2012 year in review

I'm a little behind on this. But as in running, better late than never, right?

I ran 1241 km in 2012. My average pace for the whole year was 7:40 per km. January's average pace was 9:14 for 116 km. through to December's pace was 7:06 for 175 km. I'm pretty happy with that.

Probably the best thing I did for my running this year was finally get out and start running with a local running club. It's been great for my speed and self confidence.

Races

Lets see if I can recap them all with a little information.

Falmouth Freezer 10.55k - that was a cold messy one. The roads were icy and snow covered and i remember one open stretch through farmland that was so crazy bitter cold. We had just had a storm that morning. We didn't know if we were going to go or not. We did. I ran the 1/4 marathon. I beat the guy doing the 1/2 by about 15 seconds.

Bluenose Half Marathon - This was my first attempt at the half marathon. It would also be my fastest of the year. 2:45 or so. It was a really sunny hot day. I remember that I was so appreciative of the shade from the buildings. I also remember that gross hill in Point Pleasant Park.

Oh my goodness. How could I forget. That was the race where I blew a tire on my way in from the campground. I didn't have any tools to change it myself, so I had to call hubby and get him to drive the half hour to help me. Lots if runners stopped on the way to offer assistance. <3

Muffin Run 5k - this is a great little run in Lunenburg. The feast and prizes at the end are incomparable. This was a really speedy run. My second fastest for that distance.

Maritime Race Weekend 21.1k - it was a really nice morning for a race but boy did it warm up fast. This race was on Saturday morning at 7:30 am. Touring through Eastern Passage and Cow Bay. I did not train well over the summer for this race, and suffered an ITB injury before this one.

Harvest Valley Half Marathon - this was the second of three fall halfs. I was still suffering with my ITB issue but surprisingly it was my IBS that got the better if me this race. This race was the first time I had ever run 12 km without stopping. I slowed down through the water stops but that was it. About km 13.5 I took in too much Gatorade and that was the end. I couldn't maintain a jog for more than a minute or so.

Legs for Literacy half in Moncton - this was a great race for me. I did have to make a pit stop at about 11k. I walked through the water stops, but other than that ran it all.

I promptly started physio for the ITB after this race.

Lucky 7 relay 7k- I actually ran 14k. This was my fastest run ever. My pace was under 7 minutes for the 14k. This was a great flat course around the Halifax Common. I thought I'd be bored running around in circles but it wasn't bad at all.

Resolution Run 5k - I ran this with my daughter. Boy she's speedy. It was a cool night but warmed up nicely once we got going.

That's my year in review. I've had a lot of fun. I'm looking forward to 2013.

2013 Goals

I've finally decided that I'm going to work on speed this year and worry about marathon training for next year. The prospect of a 6 hour marathon just doesn't do it for me.

I'll work on a sub 30 minute 5k, a sub 60 minute 10k and a sub 2:15 half.

If I can do that, then I'll start marathon training.

I'm definitely going to keep running with the club.

Races for 2013

Heart & Sole Fun Run 10k - Feb 3
Hypothermic Half - Feb 10
Moose Run 25k - March 17
CUA Lung Run 5k - April 13
Bluenose Half - May 19
Muffin Run 5k - June
Maritime Race Weekend 5k and half - September
Valley half - October
Moncton half - October
Lucky 7 7k - November
Resolution Run 5k - December

I also think I'm going to do an away race either in the fall or winter.