{"id":392295,"date":"2023-05-24T06:06:58","date_gmt":"2023-05-23T20:06:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=392295"},"modified":"2023-05-24T06:06:58","modified_gmt":"2023-05-23T20:06:58","slug":"keeping-run-streaks-alive-during-a-storm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/keeping-run-streaks-alive-during-a-storm\/","title":{"rendered":"Keeping run streaks alive during a storm"},"content":{"rendered":"
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From left, Edward Dela Cruz Jr., Ron Snyder, Galvin Deleon Guerrero, and Simon Necesito pose after Deleon Guerrero completed his one-year run streak in Marpi last Dec. 31. Also in photo is Snyder\u2019s dog Gilligan. (JON SUGUTAN)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Run streaks don\u2019t last forever but streakers be damned if a little rain and some silly wind would put a halt to their daily ritual.<\/p>\n

With Typhoon Mawar continuing its path to the Marianas, local streakers said they won\u2019t let a Category 4 typhoon end their run streaks.\u00a0<\/p>\n

These rabid runners continue their obsession through travel days by running in airport lounges and one even kept his streak during the birth of his first child. Heck, not even a once-in-a-century pandemic like COVID-19 stopped them in their tracks.<\/p>\n

Run Saipan president Edward Dela Cruz Jr. said Mawar will be peanuts considering he kept his streak during Super Typhoon Yutu and before that Typhoon Mangkut.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cFor Yutu I still ran when it was Condition 1. During Mangkut I was on duty at the airport and I still ran inside the access way of our station to the runway even though the winds were going high. This is no different. I just go out and run. Whenever the wind looks like it at its\u00a0 lowest I still run outside,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The current No. 1 run streak holder on Saipan\u2014at a mindblowing 2,321 days\u2014said that he always runs outdoors except when the government put the whole island on lockdown during the start of COVID-19.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve only ran inside under lockdown orders. Anything else I\u2019ll take my chance with Mother Nature. I\u2019ll run in my front yard whenever the wind looks doable. I am never running inside unless it\u2019s strict lockdown orders like COVID-19,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Saipan International School headmaster Dr. Ron Snyder, who holds the second longest streak at 877 days, said he always runs come hell or high water.<\/p>\n

\u201cI will go out and run in inclement weather. But even a really bad typhoon won\u2019t last an entire 24-hour period. So, I just choose a time that makes sense to run and run. Rain or shine. Healthy or sick. For Mawar, I will run this afternoon after school lets out. Then I will probably run in the neighborhood tomorrow morning. But if the weather is really bad, I will wait until evening\/night to run,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Running in bad weather actually isn\u2019t the biggest stumbling block to keeping his streak alive.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy biggest challenge this year won\u2019t be the storm but will be getting my mile in on a dive boat. Luckily my watch will keep track of the estimated distance as I jog in place on the boat,\u201d said Snyder.<\/p>\n

Northern Marianas College president Dr. Galvin Deleon Guerrero said it\u2019s not hard to keep his streak because it\u2019s now part of his daily morning routine, which he\u2019s been doing the past 509 days now.<\/p>\n

\u201cI maintained my streak because it\u2019s how I start each and every day. I find it\u2019s the best way to prepare for the day because, as I run, I pray, I reflect, and I plan. It\u2019s also when I am most creative. Indeed, many ideas for plays, films, and speeches were conceived during my runs. As for running during Mawar, as someone who went to college in the Pacific Northwest, I love running in the rain. So, rain or shine, there I go running,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Dandan Middle School teacher Simon Necesito, who is on Day 507 of his streak journey, said it just takes some advance planning to make sure a run streak stays alive.<\/p>\n

\u201cFunny enough I just did a 4-mile run this morning. Amidst the incoming storm I realize that if ever I am unable to complete it if the storm intensifies, I would do at least a mile inside of my house. Probably run circles around my living room if push comes to shove. I\u2019ve ran through three fevers and this is a challenge I am willing to take head on to keep my running streak alive,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Majority of them also agree that running on a treadmill to keep the run streak going isn\u2019t faux pax among run streak circles.<\/p>\n

\u201cTreadmill counts. A run is a run. You can run in place if you memorized how many steps your mile is with a step counter or duration. I thought about getting a\u00a0 treadmill at home but it\u2019s useless when storms hit since power will be knocked out. Might as well run in place or on the terrace. Now a manual treadmill I would invest in for the sole purpose of running inside during a storm,\u201d said Dela Cruz.\u00a0<\/p>\n

For Snyder, hopping on a treadmill is certainly an easy option for streak runners.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople in very snowy places or where there are dangerous temperatures have to use them a lot. For those without treadmills, my advice is to plan your runs well the next couple of days. The point of Mawar\u2019s nearest approach will be around noon tomorrow. Run early. It will be windy and wet but that can\u2019t stop a streak runner!\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Necesito said he doesn\u2019t mind using a treadmill, \u201cbut I don\u2019t have a treadmill at home. Also Latte Gym is closed at the moment.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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