Before I can look forward to 2010 I guess I’d better look back to see what I did right and wrong in 2009. Reflection time!
I started the year with the March Madness 1/2 for the third consecutive year. I managed to control my pacing this time and came away with a course PR.
Then the injury demon paid a visit. The hill training and speedwork I was doing for Boston caught up with me and I ended up seeking refuge at my friendly neighborhood Sports Chiro. Thank my lucky stars for him! Several treatments later, lots of Boston blue kinesiotape and I was Beantown Bound!
Boston Marathon! What an experience! Never in my wildest dreams did I ever fathom I’d be toeing the line in Hopkinton one day. It’s everything they say it is and lots more.
I spent the early summer trying to finish resting/rehabbing my angry hammy/piriformis. I ran a smattering of shorter races before ramping up to run the Columbus Marathon in fall:
Salute 10k AG 3
HW 10k AG 2, 2nd overall female
WF 5k AG 1
Nike Women’s 10k
Madison 1/2 Marathon Cute town, beautiful day, scenic course, hilly but very enjoyable.
Heritage 5k AG 1 , 2nd overall female
Columbus Marathon A cold, too-fast start and a trudge to the finish. But good enough for another trip to Beantown!
Turkey Trot 5k AG 2
Total Mileage: I honestly don’t know. I could consult my Garmin, but I’ve done my share of watchless running as well. Is that bad? I know many of you set mileage goals and it’s awesome to watch you achieve them. My goal after Boston this year was to stay injury-free and enjoy myself. Mission accomplished on those fronts.
Lowlights:
If I rated the success of my running year by the number of PRs I set, 2008 was my breakthrough year, 2009 pretty much a ‘meh’ year. My pre-Boston injury prompted me to back off of the speedwork, thus only 1 new PR at a summer 4-miler. I focused on building endurance to hopefully run a better half marathon this year. Alas that goal was not reached in 2009 either. Ooops!
Highlights:
Although only 1 PR, I managed to win AG placement in most of my short races
I pulled off another BQ!
In addition to local races, I had the privilege of joining fellow runners at races in Wisconsin, North Carolina, Massachusetts and Ohio
I had a productive ‘off-season’ working on flexibility and core strength
I cleaned up my diet considerably
and most important:
I had a load of fun!
Next up: What’s on deck for 2010?
Sounds like a pretty good year to me! Can't wait to hear your goals for 2010.
MCM Mama
What an awesome year!!
Can't wait to see what 2010 brings for you!
That was not a "meh" year! A BQ again, running BOSTON, AG wins! You did awesome! Maybe 2010 will be the year of the PR! Can't wait to see what 2010 holds for you!
what a great year! awesome work 🙂
and i don't think it's bad you don't know 2009 total miles. if your goal was to stay injury free and have fun and you did that? sounds like a very good thing to me 🙂
cant wait to see 2010 goals! i need to do that myself soon
That seems like a pretty awesome year to me, I hope this next year is even better for you.
It looks like you had an awazing year. Always making progress! That's a best goal.
Just imagine what 2010 will bring!
What a fun year!
I loved the 1/2 in Madison, even though it was way hillier than I expected.
BQ is not Meh! I am from Madison, so I may have to try the mini. Great year report – looking forward to 2010!
FUN is the most important part! And it seems like you had loads of it. Good luck in 2010!
Congrats on the BQ and, best of all, having a load of fun!
That picture isn't bad at all. Sounds like you had a pretty good year. I HAS to be fun!
Great review, and love the pics!
That was one heck of a year. Maybe some day I will be doing 1/8th of that. Cool Post. Have a good one. Congrats on your year of accomplishments!
a great '09! '10 is bound to be even better 🙂
(i keep track of my miles in a spreadsheet… i don't set a goal either so that i don't pressure myself into running too much when i'm sick/injured, but i do like to keep track as i'm #'s nerd) 🙂