2010 By the Miles

1) Run 1,000 miles
When I set out on this one I thought I would be running 20 to 30 miles per week in no time. I had no idea what an IT band was or sesamoiditis. Now I know. The year-to-date miles will be officially calculated later today as I may go for one last run in 2010.

2) 27-minute 5K
PR of 28:45. There is always next year. Not horribly upset over this. I increased my PR by about two to three minutes from 2009. Go me.

3) 8-minute mile (last time I did this was in high school)
Unfortunately I don’t have a set date this happened but it was right before my toe pain. I did a mile test and I recall about 7:55. It could have been on my now-deleted DailyMile account.

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4) Run 20 miles per week/average
See Goal #1. I reached 20-miles per week about twice in 2010. My average was more about 15 miles per week.

5) Run my first 10K
Accomplished in July. Ran my second in October. Both races my time was nearly identical.

6) Run my first half-marathon
Accomplished September 25, 2010. So glad I went for it. Something a lot of people haven’t done. It’s amazing how many runners sign up for these races, yet in my family (including the husband) only two people have run a half besides me. Both of those people ran their first halves in 2010 as well.

7) Have fun!
For sure!

8) Stay healthy!
I’m chalking this one up to accomplished as well. I had my ups and downs. Right now being a bit of a down. But overall I truly believe I lived a healthier lifestyle, both diet and exercise, in 2010 than the years before.

The Races
In 2010 I ran 10 races. That by far surpassed the total of five races I had previously run in my life. (Dad if you are reading, I am not counting the Goblin Gallop 1-miler from 2nd grade in this count.) 2010 was a year of many firsts. In addition to running my first half-marathon and 10K, I also ran my first 12K and first 4-miler. I also garnered my first age group award in August.

Other Year in Review Posts:
• 2011: By the Miles
• 2012: By the Miles
• 2016: Year in Review