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Closing out my lucky ’13

January 2, 2014 by MCM Mama 8 Comments

I proclaimed last January that 2013 was going to be epic.  Was it?  Maybe.  It was definitely a challenging year with some awesome highs and some scary moments.  In the end, I’d have to say that while the year was not perfect, it was pretty darn good.

So how did I do on my goals?

Running

I have one major goal for running this year: Don’t hurt myself. – Admittedly, I blew this one early on when I hurt my calf in February, but once I healed, I did a good job of staying uninjured.

Everything else is just details.

  1. Finish my five half marathons in five days.  Preferably upright and smiling. –  I ROCKED this!  And I loved it so much I’m doing another one.
  2. Run 13 half marathons in 2013 (mix of Virtual and IRL). – I actually ran 13 IRL half marathons!
  3. Run 13 IRL races (not exactly difficult when 7 will be done by the end of March.) – Yeah, all of them were half marathons.  I did not run a single race all year of a different length.
  4. Run races in at least 6 states (again, not that hard when 5 will be done in one week.) – While I did run in more than 6 states this year, only 5 of them were new states.  I’ve now completed 26 of the states.
  5. If all goes well, think about using all that mileage to train for a full in May/June and/or run 2013 miles in 2013.  (This one TOTALLY hinges on succeeding with number 1.) – Didn’t even try. And I’m not at all upset about it.  I only ran 740 recorded miles.

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Fitness/Physical Health

  1. Get the kids moving with me. – Meh.  Sometimes, sometimes not. We have done a good job recently of cleaning up our eating.
  2. Cut down on the sugar and the cheese.   Aiming for added sugar only 2x per week and no more than one cheese serving a day. – Umm, not successful here. Our meals are healthy, I just can’t seem to quit the sugary snacks.
  3. Get in 2 non-running workouts each week. – I managed this really well for parts of the year.  That’s a start, right?
  4. Figure out how to fuel myself for the major mileage I’ve been doing and have healthy food ready to go when the “mileage hungries” hit. – Fail.  Big old fail.  Although at least when I got on the scale today, I weighed the same as last January 1.  At least my poor eating did not cause weight gain.
  5. Buy the stupid bike that I’ve been talking about for two years. – Win!  My parents gave me a new to me bike.

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Work

  1. Continue working for my awesome boss at my job that I enjoy. Get better at balancing my priorities. – I’m doing pretty well here.
  2. Stop working late at night. – Sometimes I actually get to bed before midnight. 
  3. Enjoy the heck out of working the NWM half in DC. – This.was.awesome. If I didn’t have kids and a family, I’d totally want to work for a race management company. Alas…

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Personal

  1. Join BURP (a local homebrew club). Really going to do this this year. – I did it!  Go me!
  2. Brew a batch of beer at home. Ok, at least finish buying the equipment I need. – Eh, not ever going to happen.
  3. Go out with Beer Geek without the kids at least once every two weeks. – We’ve been doing ok on this. Now that he works from home, we see each other at lunch most days of the week.
  4. Take a trip with Beer Geek. Already got this one booked… – This was a ton of fun!
  5. Continue to slowly clean out the clutter in our house. This year’s focus is turning the playroom into an office by the time summer arrives (the basement is not air conditioned…) – I did well in some areas, but now that Beer Geek is working in the basement, I’m really behind on filing.  And I made some progress in the playroom, just not enough.

Yeah, 2013 was overall successful.  Now I just need to figure out what to keep and what to drop for 2014.

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  1. Marcia says

    January 2, 2014 at 7:57 am

    Overall successful for sure. Happy New Year!
    Marcia recently posted…Here’s the PlanMy Profile

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  2. Laura @losingrace says

    January 2, 2014 at 8:33 am

    What a productive year you had! Love that you accomplished 13 IRL halves, way to get things done! Congrats on a great 2013!
    Laura @losingrace recently posted…#YearofRunning13My Profile

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  3. Kierston @candyfit says

    January 2, 2014 at 9:03 am

    What a great year! And 5 half-marathons in 5 days, wowza!

    Wishing you a great 2014!
    Kierston @candyfit recently posted…The New Year: Setting Intentions…My Profile

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  4. Amanda @runtothefinish says

    January 2, 2014 at 12:10 pm

    WAIT you are doing another 5 in one weekend???? WHERE?! Kinda cool that you only did halfs this year and kudos on no injuries, that was really big for me this year too!
    Amanda @runtothefinish recently posted…What she hears when you say “I’m Fat”My Profile

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  5. Kim says

    January 2, 2014 at 6:37 pm

    I’m still impressed every time I think about your 5-in-5!!! You had a great year overall and I can’t wait to see what all you are going to do in 2014!!
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  6. Andrea says

    January 2, 2014 at 8:21 pm

    You had a rock star year. YOu’re the only person I follow who completed the RW streak. Go you.
    Andrea recently posted…Goals 2014/ Numbers 2013/First RunMy Profile

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  7. Christine @ Love, Life, Surf says

    January 2, 2014 at 9:21 pm

    What an amazing year for you!! I too am impressed with the 5 halfs in 5 days! That is amazing!! Look forward to seeing what 2014 has in store for you!
    Christine @ Love, Life, Surf recently posted…Intentions for 2014My Profile

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  8. Rushfit says

    January 3, 2014 at 10:46 am

    What a great post! Your success and dedication is very inspiring. I currently only run about 20 miles a week so I know I need to up that. Your post is very encouraging and gave me some incentive to push forward more. Thanks for sharing such a great post, I really enjoyed it!
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