Year End Numbers 2025

Obligatory EOY post with numbers

Connect puts me at 2197.4 of running.   Strava has me at 2194.

  

This came on the "back nine" - with almost no miles in January.

Signing up for Pikes, motivated by nudge from Don S if I am honest, got me moving a bit in June.   It was a good nudge.  More that at some point.  

December was the highest volume month in terms of miles, but it actually was about level in terms of time (the last months of the year were around 39 hours a month) - coming in with less than 10k of vert (CA travel to the Bay there). 

Apparently last year I did 2300 miles ... 

I walked a lot ... I actually measured it this year.  Shaking my head at how much I walked in January.  For interest I eyeballed steps.  That came at just under 19k a day.  

Week ending 28DEC2025

60 miles on the week

Mon - 9 miles with about 5 of it with GW
Tue - 9 miles down through Holmberg / Roberts
Wed - 9.4 miles down through Holmberg / Roberts
Thu - 9 miles on the warmest day recorded for Christmas in Denver.  A loop with JZ (absolutely wonderful
Fri - 7.2 miles including about 5 of it with GW
Sat - 9.1 miles, a mile starting with TZ and then the rest around the Lake Link / Ridgeview loop
Sun - with JZ on the ditch path up into Interlocken.  7.2 miles

Another 10.8 miles of walking (at least) as well.  

2164.4 miles of running on the year according Strava, 2167.8 according to Garmin C.  Walking is at 766 miles on the year.  

Sunday 17AUG2025

Back to Green.  It was a train wreck.  I went up the middle out of Gregory and managed to average under twenty minutes a mile for each of the miles except the last.  I was falling a lot though and cracked my knee pretty good on the way in the boulder field on Greenman.  

I got a call about 2 minutes from the summit by TZ that she was heading down so I flipped.  I thought I'd get down in about 40 minutes.  I was wrong.  I was moving at 2mph (27 min/mile) on the down.   Even on the runable sections, I was flopping at 15 minutes a mile.  I was a hurting dog.  

5.5 miles, with about 2200 feet of climbing.  

I was cooked for a bit post.  Afternoon nap helped.

50.5 miles on the week, with close to 5k of vert.  It started as a solid week but sorta came off the rails by the weekend.  1160 something on the year.

Saturday 16AUG2025

Didn't get out until the evening.  Was dragging for sure.  

7.3 slooooow.

Friday 15AUG2025

 3 miles with GW and then another four easy on my own

Thursday 14AUG2025

With LF early, slow and easy. 10.5 miles before it got stupid hot.  

Wendnesday 13AUG2025

Up early with LF's crew at BHMS track.  4 x 800-400 and then an extra 400 for good measure. 

Fairly convinced the track work is abusing my left ankle some.

10 miles on the morning. 

Tuesday 12AUG2025

TZ and I got up early to hit Chaut, but then sat in traffic on 36 for 45 minutes.  The accident looked pretty bad as we rolled by it.  Given the shorter window we had, we opted for NCAR instead.  Got a little over an hour there for 4.4 and about 1000 feet of up.

Monday 11AUG2025

Mid day, listening to a work call.  6 miles.  Did the Ditch Lac Amora Lake Link Loop.

Sunday 10AUG2025

10 years ago this weekend, Jack and I won at BV, and with that became a Triple Crown winner in Pack Burro Racing.  Like many things in the past, it seems like yesterday and more than 10 years ago at the same time.

FWIW - the burro we raced against, Yukon, is still a force on the pack burro racing circuit

8 miles today.  Climbed out of Cragmoor and up to the climb wall and then wandered around a bit.  Got me to 56 and change on the week with over 5k on the week.  It felt like it has been 10 years since I did something like that.  

It was slow.

Saturday 09AUG2025

Again ... it has been a bit.  Based on labels on this blog, I have not been up Green since October of 2023.  That seems too long to be true, but I guess it could make sense.  That would mean I didn't get on it for all of 2024.  Sheesh.

I was mildly surprised at some trail reroutes and new connectors.  Again, I guess that is what happens when you don't go there for almost 2 years.  I meandered around, actually coming down after being halfway up, before heading back up to the summit.  

The lady bugs were back too.

I zapped myself pretty good over 9 miles, 3k+ of vert.  Legs were beat.  It has probably been that long since I have had that much of a vert day.  

Friday 08AUG2025

Seven in the AM.  Dragging again.  

Gigged at Rails in the evening with The Pinebox Sleepers for their 9th birthday party.   I'll say it was our best outing yet.  Probably not a pic or video to be found of course.

Inched through 1100 miles on the year today.  If I can maintain the knee and some fair habits, a 2K year could be doable.  

Thursday 07AUG2025

7 miles, out and back along the ditch out into Interlocken and back.  Fartlek'd the return.  It was hot as I didn't get out until the midday, but not oppressive.  

Wednesday 06AUG2025

Dragger day, but moved through 9 miles before it got too hot.  

Just heavy legged the entire time.  

61 miles over the last seven days so that might have something to do with it. 

Tuesday 05AUG2025

Got up early and ran with the group that hits the MS track.  I have no specific aspirations for time or pace when running with this group.  Instead I focus on "breathing hard."  Today they did 5 x 4 minutes on 1 minute off ... so a broken tempo.  I was covering a little over 900 meters in each of the reps.  8 miles on the day.  

Smoke is starting to blow in

Monday 04AUG2025

The adult off spring required a ride back from the airport at 2AM, so I ended up sleeping in a bit.  The AM run was only four miles and so I dragged back out at 8:30PM for another four.  

Sunday 03AUG2025

Yeesh.  It has been a month?

Caamp concert in there.  Rockygrass festival in there.  Bob winning Fairplay in there.  Bob getting second at Leadville in there.  I did an 800 meter race in there.  I have been at war with the Japanese B's.  A gig in there with TPBS at a library for the summer reading program.

So I have stuff to blog about if there is anything worth blogging about. 

A flipping 16 year old kid ran 1:42 for the 800 meters.  What the actual F?    

Managing 50 miles a week.  Last couple of weeks have been on six days v. seven because life has tended to deal with an off day.  Has often meant catch up on the weekends and even some double digit runs.  I also tend to get a day a week where I am doing something where I am having to breathe a little harder.  

I eyeballed where I am at with miles on the year.  1061.  If I can keep the bone and sinew together and maintain some level of regular habits, 2k on the year could be a possibility.

Week ending 13JUL2025

56 something mile week, with a workout in the middle of the week with GW.  We did 7 x 200m in 43" on 200m recovery.   Most work I have done like that in a bit.  

Ok - why are we doing this?  Because we decided, on the whim of his kid, to jump into the BRR track 4x8 next week.  I am guessing I am in about 3:15 shape, but figured to do a few reps to get used to a little of that coordination.  

Some recent pictures ... 

Week ending 06JUL2025

57 mile week.  

Nothing particular incredible about this week from a running perspective but kept plugging.  Got in a 10 miler (+) on Sunday and did some work on the track on Tuesday with the early morning crew that meets out there.  I do not worry about splits or racing anyone in those sessions but rather just focus on effort and breathing hard.   57 is the biggest volume week I have had in a year and I can say - I am feeling it:  both the good and the bad.  The good being I can feel that fitness that comes following fatigue.  The bad being the fatigue.  

Got in another 15 miles of walking.  It is something. It definitely helps.  Clears the head, settles the body in the evening before heading to bed.  

Still alcohol free.  

Saw Phish at Folsom on Thursday.   I am not a Phish phan but man, those boys can play.  And their light show is sick.

Played a gig on Friday.  It was a marathon of four hours of playing, so another four on top of that with set up, break down, etc.  It was a tad warm.  I was knackered at the end of the day and nearly passed out by the time the fireworks went off. 

Otherwise, it is the nice buzz of summer.  Getting outside, working the yard, trying to stay cool. lots of vitamin D and naps whenever I can.

First half 2025 wrap up

It has been a month since I posted.   Any week in that month would be about the same:  50 something, miles a week, some quality, fighting if my knee is kaput, band and music gigs, work and family.  

It is a good life.  

With a day left in June, Strava tells me the last five weeks have been 52, 54, 54, 54 and 50.  I missed one day in there (this past week - travel).  Walking was another 12, 13, 14, 14 and six (again travel).  Strava also says I have 803 miles on the year as of today for running.  Connect tells me I have been averaging 20k plus steps a day, the last four weeks were 213 miles, 48 of walking, average RHR is 46.  

Have remained alcohol free for over 7 months now.  Really not much of a thing there.  

I can feel my limiters.  My knee is often feeling shitty.  Not as a bad as it was prior to the Duralone shot but I know I am grinding crap in there.  My lungs often are hacking - a remnant from the scarring from the embolisms I guess.  I am generally weak in almost all other functional movement because I don't do diddly for ancillary exercise.  

But I am happy to be jogging.  

Been getting some kayaking in too.  

I estimate to be in about 6:30 mile shape.  I hate that it is that, but recognize someday I'll look at that as something far out of reach.  I occasionally get the itch to race ... maybe a mile.  Then I think a 50 mile.  Nothing with a significant climb as I just don't have that.  I wonder if I can keep doing 200 miles a month for the rest of the year and maybe get 2k on the year.  I wonder why I wonder that.  Watching races, be it collegiate track or WS, definitely gets the itch going a bit.  

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