A New Level

I have reached a level of fitness that I have not had in at least a couple of years. This has been achieved through a steady diet of 10-14 mile runs for the past 4-5 weeks. This is the pattern of running that got me to this level in the past. It's not blazing speed but an endurance that I can feel. Going beyond 16 miles comfortably is in the works for late December. Probably a 20 miler before mid January.
I know I've got to be smart about carrying this with me. Not just to the starting line of early- in- the- year races. A 'race ready' kind of fitness. Not peaking, just maintaining it and enjoying it.