Total Miles Run: 1,332.6
Total Time Spent Running: 191 hours, 33 minutes, and 32 seconds
Feet of Elevation Gained: 21,529
Average Running Speed: 7 mph or 8:34 minute per mile pace.
The Year's Stats:
Number of 5ks Run: 15
Number of 10ks Run: 4
Number of 15ks Run: 1 (First time at that distance!)
Number of Half Marathons Run: 1
Times Under 22 Minutes in the 5k: 15
Times Under 21 Minutes in the 5k: 9
Times Under 20 Minutes in the 5k: 3
Number of Races Where I Ate While Running: 1 (This was a first for me!)
Number of Races Where I Drank Alcohol While Running: 1 (This was a first for me!)
Number of Trail Races: 1 (This was a first for me!)
Number of Postpartum PRs: 4 (5k, 10k, 15k, and half-marathon)
Number of All-Time PRs: 2 (10k and 15k)
Number of Races Run While Pregnant: 0!!!! (Thank goodness!)
Weeks With 20-29 Miles: 24
Weeks With 30-39 Miles: 11
Weeks With 40-49 Miles: 7
Weeks With 50 Miles: 2
This shows most of my weeks were at least 20 miles. It also shows that I can definitely up the ante and run more miles per week to get faster and stronger!
For comparison, 2015 Stats:
Number of 5ks Run: 13
Number of 10ks Run: 0
Number of 15ks Run: 0
Number of Half Marathons Run: 2
Times Under 22 Minutes in the 5k: 5
Times Under 21 Minutes in the 5k: 2
Times Under 20 Minutes in the 5k: 0
Number of All-Time PRs: 0
Number of Races Run While Pregnant: 3
Weeks With 20-29 Miles: 13
Weeks With 30-39 Miles: 0
Weeks With 40-49 Miles: 0
Weeks With 50 Miles: 0
This shows the majority of my weeks were less than 20 miles. Coming back after pregnancy and childbirth can be tough!
It's cool to see that in 2015 I was trying to break 21 minutes in the 5k and I was able to do that 9 times over the course of 2016. I am so proud of my all-time PRs in the 10k and 15k (although it was the first 15k I've ever run) and only missing out on an all-time PR in the half-marathon by 14 seconds! Here are my 2016 races broken down by month. I think the biggest thing I learned this year was not to overbook myself with races no matter how much fun they sound or how desperate I am at a PR attempt! I've included my average pace for the race because some races were short and others were long, that way there's a bit of comparison.
January
Dec. 31st/Jan. 1st- Race Into the New Year 5k in 20:29 (6:31 pace), 1st overall female
9th- Runway Run 5k in 21:21 (6:47 pace), 2nd overall female
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| Carter ready for the Runway Run. |
February
13th- Sweetheart Run 10k in 43:11 (6:53 pace), 2nd overall female
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| My mom and Carter at the pancake breakfast after the Sweetheart Run. |
March
12th- St. Patrick's Day 5k in 20:34 (6:36 pace), 10th overall female/2nd in my age group
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| Me and Thomas before the St. Patrick's Day 5k. |
April
2nd- Aquarium Run 10k in 42:30 (6:49 pace), 2nd overall female
10th- Run Tulsa Pink 5k in 21:19 (6:44 pace), 1st overall female
30th- Dylan Meier Get Busy Livin 5k in 20:18 (I didn't have my Garmin), 1st overall female
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| With my award after the Get Busy Livin 5k. |
May
No Races! The only month we didn't run a race.
June
11th- Starry Night 5k in 21:03 (6:57 pace), 2nd overall female
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| Finishing the Starry Night 5k. |
July
4th- Firecracker 5k in 21:12 (6:45 pace), 1st overall female
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| Wearing our medals and race shirts after the Firecracker 5k. |
August
13th- Blue Moon 10k in 45:14 (7:16 pace), 1st overall female
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| Me and Jeremy at the finish of the Blue Moon race. |
September
5th- Escape From Turkey Mountain 5 Mile Trail Race in 44:57 (8:59 pace), 2nd overall female
23rd- Corn Dog Challenge 5k in 21:24 (6:45 pace), 1st overall female
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| Ready to eat a corndog after the Corndog Challenge 5k. |
October
1st- Zoo Run 10k in 41:49 (6:40 pace), 2nd overall female
15th- Twilight Thriller 5k in 19:58 (6:36 pace), 1st overall female
29th- Tulsa Run 15k in 1:05:19 (6:58 pace), 15th overall female/3rd in my age group
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| Snuggles with Elise after the Zoo Run. |
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| Finishing the Twilight Thriller 5k. |
November
5th AM- Jenks 5k in 19:55 (6:16 pace), 1st overall male or female
5th PM- Wicked Wine Run 5k in 21:58 (7:05 pace), 2nd overall male or female
11th- Run to the Lights 5k in 19:45 (6:32 pace), 2nd overall female
20th- Route 66 Half Marathon in 1:31:49 (6:58 pace), 4th overall female
24th- Turkey Trot 5k in 20:31 (6:35 pace), 2nd overall female
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| Crossing the finish line at the Run to the Lights 5k in Silver Dollar City. |
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| Me and Jeremy after the Route 66 Half Marathon. |
December
3rd- Ugly Sweater 5k in 20:50 (6:53 pace), 1st overall female
10th- Ugly Sweater 5k in 20:48 (6:39 pace), 1st overall female
10th- Ugly Sweater Beer Mile in 6:29, 1st overall female
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| Thomas, Jeremy, and me after the first Ugly Sweater 5k. |
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| Wiping beer off my face during the Ugly Sweater Beer Mile. |
Pretty interesting! The St Patricks race in Joplin has a 5k and a 15k. I was surprised at that. Some good pictures!!
ReplyDelete15ks are pretty rare. I haven't heard of many!
DeleteThis is great! You had a ton of overall wins!! I like how you included your paces for each race; I'll steal that in 2017 if I can remember. ;-) I also have no doubt that you can top this in 2017. I am also glad that my blog has helped you know that you can do it - sometimes I feel silly writing it, as it's really just another way to obsess about running, haha! Cheers to 2017!
ReplyDeleteOkay, I stole your pace idea for my 2016 post...I'm starting my long run at noon due to the extreme cold today so it seemed like a fun activity to kill the time beforehand! :-)
DeleteI also get workout ideas from your blog! I'm sure there are lots of other people it helps as well!
DeleteThat's awesome. It was neat for me to see the difference in pace between months as I got faster through the training cycle. I'll have to look at yours again.
I hope so! I sure enjoy reading other female runner's blogs, especially those who balance training with motherhood and work.
DeleteI enjoyed looking at the paces when I did it; it does make you appreciate how far you can come during a training cycle, eh?