2011 was a pretty big year for my running "career". In fact, it was pretty monumental when I sit back and think about it. In May 2010, I started the Couch to 5k program and this non-athlete, forced herself to run. Running those 60 second intervals was so hard I was sure I would never actual finish a 5k. But I had a goal and I was going to get there. 2011 was the year I ran further than I ever thought I would, completing my first half marathon in February and my first marathon in October. In 2012, I'm setting the bar higher. I plan on training for 2 marathons with Team in Training: running in Anchorage in June and Nike (again) in San Francisco in October. I also have a goal of running 12 half marathons in 2012. A baker's dozen is 13, but this runner's dozen is 14 races run in 2012. That's over 200 miles of racing, and countless miles of training. That's my goal . . . what's yours?
Here's the half marathons I plan on running, so far, in 2012:
Nike + Half Marathon (a virtual race) Jan. 15
Topeka to Auburn Jan 21
Rock the Parkway April 12
Kansas Half Marathon April 22
Running with the Cows May 12
Hospital Hill June 2