Running Summary for 2025

In 2025, I turned 71 but managed to increase my fitness.

I ran 515 miles in 2025, more miles than I ran in 2021, 2022, 2023, or 2024; this was a 57% increase over 2024. My maximum weekly distance was 30.15 miles, and my longest run was 12.53 miles. I ran three short races in November and December.

I experimented with Zone 2 running, which maintained my fitness and probably reduced my chances of injury but didn’t make me any faster. Despite my modest mileage, I still experienced joint pain in my left knee, enough that I took breaks in the summer (when I was doing a lot of bicycling). I learned that I need to take at least one rest day between runs. I took a deliberate break for the rest of the year after I raced on December 14.

I hope to do as well, and maybe even better, in 2026.

Date	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun	Wk Total
12/30	—	—	3.03	2.12		9.20		14.35
1/6	4.12	4.10			10.20		4.11	22.53
1/13							4.11	4.11
1/20					4.10			4.10
1/27	5.12	4.13	4.45					13.70
2/3	5.05		5.08		4.13	11.19		25.46
2/10		5.08		5.14		6.26		16.48
2/17								0.00
2/24		2.05	3.03			3.09	4.13	12.30
3/3		5.14	5.06		5.09		12.53	27.82
3/10						4.13		4.13
3/17	4.16		5.17			4.12	4.13	17.58
3/24	4.13		6.06		6.06			16.25
3/31	4.11	4.12	4.13		4.12			16.48
4/7	4.15					4.14		8.29
4/14	4.14						2.07	6.21
4/21		5.11		6.13		6.10		15.34
4/28	6.14		6.57		7.05		9.41	29.17
5/5			6.10			4.41	7.05	17.56
5/12		5.08		7.03		4.09		16.20
5/19					3.08	11.02		14.10
5/26	7.03			7.03		8.03	8.06	30.15
6/2		7.08		7.04	4.13			18.25
6/9				4.15				4.15
6/16							4.13	4.13
6/23		2.07				3.07		5.14
6/30	3.13		4.03		4.11		6.06	17.33
7/7								0.00
7/14								0.00
7/21								0.00
7/28					1.09		2.03	3.12
8/4		3.02						3.02
8/11			2.56				3.03	5.59
8/18		4.11						4.11
8/25								0.00
9/1								0.00
9/8								0.00
9/15						1.05		1.05
9/22		1.06		1.60		1.56		4.22
9/29	2.02		2.05		2.66		2.66	9.29
10/6		3.02			3.03		4.06	10.11
10/13			4.08		3.35		4.06	11.49
10/20		4.04		3.65		5.03		12.72
10/27					4.10		5.58	9.68
11/3		4.08		4.06		6.06		14.20
11/10						3.17		3.17
11/17	3.55						4.03	7.58
11/24				4.02		4.05		8.07
12/1	4.10		4.08				7.11	15.29
12/8			3.05		3.25		5.22	11.52
12/15								0.00
12/22								0.00
12/29				—	—	—	—	0.00