AW your 2013 accomplishements

[clseale]

Dec 19, 2013 11:04:13 GMT -5 runblondie26 said:

Well, this little guy.



Also doing a few 5k's this year, taking some fun trips, and otherwise staying active.

Eeeeek, lil boy blondie!! He's a sleepy little bundle of perfection. So damn cute!

I love this thread!

[thom]

Dec 19, 2013 10:51:00 GMT -5 breezy8407 said:

What a fun read! Great job everyone.

-I am hoping to get 900 miles ran this year. Still on track.
-I almost PR'd a 1/2 marathon that I was aiming to just finish when I signed up.
-I had a great training cycle for said 1/2 and got back to pre-baby speeds while working full time and being a mom to two toddlers.

Non H&F
-started working at what I need to remind myself all the time is my dream job - combining my career with fitness
-H and I booked our long awaited vacation to Cabo in March!

Yay!! Have a wonderful time escaping winter in Cabo.

[thom]

Dec 19, 2013 11:28:55 GMT -5 clseale said:

Dec 19, 2013 11:04:13 GMT -5 runblondie26 said:

Well, this little guy.



Also doing a few 5k's this year, taking some fun trips, and otherwise staying active.

Eeeeek, lil boy blondie!! He's a sleepy little bundle of perfection. So damn cute!

I love this thread!

Ditto! And he is SO sweet.

[sitnspin]

My studio is still doing awesome and I have expanded my schedule and hired more employees so I can step back more and more.

I maintained my weight and chiseled out some more muscles thanks to my personal training.

I have accepted my "big" calves.  They are muscular and beautiful, but not small.

[runblondie26]

@vtcuocake said it well. What an amazing bunch of women we have here!

[runblondie26]

clseale You had an incredible year! 2014 will start of with a bang too when you get your BQ next month.

[adcobe]

I ran my first marathon
Took home two age group awards
Started back at school for a degree I really want
Got pregnant
Shaved about 12 minutes off my half time

[clseale]

Dec 19, 2013 11:57:19 GMT -5 runblondie26 said:

clseale You had an incredible year! 2014 will start of with a bang too when you get your BQ next month.

Thanks! 2013 really was a great year.

I'm slowly getting nervous about January, but I hope you're right. I was completely calm going in to Chicago, because I accepted that things didn't go as planned in training, and I was perfectly happy with my new goal of sub-3:40 on race day. This time, things have gone as well as I could hope in the 12 weeks I've had to train, so I know on race day, I'm actually going for it this time. No plan B. That's nerve-racking, but I feel stronger, so I'm excited at the same time.

I can't wait to see what this board tackles next year!

[cinco]

We bought a house!
I won a half marathon
Got my marathon maniac status by running marathons 2w apart. I BQ'd them both, and placed 7th OA (3rd in AG) for Freedom's Run.

[chitownbelle]

I PRd my marathon and became a nurse practitioner in the same week.... And I've still got a few days left to get knocked up before the end of the year... ?

[sadlebred]

H&F:
-Met my goal of a Top 25 placing at the Cyclocross Masters World Championships in February. I was 22nd.
-Won the state mountain bike cross country championships in my division
-Won my first ever solo endurance mountain bike race
-Lost 15 pounds (I'll take it any way I can-even the hospital diet!)

Non H&F
-Took a job not having ever done anything like it before in IT. It's a great fit and a good project so far.
-Decided to move on with my life and live the life I want and deserve by myself.
-Attended and took photos at the 2013 Cyclocross World Championships
-Went to Ireland

[jordylee]

I ran PRs in the 5k, half, and marathon
I BQ'd for the first time
I maintained my weight
I have improved my cooking skillz by a ton
I got a new job

2013 has been good to me

[ebeth]

Dec 19, 2013 8:42:50 GMT -5 gt7301b said:

5K PR 23:26 (2012 PR 25:52)
10K PR 52:04 (2012 PR 58:06)
Ran a sub 2 hr half
10 mile PR 1:26:04 (2012 PR 1:34:51)
Half PR 1:51:55 (2012 PR 2:01:30)
Won a 5K!
Ran a race every month

your 2013 looks like my 2011 and I'm CRAZY JEALOUS.


H&F
20 minute marathon PR
I think I'll hit 1200 mi this year.  it'll be tight.

non-H&F
20% increase in salary
published four papers
1st time as a peer-reviewer

[secretlyevil]

Oh, I do have one non-H&F - I got a new car in January. I love my Subaru XV Crosstrek so much.

[coconutbug]

I love reading all of these!!

H&F: stayed healthy and active for most of the year, got 2nd in AG in a couple local 5Ks, got to hang out with the lovely kams and zoidberg in NM, made new running friends in DC/VA

Non-H&F: H and I both finally got hired for new jobs after 3 years of persistent applying

[G22]

Ran my first marathon and came in under my goal time!
placed for the first time as 3rd overall female in the Turkey Trot this year!
Blew my first 5k race out of the water!! ^^that race!
Pr'd my 10k time by 3 minutes!
Pr'd my half time by 13 minutes in one year!

Learned to love running without having a race to make me train

Knocked visiting Turks and Caicos off our bucket list.
Hiked some new trail in Glacier and Utah this year.

[bostonmichelle]

H&F: Got active at the end of the year, ran 3 (will be 4) 5k's. PR'd on 2 of 3 5ks. Enjoy running now. Maintained weight all year.

Non-H&F: Had a kickass year at my job. Spent a lot of time by my pool during the summer. Paid off a bunch of debt.

[emilyj]

H&F:
- I pr'd every single race I did this year. I just got better throughout the whole season.
- I started running
- I did my first triathlons
- I had an awesome recovery from my knee scope.

Non H&F:
- Got an unheard of promotion at work
- I had an absolutely killer year of getting publications accepted
- I got asked to be part of a prestigious Olympic research team
- Traveled to Bermuda, London and Ireland.

I'm going to miss 2013. It was *very* good to me.

[kellydelq]

I ran my first and second half marathon this year and they were back to back weekends

[hannahb]

I love reading all of these!

[gt7301b]

Dec 19, 2013 12:54:09 GMT -5 ebeth said:

Dec 19, 2013 8:42:50 GMT -5 gt7301b said:

5K PR 23:26 (2012 PR 25:52)
10K PR 52:04 (2012 PR 58:06)
Ran a sub 2 hr half
10 mile PR 1:26:04 (2012 PR 1:34:51)
Half PR 1:51:55 (2012 PR 2:01:30)
Won a 5K!
Ran a race every month

your 2013 looks like my 2011 and I'm CRAZY JEALOUS.


H&F
20 minute marathon PR
I think I'll hit 1200 mi this year.  it'll be tight.

non-H&F
20% increase in salary
published four papers
1st time as a peer-reviewer

Aw, thanks.  I'm not going to lie, I had a lot of fun racing this year.

[runaways]

H&F
- 2 10+ minute half marathon PRs, including my recent sub-150
- 33 minute marathon PR
- as of right now, at 1180 miles for the year and I'm on track to hit 1250
- survived 6+ months and counting of continuous marathon training

non-H&F
- made it through my 3rd and toughest year of med school
- relatedly, I'm now 5 months away from being Dr. Runaways
- this time tomorrow, I will have survived the residency interview process (how successfully, I have yet to find out)
- 5 years of marriage as of August

All things considered, it's been a really great year.

[skwcm80]

I went from starting c25k in mid 2012 to

-running 13 races in 2013
-pr'ed 12 out of 13 of them
-running 4 half marathons
- took 26 minutes off my time from my first half to my 4 half in 6.5 months.
- finally stopped worrying about the scale.

[runaways]

And now I have read all the responses. Everyone here is amazing. Impressive work!

[blndsnbrdr]

I love this post.
And I need some AWing today!

H&F Related
- PR'ed every distance I ran at least once - 5K, 4M, 10K, 15K, 10M, Half...usually in less than ideal conditions, ie: tired legs (I ran a lot of races, good grief. Also, speed work pays off!)
- Ran my first ultra (50K) the day after a 9hr mtn hike (with 2 summits) and didn't hate it nearly enough to walk away from ultras
- Ran my fastest 4miler at the time as my last leg of a 200M relay
- summitted 10 14,000+ foot mountains

Not H&F Related
- quit a job that had me crying nearly daily
- finished my 4th degree (shoulda just got a masters...)
- finding my way down a new career path
- still married

[tuggyruns]

Recovered from my broken foot
Got a road bike and learned to ride it

That's about it, personally, I'm ready for 2014. Now if I could AW my DH, that would be a different story.

[Deleted]

H&F related
- did 2 5ks
- found my love for zumba
-started cooking healthier meals
-learned to push myself to my limit and beyond, no more I can't

not H&F related
- help set up a new company
- went on a cruise to Bermuda
- feel closer to my hubby
- improving my work skills
- went to over 70 wineries between our local wine trail and 3 of the finger lakes

[chw57]

Almost gave up on teaching but found a much better position at a much better school and love it.

Raced a half ironman, a bunch of trail races, and my 2nd fastest marathon

PRd in the 10 K

Rode my bike a new PDR (70 miles)

Swam more than 90 miles over the year

[sunshinejoy]

H&F
**Completed my first half marathon in 2:09, meeting all of my goals for my first half
**A 5K PR 26:59
**Lost 25 pounds

Non H&F
**Developed a better relationship with my 19 year old stepdaughter who started living with us in October....it's been a transition for sure  :-)

[mrshandy]

Birthed a baby at home
Bought our first house
Ran a half marathon 4 months pregnant
Survived our basement flooding and being renovated while caring for a newborn