Rearview Mirror: My 2010 Running
Saturday, January 01, 2011
And I ran, I ran so far away. I just ran, I ran all night and day. Well at least I ran a lot in 2010 more then any other year. In fact I ran almost as many miles in 2010 then I have ran my whole entire life! How do I know that? Well for one I've used Nike+ to track my running and for two I never ran before I had Nike+. I didn't start running to 2007. I hated running. My ex-partner was the runner and I'd go to 5K/10K's with him and just watch him run by while I enjoyed a bagel and a coffee. I'd watch his facial expressions as he ran by me and it looked like he was having a stroke so I decided that running wasn't for me. I'll stick to swimming. But then he would ask me to run with him on short runs. I usually said no but over time he wore me down so I'd run a two mile run. Then I signed up for a 5K and had to train like crazy. Yeah running a mile was tough, two was a killer but running 3 miles was crazy impossible! So running 701.9 miles in 2010 is a personal lifetime best achievement. I also am proud to have run the 13.1 Los Angeles and the LA Marathon. My times weren't great but I finished.
701.9 miles in 2010 is within 9 miles of the previous 3 years miles run combined! In 2009 I ran 367.86, 2008 I ran 221.61, 2007 I ran 128.11. I don't consider myself a runner just a cross trainer for swimming but at least I don't hate running. I actually like it. For 2011 I am not setting any goals besides running next weekends Disney World Marathon and to keep running after. Just to keep running!
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