The way Julianne Daley looks at it, she's on her second lap around the Equator.

That she'll make it around more than twice is not up for debate.

For the past 19 years and four months, Daley hasn't gone a day without jogging, accumulating an estimated 49,175 miles in the process.

The streak began on Aug. 31, 1986. At the time, Daley was a teacher at The Learning Center for Deaf Children in Framingham, Mass., where she lived in a residential hall and worked with students from 2 p.m. to 11 p.m.

"I guess it was probably partially to keep my sanity," Daley said of her morning runs. "It helped me clear my mind, relax and get ready for the night ahead."

Without those runs, Daley found herself antsy, to the point where her Restless Leg Syndrome had her doing bicycle kicks in bed.

Today, she runs before going to work in her fourth grade classroom at Boothbay Region Elementary School and to hear her tell it, the jogs are as much for her students and co-workers as they are for her.

"I'm afraid I would not be a pleasant person to be around that day," she said of the possibility of missing a morning.

But Daley does well to ensure that doesn't happen. She sets three alarm clocks in the morning: one for 4:50 a.m., one for 5 a.m., and an emergency backup for 5:20 a.m. Admittedly, she rarely needs all three.

"It's not will I go," Daley explained. "I'm getting up and it's just part of the routine."

Through the streak's nearly two-decade existence, Daley has run it all.

She's jogged through colds, and claims that running has been a blessing to her health. She's registered mileage in 16 states, and 10 foreign countries. When she travels, by the way, she's learned to pack her shoes in her carry-on.

She went running during the ice storm of '98, prompting a passing police officer to lean out of his window and yell, "You're foolish."

Naturally, she's run through injury. She broke her tailbone while sledding with students and went running the next day.

"I did the marathoner's shuffle," Daley said. "That was probably three Tylenol."

In 2001, shortly after completing the Sugarloaf Marathon, Daley went to her car to retrieve her numbered bib in an attempt to correct a posted race result. On the way back, she was bitten in her calf by a pit bull.

"She took a chunk," Daley said of the bite. "When it happened, my leg was all big and swollen. It was awful. There were teeth marks everywhere."

The next day she jogged a mile, three stitches and all.

She goes through between six and eight pairs of sneakers a year, changing every three or four months.

"As I've gotten older, I've had to change my shoes more often," said Daley. "It does reduce the wear and tear on your body."

Daley is reluctant to admit that the fear of the streak ending is what keeps her running.

"I always feel better when I run," she said. "It's just getting fresh air, it's moving. It's healthy. It's fun. It's an addiction and if I'm going to have an addiction, I think it's a good one to have."

She has no goals in mind when it comes to the streak, although she's thought about having a party when it turns 20.

For now, she's just happy running. It's obvious, though, that another lap around the globe wouldn't hurt.