The end of 2012...

Well, this is it....the end of the year 2012!  It's a great time to reflect, journal, appreciate, re-live, review, and then it's time to move on.

A few stats of 2012 include:

*Ran just a smidget over 1400 miles in 2012, that's about the distance from my house to Amarillo, Texas. :)
*Completed 3 marathons, one of which was a new PR and a Boston qualifier
*Finished my first ever outdoor Tri (placed 2nd in my age group!)
*Ran the Boston Marathon for the first time, a dream come true!!
*Ran a 25K with my dad, who is now 65 yrs old. :)
*Set a new PR in the half marathon on a hilly course, a qualifying time for NYC marathon!
*Joined forces with some fabulous running women who inspire me to be a better runner
*Unsuccessfully potty-trained our 3 yr old
*Kept a running journal for the entire year, that's a first!
*Developed a training program for my dearest friend that inspires me everyday
*Got my daughter to run a 4 mile race (as long as her boyfriend did the race too)
*Did the annual sister's Thanksgiving race, which I look forward to each year

I'm thankful for the events of 2012, truly, but I also look forward to achieving new goals and aspirations in 2013.  It's good to set goals for yourself, it gives you something to work toward and strive for.  Without goals, how do yearn for something greater?  What can you challenge yourself to in 2013?  Is it losing 10, 20, or 50 lbs?  Is it running for the first time ever?  Is it striving to work out at the gym 3 times/week?  Is it eating healthier meals?  I challenge everyone to consider at least 3 health related goals you can set for yourself for 2013, 3 things that will make you a better, healthier person.  Write these goals on your calendar, diary, journal, computer, iPad, iPhone, and make a plan to help you acheive them.  Spend Jan 1st making a plan to help you live longer, be healthier, be happier.

Websites I enjoy using to help me stick with a workout plan include:  Runpartner.com, Runner's world gives you a free Training Journal if you subscribe to their magazine, Mapmyrun.com, Garmin's websites (that go with the Garmin watches), and a plain old paper calendar that I hang by my computer and only use it for my workout schedules (sits next to the family calendar).

Good luck to everyone planning for 2013, get motivated to do it!!!

Mantra:
I choose running (walking, working out, you fill in the blank)  Make it YOUR choice