I started out 2007 with a “resolution” to run only 2 races a month. I finished with 34 races on my schedule, so I overshot a little and, with only two races in November and just one in December, I really missed the mark earlier in the year. September was my heaviest month with 4 total races, including 2 races on one weekend (1 mile and 18 miles – PRs in both). I did a lot of speedwork in training, but not as much endurance training as I should have.
Happily, the speedwork paid off. I set distance PRs from the mile to the marathon – some of them just barely, but pushing it at the finish is what I do best, apparently.
I won a trophy for 2nd Fastest Masters Female in a 3.5 mile race, but only because my friend (and team captain) took 2nd overall.
Overall, it was a pretty good year. I ran two marathons, including one at the Arctic Circle. I traveled for six races – the Draft Day 5k at Giants Stadium, the Broad Street Run in Philadelphia, the Arctic Circle Marathon in Rovaniemi, Finland, the Disneyland Half Marathon in Anaheim, the Nike Women’s Half Marathon in San Francisco, and the Tower of Terror 13k in Orlando. I’m going to try to combine racing with all or most of my future travel.
Next up: New Year's Day Resolution 5k (1/1/08)
Thank you for all your support this year!!
Happy New Year!!
2 comments:
Great year for sure! It's been fun following your progress and watching you get faster. Hope 2008 is even better.
We missed you at dim sum yesterday (featuring, among others, the elusive Utsuki and L.K. and their respective spouses). But I hope your first race of the year was a good one!
Just be sure to set a more realistic goal for yourself in 2008 - maybe something like "absolutely no more than 6 races a month, maximum, no matter what." :-)
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