- Run 1,000 miles. HUGE FAIL. I didn't even match last year's mileage. I have no one to blame but myself. I completely lost myself this summer (in every aspect, not just running). I barely ran, and I didn't care that I wasn't running.
- More cross- and strength-training. FAIL. No explanation necessary. I just didn't.
- Work on speed. I started the year off well. I set PRs in the 5K and half-marathon distance, but I didn't reach the 2:10 half mary goal that I had set for myself. I hit 2:15 in April and I'd like to think I would have hit 2:10 this fall had I trained through the summer.
Okay, now I feel like that was all pretty negative, so let's now take a look at some of the positives, the highlights, the FUN TIMES from this year! :)
June - Family trip to the mountains for my nephew's wedding.
July - Made the change to vegetarianism. And taught my cat to do laundry. (Okay, maybe not. Maybe I just found this picture while I was looking through July's photos trying to find something noteworthy that happened. Nothing else did.)
August - Rescued a pathetic little kitty, nursed her back to health, fostered her, and ultimately found her a wonderful, loving home. This was one of the few times this year that I felt like I did something that mattered!
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| Before - Deathly emaciated, flea-ridden, weak, and with a bacterial eye infection. |
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| After 3 weeks - Fattened up, flea-free, clear-eyed, and couldn't be still long enough for me to get a picture! |
September - Got my dream car!
October - CARDS WIN THE WORLD SERIES, BABY!!!!! There are photos from the Game 7 party at our house, but we'll keep those off the internet, m'kay?
November -
Trip to Virginia! Too many photos to repost--just click the link!
December - Lots of family time. Everyone was home for Christmas, including my newly enlisted niece, and it was perfect.
And now my 2012 goals:
Non-running is basically a repeat of 2011...
- BE HAPPY, DAMNIT!!! I'd give anything to have a job that was both fulfilling and paid a decent salary, but for now I guess I'll just have to settle for the latter and ride it out as long as it will last, whether it's until next year or until retirement. Be happy TODAY for the blessings of TODAY. Don't worry about tomorrow because chances are it will be okay anyway. I worried every day of 2011, and nothing disastrous ever happened, so it was all for nothing. I WILL NOT spend 2012 stressing.
- Continue to decrease dairy and processed foods.
- Save a higher percentage of our combined salaries.
Running...Okay, so really this is a repeat of 2011 too.
- Run 1,000 miles. This WILL happen this year.
- Run a sub-2:10 half-marathon. I should be able to cross this one off in March, at which point the goal will become 2:05 for the fall.
- Run a sub-27 5K.
- Run a sub-60 10K.
- Cross and strength train more! There will be absolutely no excuse not to do that because as of yesterday, D and I are the proud new owners of this
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| Sunny Health & Fitness SF-B901 Pro Indoor Cycle! |
and this...
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| Bowflex Revolution home gym! |
The best part of this is that D is committed to making fitness a priority in 2012, too! I would make "running a race with D" a goal for 2012, but I don't wanna press my luck. Baby steps, baby steps...
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!
