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6 races, 2 relays, 1603 miles – Spontaneous Running

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One word to describe this year: Spontaneous.

I didn’t plan most of the trips I took and I didn’t know I’d be running another marathon or even tackling another 3 race weekend.

I just kept running and stayed open to whatever came my way, which happened to be a truly extraordinary year that combined my love of travel and running nearly every month! From Kansas City to France, it was a whirlwind and wonderful…which also lead me to realize it was time for my new career in travel writing.

Honestly I want to just shove photos down your throat for days to really capture what this year meant to me, but I’ve tried to be selective..then again that’s like picking a favorite memory.IMG_7181

PAST PERFORMANCE (miles)
Linked years are a recap from that year! Unfortunately I didn’t start digitally tracking til half way through 2007, which means I’m not 100% of my numbers for the first 5 years of my running career. I’d love to know what my true total is!

As noted before I don’t look at monthly or weekly mileage until December hits then I become curious and this year I was excited to surpass 1600 once again.

2008: 1423.3
2009: 1277.7
2010: 1600.3
2011: 1600.3
2012: 1458.5
2013: 1618.3
2014: 1603
— Highest Month: Nov 190.3
— Lowest month: July 83.5 (height of the knee pain)

Biking Swimming Cardio Walk Strength/Yoga
2014 45 hours 0 5 hours? 690 miles 90 hours
2013 58 hours 1 hour 13 hours? 560 miles 120 hours
2012 70 hours 3 hours unsure 620 miles 100 hours
2011 42 hours 2 hours 29 hours 980 miles 137 hours
2010 13 hours 3 hours 30 hours 1068 miles 86 hours

Oye while I may have upped my strength sessions and done lots of PT, I did pull back on yoga and biking because that seemed to hurt my knee and I didn’t spend much time doing any other cardio! I guess I need to work on that in 2015…. or maybe I just need to stop tracking it so I don’t notice, ha!!

States Run in: 9 (FL, MO, MA, TN, NV, SC, HI, WY, VA, + France, Ireland)
Longest Run: 26.5 miles for Honolulu marathon and 21 mile training run on Clay Road.

Most interesting run: It was a year of wonderful moments where I got to run all over the world, but I think running through the countryside of Ireland as part of the Race to Kinvara with Saucony has to top the list as one of the most unique experiences of my running life. Race To Kinvara Red Rider TeamRunning Through Ireleand

Most exciting #runnerd moment: Being a coach is in many ways for me more rewarding now than my own race finishes, so being there to wrap my arms around Jodi in Honolulu after taking each step by her side was amazing. Crossing the marathon finish lineHonolulu MarathonHow did this year compare?: Insane. I started the year hitting my best PR, followed that up by traveling to some truly gorgeous places where I found time every day to run and finished it with the Saucony 26 Strong team in Honolulu…it’s truly a year I could never have even fathomed. My general health seems to have taken a turn for the better this year, so now it’s really about addressing the knee pain which has been nagging me since July.

200 Mile Charleston Relay
Running in France
RW Boston Hat Trick
Exploring Memphis and St Jude
Conquering fears with Mountain Running Academy
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Best race: I have to say the Best Damn Half Orlando because I was so over the moon to hit that PR and even find myself 3rd in my age group.

I am genuinely excited to push the pace in 2015 for the half marathon distance.PR BellFavorite gear: I think I’ve answered this repeatedly in recent marathon must have’s and even my stocking stuffer lists, so I won’t belabor my love of gear.

Goal for next year? In the near term, I am focused on more half marathon PR’s…in the long term tackling some new race distances.<<Yup well that’s exactly what I said in 2014 and it wasn’t quite how things turned out, but I wouldn’t change a moment of the runs I had {ok minus the pain, no one wants that!}

Checkout the tons of other runners who will inspire you with their year in running over at Miss Zippy!

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5 RUN COACHES 😱When I started RTTF in 2007 and 5 RUN COACHES 😱When I started RTTF in 2007 and went full time, including coaching in 2012, I didn’t even have the dream I’d grow to a team of 5 running coaches.
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Crazier to know we’ll add 1-2 more coaches this year🥳🥳 It thrills me to my core that we’re helping runners:
👍Train smarter
🥳Enjoy their running
💪Get stronger
🤩Hit PRs
🤕Comeback from injuries
🤗Keep running healthy long after 40!
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These coaches all care as deeply as I do about who they work with and have different experiences which mean we all learn from each other to be better coaches!
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Beyond coaching certifications:
@lexilynne was a collegiate runner with a passion for women running healthy.
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@_kvfit trains people in person at a gym, she knows form!
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A large portion of my time is spent inside the Virtual Run Club, which makes this team so important to give runners that 1-1 personalized guidance.
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Have you ever worked with a coach or personal trainer?
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#runcoach #runningcoach #runningbuddies #werunsocial #runhappy #happyrunner #runforlife #distancerunner #marathontraining #lovetherun #runnerslife #womenrunners #futureisfemale
3️⃣HIP MOBILITY MOVES - I love that mobility i 3️⃣HIP MOBILITY MOVES - I love that mobility is a word we’re hearing A LOT because it’s so much more useful than the static stretching most grew up with.
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In mobility we are working on the end range of motion.
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🤗As a runner that means ensuring your hips can fully extend through the push off and pull up the knee in front of you for a powerful stride.
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😢Lack of mobility can place strain on other muscles and joints and we all know we don’t want that.
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HIP FLOW
2 rounds of 10 reps per side (or just do them once and I’ll dance for joy!)
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1️⃣Elevated Twist - Put something soft below your bottom knee. You can also do this standing by putting your leg in a pigeon pose on the counter.
2️⃣Kneeling Rock - what you do with your arms is optional, but I love the goal post arms for a chest stretch too.
3️⃣Angeled Bird Dog- After extending arm and leg, try bringing both to 90 degrees without dropping. You can definitely see where I’m working on that full opening of my hip.
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Let me know how this one goes!!
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PICK A SUPERMARKET SWEEP STORE?? If you could run PICK A SUPERMARKET SWEEP STORE?? If you could run through any fitness type store for 90 seconds and get to keep what you grab, what store???
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Do you go @lululemon crazy? Remember you can only get 5 of one item? But mmm all my favorite run shorts are there...
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Do you think big at @rei? Though I imagine it might take all 90 seconds to get that SUP back to the counter.
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Me? I’d head in to @runnersroost! I mean running shoes are priority one, then tops and maybe a watch ya know!
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Ok your turn!! Pick a store! #dreamreallyfreakingbig #supermarketsweep
LIFES A BEACH...except when it’s sand dunes next LIFES A BEACH...except when it’s sand dunes next to a mountain range. Then it’s just confusing 😂 and a hard, but awesome workout. 
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Which feels exactly like my start to the year with running.
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What emoji best describes your recent workouts??
🤦‍♀️Errr not happening
😀Doing what I can
👍Having fun, consistently sweating
🔥Fired up to achieve big things
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While I had a good 10K time trial on the 2nd and I’m rocking some hard core workouts, I’m missing my longer runs. The legs just haven’t been feeling it though and I’ve been tired.
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A good reminder to us all that when adding intensity and new strength, it’s ok not to be hitting big miles. I’ll keep building slow and steady.
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Photo throwback from a visit to the Great Sand Dunes.
WHERE ARE THEY NOW? Do you look at those Buzzfeed WHERE ARE THEY NOW? Do you look at those Buzzfeed stories to see what childhood idols are doing now…this is my runner life version.
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Have you always loved running? Recently found it? Still trying to love it?🤔
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🔴Guaranteed no one would have guessed I’d become a runner.
In fact, they flat out told me I was not a runner. I was athletic, but not a runner.
🟣By high school I only ran as punishment at practice or once a year when they timed us in the mile for PE.
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🛹🛼On the flipside, stayed out late under the streetlights playing tag  for hours or I could joyfully go in circles around the yard with my big old Collie. 
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FUN. IT WAS FUN!!!! 
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💡Turns out that’s all it really took for me to like running. To find out that it could in fact be FUN:
👉to challenge myself
👉to see what I’m made of
👉to have time to think
👉to explore the world
✅and never worry about proving anything to anyone
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