News desk · Daily diary
A news-style daily story from Matthew Brunken's workouts — what was run, why it mattered, and how it fits the build toward the California International Marathon (CIM) in December 2026, with the Garmin Kansas City Half Marathon as a key checkpoint along the way.
Sessions are logged publicly on Runalyze; each diary entry turns that day into durable, searchable narrative.
Primary goal
California International Marathon (CIM)
December 2026
Intermediate race
Garmin Kansas City Half Marathon
fall 2026 build
4 entries
A simple 3.11-mile treadmill easy run keeps Matthew Brunken's CIM marathon build moving — aerobic maintenance after a heavy midweek and last Sunday's twenty.
3.11 mi · 1 session · Aerobic maintenance
Read day →Three treadmill sessions totaling about 13.2 miles — including a near hour at 6:17/mi — as Matthew Brunken keeps CIM and Garmin KC Half fitness moving midweek.
13.2 mi · 3 sessions · Volume + controlled quality
Read day →A deliberately light 1.56-mile spin in Lincoln the day after 20 — recovery discipline on Matthew Brunken's path to CIM and the Garmin KC Half.
1.56 mi · 1 session · Recovery
Read day →Matthew Brunken stacks a full 20-mile long run in Lincoln — aerobic patience on the CIM marathon highway, with Garmin KC Half still the nearer checkpoint.
20.0 mi · 1 session · Long aerobic
Read day →Looking for session-level write-ups? See the training log.