I’m going to run 500 miles in 2025
Page last updated January 30th with some commentary.
Live Stats
Follow along with live stats, updated as soon as I finish a run!
Stats are computed based on 10 miles a week (520 miles per year) to give me a bit of wiggle room. Dates/times are New York time (ET). The stats might take a few seconds to load, thanks to AWS Lambda and Google Sheets API slowness.
Rules
- If I get sick or am unable to run (e.g. travel) for a long time, I’ll prorate 500 miles/year.
- Running is speed exceeding 4.5 mph, ancillary walking doesn’t count.
- If I end up changing my pace dramatically, I retain the right to switch to 5000 min (equiv. at current 6 mph).
- I’m relieved of the obligation in case of force majeure or if it becomes seriously impractical, or similar.
Updates
January is done
I ended up doing 43.8 miles in January, which is 1.3 miles more than the goal of 42.5 miles! I’ve also discovered that if I don’t rest for 2 days between runs, I run out of juice very quick and that just leads to frustration. So now I’m aiming for around 5 mile runs every 3 days. That’s it for now.
FAQ
Why are you telling me about this?
So I can put up stats and show my family and friends. And maybe this creates more accountability.
Why are you doing miles instead of kilometers?!
I live in the US, the treadmills that I’m running on (for now) display speed and distance in miles.