What A Year!

Well, 2014 is about to come to an end.  And I just happened to look up at my magnet board at my Running Resolution schedule for the year.  Boy, was I busy running.  When I decided a year ago to commit to one event every month for one year, I really had no idea what to expect, or where it might take me.  It has been an amazing year!

I ran my first half marathon in January of 2014 - and as of December 2014, I have run six!  And lowered my PR by 18 minutes!  I managed to run at least one event in every month of the year - and in some months, I ran multiple events!  I qualified for Half Fanatics, traveled out of state for 3 half marathons, and decided to run a Ragnar Relay and a FULL marathon in 2015!  I also joined the I Run 4 family, and have a buddy, Hannah, that I get to dedicate all of my miles and races too - it's so inspiring and fulfilling in a way I didn't know was possible.

I can't wait to see what next year has in store for me - I am already so excited to run my sister's first half marathon with her in January at the PF Chang's Rock N Roll in Phoenix.  Then February looks to be a momentous month for me - my first Ragnar Relay and my first full marathon.  I never, ever thought I'd want to run a full marathon, so this seems crazy to even me.  I'm in week 12 of training for the full, so it's already no joke though!

In closing out the year, I have to share with you a photo from my last half marathon.  My husband, who is much faster than I am, ran the whole way with me.  He encouraged me, and pushed me, knowing that I wanted to beat my previous PR.  It was awesome having him with me, and getting the extra support I needed to kill my previous best time.  Thanks, babe!!!

~ Courtney