Total Running Miles: 111.02
Total Travel Miles: ~380 road trip miles to VA to support family
Races: none
New States Conquered: none
Beyond the Miles: Full on half marathon training combined with a summer run streak led to my highest mileage month in 2026 so far. It’s been really hot here, so some of my training runs (especially the long runs) have unfortunately felt pretty brutal and discouraging. I have 4 weeks left in my training plan, so I am hoping for some cooler days in September before race day. I did very little traveling this month outside of a 24 hour trip to VA to accompany a family member to a medical appointment. I did get my run streak mile (just the one!) while I was there, helping me reach my run streak goal of at least one mile every day in May, June, July, and August. I actually ended up starting on April 18 and my last streak day was September 1, which means I ran 137 days straight for a total of 336.12 miles! Part of me really wanted to try and keep the streak going, but all of the things picking back up this fall reminded me that this is not the right season of life for that – maybe one day! In the meantime, I’ll keep running most days and enjoying a freezing-cold canned Diet Coke after—my newly rediscovered favorite summer treat. We all have our vices, right?
