“Without reflection, we go blindly on our way, creating more unintended consequences, and failing to achieve anything useful.” – Margaret J. Wheatley
“We do not learn from experience. We learn from reflecting on experience.” – John Dewey
Reflection time. Finishing up June will be my 12th month in a row in with 100 or more miles. Prior to this streak I had only ran 100 miles in a month twice my entire running career. I may not be running a 7 min mile, but I'm out here crushing it! Here's a recap. (more for me than you)
2020 was a terrible year, but it was my best year of running! Of the previous 7 years my highest mileage year was 2017 with 585.9. I ended 2020 with 912.8! After my 5 miles tomorrow (to hit 100 for June) I'll be just over 663 miles! Already about 2/3 of the way to my 2020 mileage.
Using the first 6 months to calculate an average, I am on pace to hit 1,326 miles this year! That right there is why we reflect! Why am I getting faster? I'm running more. My highest mileage years were the years that I was the fastest (2014, 2017, 2020). It makes sense now that I'm looking at it. I PR'd my half marathon time in January after logging the most yearly miles ever.
Now here I sit in the midst of my most epic year of running yet! I did half marathons on back to back days. Capping a 3 in 9 days adventure. I am signed up to run up Pikes Peak in 8 short weeks. I am signed up for my first full marathon in December. Bringing my 2021 totals to 8 halfs & 1 full for 2021!
So I'll end this little parade with... Consistency is key!
Now we're in a brand new season of the FRC training plan & I'm a pacer this year. We'll have workout as a group each week. Tuesday Track, Wednesday Social, Thursday XT, & Saturday Long Run. Depending on what mileage you're targeting there are multiple plans to follow. The weekly mileages are 25, 35, 40, or 50. Super excited to see what the plan does for me & through me this year!
Until next time... Here are some shots from the last few weeks!
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| Shoes from Atreyu in Austin, TX. |
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| Had some fun with a T-Rex costume at Track Tuesday! |
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| It was was also pouring down rain the whole time... |
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| 1,500+ ft of AR gravel elevation at Love Hollow. |
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| A small cave at Waterloo Park in Denison, TX. |
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| Conquered Salado Mtn twice in AR. |