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.
