As I sit here and quietly reflect on my run everyday challenge this year I calculate 27 days remaining which come to think of it is the first time I've actually counted! The run everyday challenge for me wasn't so much about the commitment of a year but rather the commitment to increasing my daily activity levels and fitness and making it a priority of some thing I had to do rather than something I would like to do if I had the time. I kept it to myself at first and thought if I can get through a week of running a minimum of 30 minutes per day then maybe I could manage a month and if I succeeded in that then why not an entire year! Running has always been my 'go to' exercise and something I consider almost therapeutic however, the first month felt anything but and was a continual balancing act to prevent my old nemesis (calf strains) from stopping me in my tracks not to mention trying to hold everything together 6 month after baby number two. Here's the top 5 th...