Maintenance Mode

Some days you stack the deck against yourself, and some days the stars just quietly align. Lately I’ve been taking more days off as the year winds down, but I’m still plugging away. And this morning, I hit the rare combo: a genuinely good night of sleep and waking up early.

That small victory turned into a bigger one—7.25 treadmill miles at an 8:29 pace, over an hour on my feet. A little longer than what I’ve been doing recently, but still comfortably within reach.

That run nudges my monthly total to nearly 64 miles and my yearly total to almost 910. Having fewer than 100 miles left to hit the year-long goal is doing exactly what I hoped it would: keeping me consistent even if I’m not exactly fired up to “build” right now. Maintenance mode isn’t glamorous, but it’s still movement—and it counts.

Speaking of maintaining, my weight has held steady around 180 for about six weeks now. If I can hold that line through the Christmas-cookie gauntlet, that alone will be a win worth celebrating.

There’s not much more to say, and not much motivation to say it—but I’m hanging in, moving forward, and keeping the wheels turning. Sometimes that’s enough.