I just read my post reviewing 2011 and the biggest thing is that I didn't run as much this year as I did last year. This year, I ran about 572 miles which is an average of 11 miles per week. This is about 48 fewer than last year so not drastically off, but still off. I have no excuses for this past year, really. I was just lazy and talked myself out of a lot of workouts for various reasons. However, that seems to be turning around where I am talking myself out of fewer and fewer workouts. It got to a point where I just felt like fucking shit all the time and I'm tired of it. I've been gaining motivation over the last couple of weeks and trying to keep up with that positive trend because a year of being lazy and unmotivated isn't good. It's a chore to go workout these days and it used to not be a chore. I need to push through the mud to get to the other side so that workouts fucking kick ass because I'm doing crazy stuff and it feels good to do it.
My weight yoyoed a lot this year starting off at around 191, climbing to 196 after England, dropping to 181 around March, and I ended the year at around 187. My goal is to still get to 178 and stay there. My running will be better as well as the body image of myself. I'll likely have to buy some new clothes but I can deal with that. I do have some positive things, though. I PRed the 10K distance at the IBM Uptown Classic in October. After that though, my running speed fell off. I've been hitting it at the gym with my personal trainer all year long and it has really paid off. My cardio has dropped off since the peak of triathlon training, but I am definitely in much better overall shape than before. I have a great combination of cardio, strength, and balance which many people don't posses.
Here are my goals for 2013:
1) 178 and maintain it.
2) Get back into triathlons.
3) Sub 45 10k.
4) Keep up the motivation.
5) 11 pull ups.
Bring it, 2013!
Asics mileage: 279 miles
Sunday, January 6, 2013
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