Running 600 Miles in 2012

As must of you know I only started running 2 years ago. In 2011, I pledge to run 365 miles for the year, equaling to 1 mile a day. When it came time to come up with a running goal for 2012 I had to think long and hard to settle on a number. The number at first was 500 miles. As soon as the new year started I started training for the St. Patrick's Day 8k and the Kingstowne Striders 6 race series (Bunion Series) first race.

Soon I discovered that I was running 50 miles a month and that if I kept on that pace I was going to actually run 650 miles instead of 500. Right there and then I decided to settle for the 600 miles goal, that way when the racing season ended in November, I could keep running, but take a break at the same time.

I kept my normal training of running 5 days a week, doing a long run during the weekend. I tried to keep to my schedule as much as possible, but I was flexible with it because things always happen since I am a teacher and I have a life outside of running.

During the summer I ate, breath and slept running, I wanted to make the most out of my time off. I either ran inside or at the gym, but I always made time for running, even when we went on vacation to Puerto Rico. Also, we did track workouts with our running club.

I have to say that when I had to go back to work on August I started feeling the effects of running exhaustion, but I kept at it, because I knew what the results of it would be.

Needless to say when December 29th came and I reached that amazing goal, all I could think was, I can't wait to start running toward my new running goal: Running 700 miles in 2013.


Here are all the races I did in 2012:
St. Parick's Day 8k in DC-March
Striders Fest 8k- May
Race for the Cure- June
Post 4th of July 5k- July
Happy Haunted Trail Run 5k at Disney- September
Columbus Day 5k-October
The Color Run-October
Fill the Shoes 5k- November- New PR 28:57
Girls on the Run 5k- November
Jingle Bells 5k- December-

Keep running!

Until Next Time,
Nats