27 dec 2012

mission accomplished!

this year i swam 10 times, read 750 pages non-fiction, and ran 1000 miles.

the swimming was the most fun because i love water and love to swim. it's a hassle to get over there, so it was good to have a goal to push me to do something i love so much. even thought i love it, i am considering replacing the swimming goal with yoga next year. i don't enjoy yoga as much as swimming, but i do want to add some yoga into my routine. so, i am toying with "yoga times 10" goal.

the reading ended up throwing me off the most. i blame one of the selections--a feynman book--but that's not the whole thing. i mean, sure, that's a tough read, but words with friends has really taken a larger role in my downtime. in the coming year, i want to get back to reading more. the winter solstice faerie brought me a nook, so reading anytime, anywhere will be easier. i'm not quite ready to set a reading goal yet, because i'd like to be more creative than a number of pages.

the running was really floundering for most of the year, but i got on track (PUN!) and finished up strong. well, these last two weeks have been weak weeks, but i'm at 1030+ miles for the year. next year's goal... i am toying with 2000 miles. that would mean i'd need to run at brigadoon, so i am not positive that's a reasonable goal. on the other hand... why the hell not?

another goal for the year will be breaking 4:30 at a marathon. i've selected the lansing marathon in late april and enlisted the help of coach tonay (aka, miss tonay). she thinks i should aim for sub-4, but as i have a current marathon PR of 4:54, i am just not convinced about the sub-4 yet.

so, to summarize the as-yet-not-firm goals for 2013: yoga times 10, read something, run 2000 miles, and break 4:30 in the marathon.