“And you know in your heart, it’s a really good thing to do.I want you to know something though beforehand: Guzy said he gets great personal satisfaction from his daily, long-distance runs. “And all his running takes place before I get out of bed, which is OK with me.” “I am very proud of him, of course,” she said. In a year, he collected $10.54, his wife Karin said. He receives the occasional Attaboy from neighbors and others who’ve seen him running in Cobb County.Įver the observer, Guzy stops on his runs to pick up coins he spots in parking lots. But he will push himself a little harder as soon as he can to make up the difference. Some days he can’t go as far as he’d like, such as when he caught COVID-19 in July. He will slow down to a fast walk when he needs a quick break and a stretch to ease the pain from his pinched sciatic nerve. He said he’s in good shape and has no complaints about knee problems. Guzy said he’s in awe of the records, such as Sutherland’s, and only hopes to continue running daily as long as possible. According to the association’s data, Westbrook, a longtime coach, starts his 50th year of streak running this year. Richard Westbrook, a local runner from Jonesboro, holds the fifth-longest active world streak. The longest streak in the world is held by Jon Sutherland from Utah, who has been running every day since May 26, 1969.
The United States Running Streak Association/Streak Runners International, which tracks records set by its members, saw a 60% jump between 20 in its members who ran 365 straight days, said Mark Washburne, the association’s president. Guzy wasn’t the only person to commit to streak running during the pandemic. “When the gym closed, I knew I had to do something,” he said. He had been running three to four days a week as part of an overall fitness routine, in which he alternated running one day and going to the gym for strength training the next. He got up extra early so he could do his run and be ready to make his tour bus departure at 6:15 a.m.īut Guzy didn’t just jump out of bed on St. In Paris, he showed just how committed he is. A herd of cows ran with him until they reached the end of the pasture and were out of running room. He varies his route to keep it interesting.ĭuring a visit to rural New Zealand, he ran next to a farmer’s field.
But he didn’t see them until the next day.
Karin Guzy, his wife of 53 years, put up congratulatory signs along the route she expected him to take that morning. He also clocked 6,387 miles, slightly more than the average 10K of 6.2 miles, and retired about 16 pairs of shoes. 12, he reached the milestone of running 1,000 consecutive days. “Before breakfast, you know you’ve already accomplished something,” Guzy said.
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