The Art of Backing Off

So, I've accomplished all my running goals for 2025. It's the beginning of July, and I'm already entering off-season. Yes, I'm serious.

I don't know whether I'm being super smart or overly cautious, but on Monday, after two weeks of my self-imposed three-week-running-break following the Zugspitz Ultratrail (ZUT), I decided to extend the break and officially enter my off-season.

There are five reasons for this.

1. I'm full.

My competitive hunger has been satisfied. After five races in two months that...