Adventure Pace Running

I’ve made a lot of headway in my relationship with running. Where before, the weekly mileage felt somewhat compulsive, I’m now realizing that somewhere along the way, I lost the reverence and intention behind what I was doing.

I’m not entirely sure what shifted. Maybe it was stepping away from social media, maybe it was focusing more on the adventure—on simply conditioning the body to do what I call “Project Miles.” That means training to handle long days at a slow, sustainable pace, purely for the sake of exploration.

With that mindset—treating running more like an art than an athletic pursuit—I’ve been logging even bigger mileage weeks. At the same time, I’m more at peace with taking taper weeks, focusing on strength, and letting the project unfold naturally. That’s a totally different headspace.

I’ve been re-exploring fasted running, and I’ve been able to manage it mentally much better than I expected. My North Star in all of this is the idea of “Project Miles”—it’s the guiding principle behind my training. And it’s deeply rewarding.

I just wrapped up a 60+ mile week, made a cool video, and explored new cities. As I watch my hat and shirt dripping with sweat—it’s been in the 90s the past few days—I feel genuinely excited.

It’s that feeling of excitement that keeps me going.