Have you heard, Grand Valley State University Running Club is streaking! Do not worry though, there is no need to call Grand Valley Police Department because they are not running around in their birthday suits.

They are taking a challenge put on every holiday season by the popular magazine, Runner's World. This challenge is a way to motivate and inspire people to stay active and fit throughout the Holiday season, a time where it is easy to eat an extra cookie and sit on the couch instead of running or working out. The goal of the #GVRCstreaks challenge is to run at least one mile every day from Thanksgiving until the New Year. By running every day, their members are going on a "running streak."

The Grand Valley Running Club Distance Training Officer, Sylvia Knight brought the idea to the club to keep the members motivated and excited about running, despite the stress of finals and lack of motivation that is often associated with the end of the semester. She challenges her members to post a picture of themselves running at least once a week with the hashtag #GVRCstreaks in order to remain accountable and encourage others to join in.

You might be wondering if it is healthy to go on a running streak and not give your body a full day of rest at least once a week. Runner's World Online Magazine has a list of frequently asked questions in which they address this question. They say that running long and hard miles every single day would be brutal on your body, however you only have to run one mile a day to participate in the running streak, and this mile can be as slow and easy as you would like. On your rest day(s), you can just run one very slow and gentle mile to keep your running streak going, but still experience recovery benefits.

If you want to remain motivated to run through the holidays, join the running streak. Be sure to post pictures of yourself running on social media with the hashtags #GVRCstreaks and #rwrunstreak2016.