Weekly Activity Summary
12/3/2025 - 12/9/2025
12/3/2025 - 12/9/2025
running (1) - 4.0 mi
riding (0) - 0 mi
walking/hiking (3) - 9.4 mi
outdoors 6/7 days
DDPY -
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JMH
Wednesday, December 03, 2025
Sunday, November 30, 2025
2025 RAVEN CHALLENGE (MOSTLY) COMPLETE
Sunday, November 30, 2025
Seven days ago (including today) I had 66 km left if I was going to hit the 200 km mark for the 2025 Raven Challenge. Until last year I managed to hit 300 km for the month - usually by just a km or two - but last year I fell short, and this year it was pretty clear early on that 200 km was the goal.
So here's how the week worked out...
Monday - 7.4 km
Tuesday - 0.5 km (uh oh ... I also rode my bike after work, but those miles don't count for the Raven)
Wednesday - 8.7 km
Thursday - 21.5 km! (running 2 races back-to-back didn't hurt mileage-wise...)
Friday - 7.3 km
Saturday - 11.1 km
Sunday - 10.6 km
Altogether, that puts me at 201.1 km for the month. On the one hand, I'm sure my legs are going to be grumbling for a while, given how much I upped my mileage... but it also felt good to be doing miles more like I was before I hit the slump I've been in for over a year now. I'm really hoping I can build on this to start inching my way back into decent shape... hopefully in time to do something long distance for my 30th anniversary as a runner in spring 2027.
Wednesday, November 26, 2025
Monday, November 24, 2025
Seven Days Left to the 2025 Raven Challenge
Monday, November 24, 2025
(including today...)
I first did the Raven Challenge in 2020... I was pretty sure I could cover at least 200 km in 20 days, but 300 km seemed out of reach... until I got to the last 6 days and, thanks to Thanksgiving break, managed to cover 90 km in 6 days without my legs imploding. After that 300 km was the goal... but last year it became clear as November progressed that I was not going to make it, despite a promising start to the month - I ended the month with 234.5 km.
This year I have seven days and 66 km to go to get to 200 km. I'm in even worse shape than a year ago, but 66 km is doable... though I might be doing a lot of miles next Sunday to squeak in under the deadline...
Here's hoping I can turn things around at I head into 2026 and have 300 km as a possibility for next November...
Thursday, November 20, 2025
Wednesday, November 19, 2025
Saturday, November 15, 2025
Wednesday, November 12, 2025
Saturday, November 08, 2025
Thursday, November 06, 2025
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