Engineer Runs for 10,000 Consecutive Days

The man made a resolution on Jan. 1, 1989, to run every day, and he is still going strong 27 years later.

Lenworth 'Kip' Williamson recently ran for the 10,000th consecutive day.
Lenworth "Kip" Williamson recently ran for the 10,000th consecutive day.
Paula Muller

SAUGUS, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts man who made a resolution on Jan. 1, 1989, to run every day is still going strong — 27 years later.

Saugus resident Lenworth "Kip" Williamson recently ran for the 10,000th consecutive day.

The 57-year-old General Electric Co. engineering manager tells The Daily Item of Lynn that he remembers reading at the time that if you can do something for 21 days, it becomes a habit. He said 1989 was a mild winter, which helped him as he is a strictly outdoor runner.

Williamson sticks to the streets, regardless of the weather, and puts in at least 3 miles a day. At least once a week, he puts in a 6- to 8-mile run.

He says as long as his legs work, he will continue running.

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