2017 was a good year! I ran 1 marathon, 9 half marathons, a 17.75k, a 10 miler, a 15k, 2 10ks, a 4 miler, a 5k, and two Ragnar Relays for a total of 19 races. Not counting Ragnar, that's 17 races. Boom! Ran the year again (but not quite as crazy as the 13in13 and the 14in14 or my quest for Venus and then for Mercury).  All in all, this was a great race year for me - mostly good races (even the bad ones had some good in them), 5 new states, and a couple of "fast for me" races. I started and ended my year with Pacers. They were also one of my favorite race companies, with 6 races with them, including my fastest 10 miler in a long time. I filled in the middle of the country with 5 races with Mainly Marathons: Missouri, Ohio, … [Read more...]