{Love the Run}

As most of you know, I am not one for resolutions.  I do however like to set personal goals for myself especially when it comes to running.  

I was asked by a dear friend of mine to share some special 2013 running moments and my running hopes for 2014.

At the beginning of 2013, I signed myself up for the 13 in 13 running challenge.  I was hopeful that I would be able to end the year with 13 races under my belt.  By mid-year, I wasn’t sure that I would reach my goal.  Between work, school, and three very active children, finding the time and energy to run was challenging; racing seemed almost impossible. 

I admit that I lost track of my weekly mileage.  Sadly, I am not sure how many miles I logged in over the course of the year.  All I know is that I set my alarm for 4:30 am on the weekdays and 6:30 am on the weekends.  There were times when I could not get out of bed from lack of sleep and other times when that 4:30 am run changed the whole course of my day.

It took me some time to figure it out.  I had to go back and search through my iPod in order to find the races I completed in 2013.

This is a first for me.  I am writing this post without knowing the final outcome.  

Here it goes, my 2013 races:

January:

 1: New Years 5k

12: Donald’s ½ Marathon

13: Mickey’s Marathon

31: Sandy Hook Memorial Run 5k

February:

1: Tackle the Miles 10k

 March:

9: Tie n’ up 10k

15: St. Patrick’s Day Run 5k

17: Shamrock Shuffle 10k

20: Jelly Belly 5k

April:

8: Mud Fears Me 5k

20: Earth Day Run 10k

22: Run for Boston 6 miler

May:

18: Color Run 5k

June:

1: Tough Mother Runner 7k

21: National Pink Day: 5k

July:

4: Firecracker 5k

August:

3: Just a Little Dopey 4.46 miles

17: AT Children’s Project 10k

31: Mad Hatter 10k

September:

1: Disneyland ½ Marathon

October:

3: Birthday Run 5k

5: Run for a Teacher 10K

November:

28: Turkey Trot 5k

December:

30: 13 in 2013 Celebration 10 miler

31: New Years Eve 5 miler

Thank GOODNESS for that little itty bitty ipod!!! I had no idea how many races I completed this year until I sat down and made this list.  Thank you “secret” friend for allowing me to share my 2013 running with you!!!

25 races

156.66 racing miles

???? training miles

Some "bling" to display

VERY HAPPY GIRL!!!

Biggest (and BEST) running accomplishment for 2013:

Being able to cross the Coast to Coast Challenge off of my "Life List"

It took me four years to achieve the Coast to Coast!!!  By far my most valuable medal!!!

2014 Running Goals

1. First and foremost is setting a half marathon PR.  My goal for the NOLA Rock n Roll is to complete 13.1 miles in less than 2 hours.

2. Running a full marathon for time.

3. Completing two virtual running challenges.

14 in 14 

(hoping to up my game to longer races this year)

 Winter Miles Challenge 

30 weekly miles from January 6 - March 2

 

    

  Here's to a