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I Was Burned Out on Chasing PRs. Then I Ran a No-Frills Race on a Highway.
Runner's World contributor Alex Predhome fell into burnout after years of heavy training and chasing times, then missed the Boston Marathon due to sciatic nerve pain, losing both fitness and fun. He ran the Miller Mile, a one-mile race on Storrow Drive in Boston held during the Fourth of July highway closure, with no timer, just Devin Miller's starting siren and a finish-line tape. The low-stakes race helped him rediscover racing as a game.
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