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Its hard to believe that its already 2012. Last year went by in a flash! So as not to bore you with a lengthy summary of my past year, I thought I would present to you my year in review with lists - my favorite!
Celebrating NYE 2012
Notable Purchases
- In January I traded in my beloved Volvo S40 for a brand new Volvo XC60 through the Costco Auto Program and got a smoking deal (More on my blog New Year, New Car)
- I also purchased a new road bike (Specialized Dolce Triple) with the financial assistance of David and my dad, fell and hurt myself the first time I tried to clip in, and then spent three months trying to work up the courage to get back on it again (More on my blog Facing Fears)
- Later in the year I bought the Timex Ironman Global Trainer GPS watch as a triathlon compatible upgrade from my Garmin Forerunner 205
My New Set of Two Wheels
Travel
- I flew 49,396 miles (missing Dividend Miles Gold Preferred by 624 miles .. WAHHH)
- I earned 101,630 frequent flyer miles which I'm hoarding for a trip to Maui
- I cashed in 32,500 miles for one round-trip flight for David
- I was on 42 planes and had momentary flying anxiety 84 times (takeoff and landing)
- I traveled to Phoenix, Boston, Philadelphia, Vegas, Vegas, Dallas, Washington DC, and Seattle for work
- I traveled to College Park (MD), Paris, Shepherdstown (WV), San Francisco, San Francisco, Santa Barbara, Sacramento, and Shepherdstown (WV) for personal trips or races
My Dogs Spent a Lot of Time w/My Pet Sitter
Tradeshows
- I worked the Carlsbad Marathon expo on behalf of the San Francisco Marathon and was amazed by how different it was from my day job (More on my blog Tradeshow Warrior)
- I worked 5 other tradeshows for work with the names AACS, AAFPRS, ASAPS, Vegas Cosmetic Surgery Show, and THE Aesthetic Show
Pretending to be Fabulous in Vegas
Races
- I completed 21 races total
- 4 Marathons
- 7 Half-Marathons
- 3 Triathlons (Sprint, International, Sprint)
- 2 10Ks
- 3 5Ks (one was part of a relay)
- 1 15K
- 1 4 mile race
Racing in Tutus Equals FUN
Full Race List
- Jan - Resolution Run (15K), Carlsbad Half (recap)
- Feb - Surf City Half (recap), Mermaid Half , San Dieguito Half (recaps)
- Mar - Super Seal Sprint Triathlon (recap)
- Apr - ACT Today (5K), Painted Rocks Half (recap)
- May - OC Marathon (recap), Liver Life (5K), Coronado Bridge Run (4 miles) (recaps)
- Jul - San Diego International Triathlon (recap), San Francisco Marathon (recap)
- Aug - America's Finest City (5K) (recap)
- Sep - Heartbreak Ridge Half (recap), LA Triathlon Relay (recap)
- Oct - SheRox Sprint Triathlon (recap), Marine Corps Marathon (recap)
- Nov - Santa Barbara Half (recap), Nitro Turkey (10K), Quarry Turkey (10K) (recaps)
- Dec - California International Marathon (recap)
Chillin' With Bart Yasso at my Post-SFM BBQ
Racing Firsts
- I did my first International distance triathlon (longest to date)
- I participated in my first triathlon relay
- I ran back-to-back Half Marathons on a Saturday/Sunday
- I PR'd in the 5K in August and then again in September
- I PR'd in the Half Marathon twice in February
- I PR'd in the Marathon (FINALLY) in December
- I ran a LOT of races in a tutu
Glam Runner Tutus Supporting GOTR San Diego!
Training
To prepare for these races I completed 1544 training miles:
- I ran 1283 miles
- I biked 241 miles
- I swam 20 miles
Fun Times w/GOTR Coaches
Other Events of Note
- I spent the first 7 months of the year as a San Francisco Marathon Ambassador
- I spent the last 6 months of the year as a Team Sony Walkman Ambassador (More on my blog Team Sony Walkman)
- I was Head Coach for two seasons of Girls on Track again
- My friend Tara and I started the tutu business Glam Runner (More on my blog That's a Whole Lotta Tutus)
- I celebrated my one-year swimmiversary
- I went on the Zappos Insights tour in Vegas which was really neat
- I went to the NKOTBSB concert with my high school friends (More on my blog Living a Teenage Dream)
- I was accepted into Yelp Elite and went to two of their parties (More on my blogs Yelp Elite - Oh Yeah and Yelp Elite - Seeing Green)
- I attended TEDx San Diego which was totally amazing (More on my blog TEDx San Diego)
- I read a LOT of books (More on my blog 2011: A Year in Books)
- And ... I spent the my 4th Christmas with my favorite person in the world and his family.
My Fave "The David"
Happy New Year!
4 comments:
Listgirl approves this awesome list! What a great race year you had! "The David", ha ha!
What a year! Lots of great accomplishments. Especially impressive to so many PRs for such an experienced runner. Gives me hope that there can be continued progress!
Christine - Haha thanks!
Adam - Thank you! I haven't PR'd much in previous years. I think because I raced like a crazy person I was constantly pushing myself. When left to "just" train, I get complacent.
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