2012 Recap: Races and Milestones

Until I started pulling numbers for this recap I did not realized I had raced so much in 2012. With a total of 24 races, that's 2 more than I have ever raced in one year (2010). Unlike 2011, which was the year of speed, 2012 was about building endurance and dipping my toe in the ultramarathon pool. Even without a focus on speed, I managed to PR at 6 disstances at the beginning of the year when I was still reaping the benefits of the speed work in 2011. I think 2013 will be about finding a balance between speed and distance, but I'm still working on drafting those goals, so stay tuned.

Totals:

• walked 600 miles
• ran 1141 miles
• biked 468 miles
• total run + walk: 1741 miles
• total (all 3): 2,206 miles

Firsts:

• RRCA Certified Running Coach
• Moved to San Francisco
• 50 Mile Ultra
• 6 Hour Timed Race
• Raced on back-to-back days
• Marathon Maniac

6 New PRs:

1. marathon = 4:52:17 (29:12)
2. half marathon = 2:18:03 (5:57)
3. 12K = 1:21:58 (7:15)
4. 10K = 1:03:28 (2:52)
5. 5K = 29:23 (1:03)
6. magic mile = 8:10 (7s)

24 races: 

Ten more races than last year, and 2 more than previous record in 2010. Breakdown per distance: 5 5Ks, 2 10Ks, 1 12K, 1 15K, 9 Half Marathons, 4 Marathons, 1 50M, 1 6H