I cannot believe it’s nearly New Year’s. The past 2 months have absolutely flown by – hence my less than weekly posting that I used to be obsessive about.
Overall, this year had its hard parts, but was a huge improvement from 2012.
In college I pictured every year of my twenties to be pretty much the same…but I’ve seen another trend emerge – each year gets a little bit better in a different way. Whether it’s relationships, work, finances, etc., at least one of those aspects has improved in my life in the past 5 years. And thank goodness! I don’t want to be one of those people who dread getting older – what a depressing way to live!
But let’s focus on my running in the past year, after all that’s what this blog is about, right?
- Jan 1st – 1st place in my age group in a New Year’s 10K
- March 24th – Surprised myself with an speedy (for me, it’s all relative) new half-marathon PR & 1st in my age group
- April 27th – A new 5K PR along with my first ever race win
- June 1st – Humbled in a hot and humid half-marathon – learned not to fear failure
- June 12th – 2nd place and a new 10K PR in another humid race…later learned that peeing yourself might mean heat exhaustion (don’t judge until it happens to you-which hopefully it actually won’t)
- October 12th – BQ and new marathon PR – well worth a summer off from racing
- November 28th – Happy Thanksgiving!! Day one of the Runner’s World Running Streak (streak recap to come in January)
- Dec 14th – First ever 5 mile race on a crowded but otherwise nice course
Looking at that list really brings a smile to my face. I may not race as often as some people, but I like to make them count for something.
I have a 10 mile race on the horizon (another first), but besides that I’m not really thinking of goals for next year. I’ve found that personally, I don’t love thinking up a list of goals ahead of time. I tend to think of one goal at a time, effectively breaking my year into chunks.
To each their own, right?
How was your year? Any memorable races, good or bad?
What are you looking forward to in the New Year?
Have a Happy & Health New Year!
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