Sunday, January 26, 2014

A Stroll Down Memory Lane...

Hello again! I wanted to share one of my favorite Christmas gifts with you guys, as well as take stroll down memory lane. You see, Kyle surprised me with another great gift this year... he is pretty good at that. He worked really hard to compile some of our favorite wedding pictures into a picture book. Below, you can click through and see what the book is like. It was crazy to take a look back at that special day, I can't believe it has already been over a year! We are so thankful that so many friends and family were able to be there to celebrate and make such fun memories! Now I can take a stroll down memory lane anytime I want! Take a look and feel free to comment on your favorite picture!


Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Run . 2013 Recap - 2014 Preview

2013 has come to a close.  It's time to look back at what I accomplished during 2013 and look ahead to what my goals are for 2014.  

I had a successful year of running during 2013, staying injury free and getting to run in a handful of trail races.  I ran two 50k's (Whispering Pines and StumpJump), one marathon (Rough Creek), and one half marathon (Grasslands)...all on trails.  I finished every race.  I would have liked to of finished stronger in a few but each race is a learning and growing experience.  I will take each of these experiences into the new year as something to build on.  Here are my mileage totals for 2013:

January:  61.66 miles
February:  76.42 miles
March:  113.26 miles
April:  121.5 miles
May: 130.7 miles
June: 46.51 miles
July:  101 miles
August: 122.2 miles
September: 116.7 miles
October: 54.54 miles
November: 36.25 miles
December: 31.50 miles

TOTAL: 1,012 miles 

As I look to 2014, I want to build on my experiences of 2013.  This year I have the same goal of running somewhere in the range of 1200-1300 miles for the year.  I want to stay injury free and build on my race performances from last year while exploring some new trails around Dallas.

My tentative race schedule for 2014:

Cross Timbers Half Marathon - Lake Texoma
Ouachita Trail 50k - April 26 - Little Rock, AR
Chattanooga Mountains Stage Race - June 13-15 - Chattanooga, TN
A fall 50 miler - Potentially Palo Duro Trail Run?

That is all I have on my radar for now but I am sure I will find some other races to throw in this year.