2005 Running Recap

It was a really good year for me as far as running goes. I turned 40 in March and joined the "Masters" division which meant even harder competitition within my age group. It doesn't matter much to me as long as I keep enjoying my running and keep improving. I didn't hit my big goal of qualifying for Boston, but I am now within 13 minutes of that goal...a far cry from 29 minutes at this time last year.

2005 Accomplishments:

• Completed two marathons - Freescale 2/05 and Chicago 10/05
• Ran 3 half marathons - 3M 2/05, Indy 5/05, and Motive 11/05
• Ran 1839.53 miles for the year/153.29 miles per month/35.38 miles per week - 123 miles more than last year
• Competed in 14 races and averaged a top 14% finish overall for all races
• Established 10 PRs; 9 of them after turning 40 including 25k, 30k, and marathon PRs during the Chicago marathon
• I got my weight under 200 pounds for the Chicago marathon
• Stayed relatively injury free; nothing major hurt

Goals for 2006

• Qualify for Boston
• Run two marathons...one qualifying attempt and one tourist run
• Get back on a continuous weight training program - I was good during my Chicago training this year, but slacked off afterwards
• Crack the 20 minute barrier for my 5k time
• Crack the 40 minute barrier for my 10k time
• Learn how to swim so I can take some time off my feet this spring and summer
• Continue to work on my diet
• Run injury free

That should do it. I hope everyone has a great 2006!