1000 Miles in 2023

Hey, folks.  Jumping in for the first time since 2014.  I don't think I'm going to get to 1,000 because that's a big jump from last year, but I'm going to give it a go.  Going to be including the walking miles the wife and I do from time to time as we'll be running a little bit during those.  Shooting for 800 total.

Darn...ya...someone erased everything in the 2022 tab.  I got busy in December and never go in to update my miles for December but I would have passed 1000 miles by 10-15%.  I just checked my BT Training log.  The numbers there are as follows

2015:  669.47 miles

2016: 826.81 miles

2017: 621.10 miles

2018: 696.68 miles

2019: 916.19 miles

2020: 920.92 miles

2021: 971.29 miles

2022: 909.59 miles. 

It think my BT log was accurate from 2015-2017.  In 2018 I had a coach and so I didn't log everything on my BT log.  Some of my lunch runs didn't get logged on the GPS watch or synced with the BT log and I didn't do manual entries for them like I did other years.  My BT mentor group in 2021 required group member to keep their BT log up-to-date so I made an effort that year to log everything.  I know I hit 1000 miles in 2022.  I am guessing I did in 2019-2021 to but am not sure.  At any rate the 1000 mile challenge pushes me but is very doable.  I should probably up my distance since i have been at static training levels since my coached year in 2018.  I got into a good system in 2018 and have keep all the habits and not changed very much.  I seem to be progressing still and not plateauing.  Some of the pure runners that I hit the trails with on Saturday Mornings reported 3,000+ miles in 2022 so I feel a little bit a pressure from them to up miles a bit.  the true though it that when I want to up my volume swimming is what increases first, then cycling, then running.  So running stays pretty level and bike yo-yo a little, and swimming yo-yo's a lot. 

+1 Congrats.  "I BQ'd", said me never. 

Got in a solid start to the year at almost 50 miles total.  Still ramping up slowly so happy with that, and I also had some vacation travel, got sick, a little knee swelling (comes and goes) and had the 50th birthday present diagnostic procedure  this month so had some limiters. 

I'm training for an Oly first week of June, trying to qualify for AGNs, using Jack Daniels' 5-to-15K training plan modified for tri training.  In the plan, it says "for those runners training for 5Ks who run 70 miles a week..." LOL so some modifications are necessary.  Just started the speed work part and it felt great to let loose a little on the treadmill this morning.

Had a little setback with a low back flare up last week which made me bail a 5K race which was supposed to be a fitness test.  Feeling back to the normal annoying back so adding a little mileage this week.  57 miles so far this year.

Thanks - I'm six years  post L4/L5/S1 discectomy and have it pretty much managed now.  Some years have really sucked but the last couple have been about as good as it's going to be.

Got in a good week last week with three solid 4-ish mile runs - up to 65 total for the year.

Quick update as we haven't had much activity here on the forum (but I see everyone is still getting it done on the spreadsheet).  I had a pretty bad back flare-up at the end of February and I lost about eight weeks of run training getting it tolerable again.  Still lots of walking but I'm behind the 8-ball so to speak on my Olympic tri two weeks from now so will run/walk the run segment. 

Between running and walking I'm at about 200 miles for the year so far...most of those run miles were in January and February so a good base but no build.

We wound up bailing on the Oly last month as my daughter (who was doing the race with me) got really sick from COVID and she wouldn't have recovered in time, and I was worried about getting it right around the race time so we deferred.  We're going to do one in August instead which actually is better for me as I've been able to run a little more (all relative at this point with my jacked up back). 

I'm pushing 300 miles for the year right now counting all walking and running.

"I have my ideas about what I'd like to do and my body has other ideas." 

Ain't that the truth!!

Almost to the third quarter pole and I'm up to about 400 miles total for the year and I'm starting to get my runner legs back a little...still not close to where I was nine years ago (my best racing season) but happy to be able get some interval work in. 

How's everyone else coming along?