When I initially remembered to do this post I told Ty this year's recap was going to be a bit depressing. But then I thought about it more and realized even though I wasn't running fast or setting any PRs, I did accomplish some pretty cool stuff this year. It was more about new challenges, running my first ultramarathon (which I guess technically was a PR) and focusing more on trail running (running a 12.5k for the first time which was also technically a PR). Although it wasn't PR studded in the big dog races like the half and full marathon or 5k like past years, it was still a wonderful year full of running and joy in the process. This year I was reminded that no matter my pace or if I'm training for a race, life is better with running in it. I got really wrapped up in PR chasing and race time for years so I think this year was a great re-set and a reminder of what it's all really about: health and happiness. Running brings me joy in so many ways and I'm so thankful that even though these past couple years have been a bit bumpy, I've been able to run! I ran 9 races this year and 6 were in-person. It was so nice to get back to real racing! Of those 6 races, half of them were trail races which were perfect for smaller races and non-PR chasing. Read past running recaps here: 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, and 2016.
 |
| This sums up how I felt about getting back to in-person races this year! |
Total Miles Run:
2,161 miles
For Comparison I Ran:
2,020 in 2020
2,019 in 2019
For Comparison I Ran:
2,020 in 2020
2,019 in 2019
1,918 in 2018
1,546.41 in 2017
1,332.6 in 2016
Average Weekly Mileage: 40.5 miles
Average Daily Mileage: 5.9 miles
Total Time Spent Running:
331 hours
For Comparison I Ran:
292 hours in 2020
283 hours in 2019
271 hours in 2018
223.5 hours in 2017
191.5 hours in 2016
Total Elevation Gain:
91,021 feet (you can definitely tell I did more trail running this year!)
For Comparison:
71,963 feet in 2020
75,483 feet in 2019
70,513 feet in 2018
Total Active Days/Days I Ran:
319
For Comparison:
319 in 2020
338 in 2019
308 in 2018
Weekly Mileage
Weeks with 20-29 Miles: 7 (brought to you by multiple sinus infections and the flu along with my recovery weeks from big races)
(3 in 2020, 0 in 2019, 5 in 2018, 21 in 2017, and 24 in 2016)
Weeks with 30-39 Miles: 14 (20 in 2020, 23 in 2019, 25 in 2018, 8 in 2017, and 11 in 2016)
Weeks with 40-49 Miles: 18 (21 in 2020, 29 in 2019, 17 in 2018, 9 in 2017, and 7 in 2016)
Weeks with 50+ Miles: 13 (7 in 2020, 0 in 2019, 3 in 2018, 7 in 2017, and 2 in 2016)
I ended up with 4 weeks with 60-69 miles and 1 with 70+ miles, but included them in the 50+ count because I haven't done any 60+ mile weeks since college.
Highest Weekly Mileage: 72
PRs:
50k
12.5k (trail)
25k trail
January
None
February
None
March
None
April
24th- Mythical Half Marathon in 1:36:55 (7:20 pace), 2nd overall female
May
None
June
5th- War Eagle Trail 25k in 2:14:55 (9:30ish pace, I had a Garmin malfunction), 4th overall female
25th- Rainbow Run, I did this as a fun run but wanted to include it because Elise blazed the mile fun run and was 3rd overall!
July
10th- Walnut River Gravel Run 50k in 4:38:40 (8:56 pace), 1st overall female and 20 minute course record!
August
None
September
None
October
13th- Beer vs Wine Virtual 5k in 22:17 (7:09 pace), 1st overall (but does that really count for a virtual race?)
November
7th- Backyard Bonanza Trail 12.5k in 1:05:14 (8:42 pace), 1st overall female
24th- Wine Run Virtual Turkey Trot 5k in 21:25 (6:54 pace), 1st overall female (but, again, does that really count for a virtual race?)
December
4th- Flint & Steel Trail 25k in 2:29:30 (10:03 pace), 1st overall female and 10 minute course record!
29th- Charlie Brown Christmas Virtual 5k in 21:44 (6:59 pace), results are a mess so I really don't know on this one, they have the 5k, 10k, and half-marathon all together and it shows 2 hour halfers ahead of me, so I don't know what's going on and I don’t care enough to figure it out!
"Life is better with running in it" - 100%! We have all had ups and downs with running, but I always learn to appreciate it more through the harder times. I think your 50k was a huge positive of 2021 though! I am laughing at you not caring enough about the virtual Christmas 5k to try to figure out the results!
ReplyDeleteThose results were a nightmare! They had the 5k, 10k, and half-marathon all lumped together and 1st place was a 2 or 3 hour halfer. I was wondering if the longer you ran, the higher you placed.
Delete