Nothing beats a Midwest Fall Run 🍁🥶

Man… there is nothing like a Midwest fall run. Crisp air, leaves crunching under your shoes, that little burn in your lungs that somehow feels good, like your body finally woke up and said, “Alright, let’s go.”

Me and Rikki knocked out 4 miles today, and I swear it’s the kind of run that reminds you why you fell in love with training in the first place.

Cool temps.

Big breaths.

Zero expectations.

Just two people doing life side by side, step for step.

These are the runs that built everything for me when I was struggling with direction a couple years ago. Not the race days… not the fancy workouts… just the quiet runs where you get a chance to reset your whole brain when the world gets loud.

I try to do at least a couple of these fun easy runs per week.

Something simple,

Something conversational,

Something that reminds me that running is more than training… It’s therapy with a better view. 😅

I’m curious — what’s YOUR favorite kind of run right now?

Long?

Slow?

Fast?

Early?

Nighttime?

Treadmill?

Trail?