Just Plodding Along

In 2015 I had a few goals in mind for running: Sub 2 hour half Sub 4:28 full Run 2015 miles during the year...... I achieved exactly none of these goals. Whoops. I got a bit slower at running, was plagued by injuries, had to cut back on the mileage and yet I still had so much fun when it comes to running.  I got to travel to some awesome places to run and crossed off several of my bucket list marathons off the list.  I had the opportunity to coach and befriend so many amazing and fun runners. Even when I was injured or having to cut back on my own running they kept me motivated and excited about it.  I got to go to The Running Event which is basically Disneyland for runners with some really great people where I became best friends with all the elites. Okay maybe not best friends...but I got to meet several amazing elite level runners who inspired me with their love of the sport.  So the fact that I didn't PR at all this year doesn't...

LOVE I really love the New Year. Everything is shiny and new. A fresh start. New challenges to look forward too. A time you can plan adventures and resolutions. A time to shake of any disappointments or issues of the old year. A time to guesstimate how many new medals you will acquire by the end of the year....(fingers crossed for double digits). This morning I took off to tackle one of my resolutions or goals for 2015 which is to run/walk/hike 2,015 miles this year. 7.4 miles done- 6.4 running and 1 mile walking. I decided on a familiar route to kick off the year. Northeast trails for the win. Uphill  about two miles, two miles of trails and then back down. This is a route that when I first started running in El Paso would kick my butt...repeatedly...every time. It didn't help that I was coming back from two months of no running/ barely moving and had moved to a higher elevation and it was an inferno outside. This route really stuck it to me. Repeated walk breaks, Feel...

With the new year coming up it is always fun to look back on what has happened the past 365 days. This year has had its ups and downs but overall it has been a great year! We got to live close to the Windy City and explore much of what it has to offer. Chicago is a fun place and I am glad we got to live near there and have some adventures there. The same goes for Milwaukee. If you ever get the chance to visit either I recommend it. I got into the Chicago marathon. A happy 30th birthday present to myself. Sadly we had to say goodbye to our dog Nellie.   I ran several half marathons in pursuit of my goal of running 30 halves before turning 30.  I ran the Wisconsin Marathon.  Followed shortly by the Chicagoland Spring Marathon, followed shortly with an Achilles injury that stopped me from running for six weeks. Lesson learned- sometimes breaks are good. My sister got married and I got the be the official wedding photographer. Fu...

2012  has been amazing. Regular Life D & I kicked school out of our lives  We both became part of the employed masses = Yay jobs We moved from Arizona to Illinois  D &  I celebrated 6 years of wedded bliss Visited some awesome places- Chicago, California, Sedona, Colorado to name a few Running Life I ran 1031. 5 miles I ran 18 half marathons So much loot I achieved two big goals A half marathon under two hours Ran 1000 miles this year.  I PR'd in a 5K and 10K - well I haven't run these distances in years so we will say PR (high school aged awesomeness does not count). I registered for my second marathon. I ran one in 2006 but it went kind of not awesome so looking forward to redemption 2013. Hello Wisconsin marathon- I come to dominate. Well hello there 2013. I have big plans for you. Regular Life Keep working hard at my job Save some sweet cash Figure out the house situation in IL- buy or keep renting E...