 2016.
Kaulback started his running streak with a challenge to run each day during the holidays.
I feel stronger than I ever did before and healthier, mentally and physically.- Darren Kaulback
He crossed that holiday finish line and never looked back — and doesn't intend to slow down any time soon.
"I don't want to stop. I probably won't unless I'm really injured or get hit by a car," laughed Kaulback, who figures he will have covered 3,600 kilometres by the end of 2017.
"It's fun to keep going, I feel stronger than I ever did before and healthier mentally and physically."
Since quitting smoking and getting into the sport about six years ago, Kaulback, who lives in Pinchgut Lake, just outside Corner Brook, has become a dedicated runner, training hard for a 10-kilometre race.
Kaulback's year-long streak is one of his favourite accomplishments to date.
His daily distances range from five kilometres to the marathon length of 42.2 kilometres, and Kaulback said he's logging about 100 kilometres a week.
"My body is a lot stronger now than it ever has been."
He admits it hasn't always been easy to commit to a run every day, and sometimes it was down to the wire to squeeze in a late-night run.
He said it's especially hard to motivate himself out the door in the cold Newfoundland winter.
"It's always hard sometimes to get out the door, but as soon as you're out the door moving you're wondering why you didn't do it earlier," said Kaulback, originally from Nova Scotia.
"It's always worth it in the end."
Kaulback has knocked a lot of major races off his bucket list, including the Boston Marathon, but he's excited for his next challenge, an 84-kilometre ultra marathon in Nova Scotia in June.