Just replying to the thread. I just checked my totals for Nov and it was 27 runs for 280K, however, some of those runs were 20 minute runs. I think it is reasonable to try to get in the 800-900K range for the challenge off 80-90 "legal" runs. This month was encouraging, because for the first time in 15 months or so I have been doing speed work (relative term, but fast for me) and lots of hill running.

I have an outside goal of running to the summit of Mauna Kea next year from the visitor centre. That is 7 miles uphill starting at 9300 feet above sea level ending at 13700. That is 12% grade average, but the bottom half is more like 15-17%. We'll see, but I'm doing a lot of uphill treadmill runs to prepare over the next year. I ran two of those 7 miles this year and it took me half an hour just to cover that distance (15 min miles)

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