A Look Back at 2010

Right After My First Marathon!

2010 came and gone, but we’ve experienced so many wonderful things over the last 365 days. Running wise Jer and I were able to obtain quite a few personal bests. Jer’s total was four and considering the fact that he wasn’t able to train for the majority of 2009 it shows just how much dedication can really pay off in as little as a year’s time. He ran a whopping total of 4601 miles for the last 365 days. This averages out to roughly 85 miles a week. He consistently ran in 100’s for 21 weeks leading up to the marathon while having a rigid work schedule of 8-5 Monday through Friday. This is inspirational to me to say the very least.

For me, I was able to get six PR’s, some of which include races I’ve never run before, like the marathon, others, like the 5000m (16:33), are true testaments to the training that was put in over the year compared to what I did in college. Knocking 36 seconds off of my previous personal best (17:09) from my senior year was a huge highlight for me. Also, clipping two seconds off of my 1500m PR that was set my sophomore year on just base work alone reassured me that it wasn’t some sort of fluke in my training. The biggest difference is the higher mileage. I’ve put in 3911 miles over the course of the year, which averages out to 75 miles a week. This coming year it will be at least 80, hopefully 85. 



Dexter and Marzuki's First Christmas

Aside from running 2010 has brought us two new additions to our little family, Dexter and Marzuki. Dexter was an abandoned puppy our friend Bry found out on a run in February. Marzuki we rescued from a shelter in December so Dexter could have a playmate. Marzuki is one tough cookie. He caught the Parvo virus, which is extremely deadly in puppies, and survived it. He’s gaining weight and plays with Dexter every chance he can. 

We also put on our big boy pants and bought our first house over the summer. We ventured out and found the perfect house for us not a mile away from McAllister Park. We absolutely love it. It’s been so much fun to have room to entertain our friends as well as not having the constant inconvenience of putting the leash on the dogs so they can use the bathroom. We love being right next to the park too. We run in there almost every day and it’s really improved our Q.O.R. (Quality of Running)

So yes, 2010 was a fun time for us, but 2011 looks like it’ll be just as exciting, if not more. Some things to look forward to include GETTING MARRIED!!! We’ve made some decent progress over the winter break, but May will be here before we know it. I should also be walking away with a masters degree this spring! We’ll also be sponsored by Roger Soler’s running store which we’re both pretty excited about! And of course there is the goal of staying injury free while attempting to train as hard and as smart as possible!