Happy 2011 everyone!
I still have a lot to catch you all up on but for now, I thought I would reflect back on the past year, most of which I have spent running! There was a time when I thought I would never run regularly again, let alone in long distance races but I have proven myself wrong again. Oh, how I love to do that!
I did a lot of other fitness-related things in 2010 but it was definitely the year of running for me. As a matter of fact, in 2010, I ran…
- Nine 5k races!
- One 10k race
- One 10-miler
- Two half marathons
- My first 15k race
- A nighttime 3 mile race
- A 5-miler through Iroquois Park
There is nothing better to keep you motivated than to register for races. I tend to want to quit over the summer when it gets too hot and during the winter when temperatures fall below freezing and you have to wear 4 layers of clothing to stay warm. But having the races (and a great training partner) kept me going all year long!
There were times that I got discouraged and doubted myself. The mileage intimidated me as did my past finishing times. But after the 15k in September and especially the half marathon in October, I realized that I really can do whatever I set my mind to. I don’t have to be the fastest, I don’t have to beat my PR every time I go out there. I just need to have fun and enjoy the fact that I CAN RUN. And I can do so without soreness or injury. I am very blessed.
I am also happy to say that I have not slowed down at all. In fact, I started of the first day of 2011 with a 10 mile race! There are many more coming up this Spring, including the Triple Crown of Running and the Kentucky Derby Festival mini-Marathon that I have to look forward to. I do hope to beat my 5k PR sometime in 2011 but no pressure! And maybe, just maybe, I will go for a full marathon in the Fall. We shall see!
What fitness goals did you accomplish in 2010? What do you hope to do in 2011?
Holy cow, girl, you ran your booty off last year!! I guess you just don’t realize it until you put them all down on a list like that! Wow!! Go YOU!
As for me, in 2010 I ran the Disney Princess Half in March and my first full marathon in October in Kansas City. It was a GREAT year!! I never thought I’d do a full, so to complete that goal…sometimes I still pinch myself;-)
This year I am registered to run the St. Louis Marathon in April. I am SO excited!
Wow! Do you use a program to track all your miles? I fell in love with running last year and I’m excited to participate in more races this year. My 2 biggies will be the KDF MiniMarathon and The Rock & Roll Miami Half-Marathon in December.
Wow! You accomplished so much! It’s amazing to see all that!
I need to do something like that, maybe it will inspire me to get back with it! I had an awesome 2010 (fitness-wise)! I just wanted to keep up with running, be able to always run a 5k distance, but somehow, I ended up doing the Triple Crown and the Mini-Marathon. I don’t have definite plans to do it again this year- but we’ll see how the rest of Jan and Feb go!
sarah this is so great!!!!! you ran so much last year! I am going to start calling your “Forest”! 2012 Marathon here we come!!!!!!
wow all those races are very impressive!