After another solid weekend, I’m now sitting at 97 miles for the year with five days left to sneak in one more run and push past the 100-mile mark. I’m feeling good overall—keeping the pace easy, staying consistent, and not forcing anything.
Sunday’s run was a standout. I logged 8.25 miles on the treadmill and felt particularly strong throughout. I set the speed to 6.5 MPH (9:13 pace) and just cruised. It was one of those runs where everything clicked—I felt smooth, relaxed, and honestly like I could have kept going for quite a while longer if time hadn’t cut me off.
That run has me toying with the idea of leaning into more longer efforts at that 6.5 MPH pace. The tradeoff is obvious: slower pace means fewer miles when I’m time-crunched (which is almost always). But there’s something appealing about how sustainable and repeatable that effort felt, especially this early in the build.
With consistency now feeling locked in, my plan is to head into February with a slightly different focus—longer runs. It’s a short month, but there’s still plenty of time to hit 100 miles again, and I think stretching the duration a bit will set up a strong foundation for whatever comes next.
For now, the goal stays simple: keep showing up, keep it easy, and let the fitness continue to stack quietly in the background.
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