In addition to running a lot of miles, I did hill intervals and "other." For me, hill intervals were running as fast as I could for about a minute uphill and then walking back down. I'd do three or four of these with about a mile jog before and after to warm up and cool down.

Other is just anything to stay active. Hiking, snowshoeing, walking, biking. I'm a fair weather biker, so that hasn't really picked up this year. I'm a huge fan of walking. It's a great way to see the city. I've been tracking where I walk, and I'm working on covering the entire city. There's so much here I never knew existed. The rich areas are really impressive (and how I feel walking through them fascinating/depressing).

One of the things I worked on running was how to manage food. Energy gels used to make me scratch my head in confusion, but they make sense now. Learning how to carry them and how and when to eat them was part of the training.

There are others (including on Hubski) who know way more than me, but so far this is working ok for me. If anyone has suggestions for improvement (should I be lifting weights?), I'm all ears.