{"id":5081,"date":"2025-08-10T07:42:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-10T07:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michaeltomasiniwellness.com\/?p=5081"},"modified":"2026-01-21T07:45:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T07:45:09","slug":"august-base-building-fasted-running","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaeltomasiniwellness.com\/en\/august-base-building-fasted-running\/","title":{"rendered":"2025-W32 \u2014 August Base Building"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Home Weeks, Family Time, and Fasted Mileage<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What happened this week<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>During the first three weeks of August 2025, I didn\u2019t travel abroad. That alone made the month feel different. Instead of airports and hotels, I had something I don\u2019t always get enough of: stable routines at home and more time with my family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Training-wise, I kept building toward the Colmar Half Marathon. I continued doing my runs&nbsp;<strong>fasted<\/strong>&nbsp;and steadily increased my mileage. No dramatic breakthroughs\u2014just consistent work, week after week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The travel + wellness thread<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>It might sound strange, but \u201cnot traveling\u201d can be its own kind of discipline. When life gets calm, you lose the external structure that sometimes forces simplicity. At home, the options multiply: snacks are close, schedules are softer, and it becomes easier to drift.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So I treated these weeks like a training block with one goal: build a base I could carry back into travel season. The priority wasn\u2019t intensity. It was reliability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What I learned<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>These weeks reminded me that boring consistency is powerful. When I stack simple fasted runs and steady mileage without making it complicated, fitness becomes something I can trust.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It also reminded me how important home time is\u2014not just emotionally, but practically. More sleep, fewer logistics, more normal meals when I choose them, and better recovery. It\u2019s the kind of invisible advantage that shows up later on race day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Next week\u2019s tiny focus<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Pick one \u201cboring win\u201d and repeat it three times this week\u2014same time, same route, same simple goal. 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