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Running Summary May 2025

I have run steadily for 30 weeks without injury. In May I increased my training efforts but ran only in Zone 2.


These are the miles I’ve logged from November 2, 2024, through May 31, 2025, seven months of pretty steady running.

Week Date Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Wk Total Period Total
0 10/28           1.06   1.06 1.06
1 11/4 1.29     1.55     2.30 5.14 6.20
2 11/11 2.59   3.06     4.10   9.75 15.95
3 11/18   4.55     2.19   5.14 11.88 27.83
4 11/25   2.08   4.00       6.08 33.91
5 12/2     4.04     5.08   9.12 43.03
6 12/9 4.04     4.05   6.08   14.17 57.20
7 12/16 3.07 3.11   3.10   7.10   16.38 73.58
8 12/23 3.52   3.59 3.07   8.03   18.21 91.79
9 12/30 3.06 3.06 3.03 2.12   9.20   20.47 112.26
10 1/6 4.12 4.10     10.20   4.11 22.53 134.79
11 1/13             4.11 4.11 138.90
12 1/20         4.10     4.10 143.00
13 1/27 5.12 4.13 4.45         13.70 156.70
14 2/3 5.05   5.08   4.13 11.19   25.46 182.16
15 2/10   5.08   5.14   6.26   16.48 198.64
16 2/17               0.00 198.64
17 2/24   2.05 3.03     3.09 4.13 12.30 210.94
18 3/3   5.14 5.06   5.09   12.53 27.82 238.76
19 3/10           4.13   4.13 242.89
20 3/17 4.16   5.17     4.12 4.13 17.58 260.47
21 3/24 4.13   6.06   6.06     16.25 276.72
22 3/31 4.11 4.12 4.13   4.12     16.48 293.20
23 4/7 4.15         4.14   8.29 301.49
24 4/14 4.14           2.07 6.21 307.70
25 4/21   5.11   6.13   6.10   15.34 323.04
26 4/28 6.14   6.57   7.05   9.41 29.17 352.21
27 5/5     6.10     4.41 7.05 17.56 369.77
28 5/12   5.08   7.03   4.09   16.20 385.97
29 5/19         3.08 11.02   14.10 400.07
30 5/26 7.03     7.03   8.03    

In May 2025 I have run only in Zone 2, and this is working well for me. Running in Zone 2 enabled me to increase the average length of my runs without injuring myself. I avoided running two days in a row unless I was well-rested. But my running was inconsistent when I prioritized other activities over running. I managed one long run of eleven miles.

My monthly totals reveal that my effort is not very consistent from month to month, but I increased my total effort in May.

Month Miles Miles per Day
Nov 2024 33.91 1.13
Dec 2024 64.00 2.06
Jan 2025 58.79 1.90
Feb 2025 47.02 1.70
Mar 2025 77.11 2.49
Apr 2025 54.92 1.83
May 2025 86.41 2.79

Ideally, I would like to run every other day with a long run reaching fourteen miles every two weeks as long as I don’t have any nagging pains. In a really consistent month, I should be able to run a hundred miles. I would like to run a half marathon race this year, but I feel like a marathon is now beyond my physical ability.

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