So how did my 2012 go, my first whole year of running? First lets look at my mileage, courtesy of Endomondo.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | |
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Miles | 29.41 | 17.43 | 54.76 | 89.78 | 70.63 | 57.20 |
Kilometers | 47.33 | 28.05 | 88.12 | 144.49 | 113.67 | 92.05 |
# of Runs | 13 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 10 |
Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year Total | |
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Miles | 65.05 | 47.48 | 75.63 | 60.34 | 91.80 | 68.73 | 731.46 |
Kilometers | 104.69 | 76.41 | 121.71 | 97.11 | 147.74 | 110.61 | 1,177.17 |
# of Runs | 21 | 9 | 18 | 16 | 23 | 20 | 180 |
A number or things changed over the course of the year that may help explain the changes, although one of the most notable happened in November when +Bren took up running. I'm not quite sure why it affected my so much, but it obviously did. I ran a whole lot further and a whole lot more than before. Maybe it was seeing how inspired she has been with her running, maybe her running has encouraged me to find more time for my running, but either way, it inspired me to put in more miles than any other month.
Martin Parkway |
On the 30th or March I signed up for what would be the first of around 5 or 6 half marathons for the year, the Martian Marathon on April 14th, so not too far in advance, but I thought, 'what the hell'. The actual day sucked, it was cold and wet, the course while starting nice, ended up being a long out 'n' back, boring as hell, but I finished, under two hours as well. The kids also ran the kids marathon that day, which was very cool.
We did eventually manage to go and visit our friends +Stuart & +Diana in sunny Colorado, I even managed a few runs with Stu and his buddy, +Chris, but no organised race, due to logistics, etc. Colorado was gorgeous and I can't wait to go again.
Richardson Center |
Another huge event for me was Danced With Dirt as part of a five man team running in a 100k technical trail race. Each member runs three legs of four to six miles each, with me both starting off and running the messiest leg. The final, awesome thing, was running in three races with my son, looking forward to running more with the kids.
Plans for next year
I want to run at least two, preferably three, marathons next year, possibly Lansing, Garden Spot Village in PA & I'd like to do the North Country Run in Manistee national forest. As far as half marathons go, I'd like to do Detroit & Bird-in-Hand in PA, and maybe others, but we'll see. the two races in Pennsylvania will qualify me for the Road Apples award, see here. In other races, I'm shooting for the Kona Triple Crown Award, which involves running the Shamrock 'n' Roll run in March, the Kona Run in June and the Wicked Halloween run in October. I will do other various runs as and when I find see fit.
I would also like to try and do some cycling and maybe try a duathlon at some point. There is a good one which involves a 5k run, followed by a 20k bike ride and finally a 5k run.
I want to try to do some more trail running, I ran Dances With Dirt and had a blast, so more of this, please.