Step by step, mile by mile

Soft surfaces are your friend. I try to run as much dirt/gravel as I can, but it's not always doable. It's impressive that you can stand for that long and move your legs. I used to stand on concrete for 8-10 hours and try to run in the afternoon and some days it was painful from the muscle fatigue.

i know there’s a fair point to be argued that jumping this high in mileage is very foolish, but i’ve been very smart about it. i’ve ran maybe 5 miles max on asphalt or concrete since the start of june, i think, everything else is either turf, grass, synthetic track, or dirt roads. as for the standing, i’m pretty sure it helps strengthen my legs now that i’m used to it, but that’s only because i spent the summer volunteering maybe 4 hours once or twice a week at the start, gradually increasing my time and effort as i got closer to actually getting the job. i’m not quite at the point where my post-work runs are just easy and relaxing, but i’m closer to that than the feeling of “this is awful, why am i doing this”. i’m also taking advil every morning and night, i was happy because after a few weeks at ~110 a week i didn’t need to take them anymore but with another mileage jump, they’re necessary for now, though i hope there will be a day in the near future where they aren’t.