Today’s Friday Five topic is Running Wish List. Honestly beyond finishing the marathon majors, my only wishes are to stay healthy, injury free and that everyone could enjoy the endorphins and experiences running brings. Since my racing year is over, I thought I’d recap the year’s top 5 running-related experiences instead.
In 2015 I didn’t race as much as I have in the past. Probably due to focusing on learning to swim.
1 Full marathon
1 Half marathon
1 10 miler
1 Nautical 10 miler (11.5ish miles)
1 Sprint tri
2 Super Sprint tris (Overall female 2)
1 10k (AG3)
3 5k (AG1)
5. Going sub-8 at the turkey trot this year. After years of struggle and not feeling so great, I’m not totally there yet, but I’m finally, maybe, possibly getting my sluggish thyroid under control, losing weight and running is getting better!
4. Rock n Roll Vegas and the remix. I worried about how I’d handle a night race but this weekend was all kinds of crazy fun.
Atop the podium at the Olympic Stadium in Athens, Greece.
3. Running all over Europe. When we lived there I was not the runner I am today so I stuck mostly to the mill. Being able to return and run in so many beautiful countries was a bucket list filler for sure.
2. Running the Twin Cities Marathon with my BRF’s.This blogging thing has given me a fantastic social running network and some of my dearest friends. For that I am eternally grateful.
1. Learning to swim well enough to finish my first triathlons. This was way out of this water-phobic dog paddler’s comfy zone. I’m still no Diana Nyad but I never gave up and I’ll be back tri-ing next year.
Tell me some of your highlights this year! Have you set 2016 goals? Time is running out on my Under Armour Giveaway.
Join us next week (a week earlier than usual) for the Runfession Friday Linkup! Share your run-, gym-, swim-, heck any ‘fessions will do and link them up right here. I promise you’ll feel better!
I’m linking up with Courtney, Mar and Cyn for the Friday 5 and with Courtney again for the Year in Running.
You had a really awesome year! I hope to run in Greece one day!
I, too, either didn’t run, or had just started the times we’ve been to Europe so many places it would have been so lovely to run!
Quality over quantity.
Pretty awesome year!! Can’t wait to see what 2016 will bring!
What a great year! I’m tired just reading about it 😉 Happy Friday!
Swimming is tough but looks like you still managed an impressive list of accomplishments!
Super happy for you! See you on the tri trail next year!
Congratulations on an amazing year of running! Love that picture of you standing on the podium in the Olympic Stadium in Athens. That would be a great profile picture!!!
I would love to run in Europe. On my bucket list.
2 highlights were PR in the half marathon and running a race in NYC.
An incredible year of accomplishments!! Learning to swim is and becoming a Tri – gal is super awesome 😉 Congrats on the sub 8 – boom! That was a great way to top off the year.
And what an amazing vacation…dreamy!
What a great year for you! Love the photo in Greece. I am hoping for a year of injury free running myself (for both of us)!
Congrats on a great year of running! Running through Europe is a dream of mine, what an awesome experience that had to be 🙂
You had such a kick ass year! I loved your posts while in Europe. Total envy, but loved them. And your triathlons, and marathons, and all the goodness! KICK ASS
You’re a rock star, Marcia! You have accomplished so much this year!! In 2015, I ran one 10 mile race. That’s it as far as racing. I will run a half on Sunday. I took a break from running for part of 2015 but during that time I saw some great gains in my lifting!
I wish I was into running when I visited Europe! I bet that was a great way to see some new things! Looks like you had a great year!
I have started going to the pool for the past couple years and really enjoy it. But swimming in open water ? with other people around me trying to get ahead ? Ugh, scary. Wishing you a great 2016 !
Wow you had a really great year of accomplishments! Congratulations to you and I wish the best for you in 2016 as well!
I think your dedication to the triathlon this year was so inspiring! You definitely had a great year!
What a fantastic year you’ve had! I’ve enjoyed watching you challenge yourself with the tri…I can’t wait to see what next year brings!
Great year! Congrats on the triathlons!
Great year! I love when people wrap up their accomplishments for the year. I found that I had forgotten or minimized some of my accomplishments – when I wrote them all down in one spot I was actually really proud of myself!
Congrats on an awesome year. My year for running got sidelined, and my goals have recently changed for next year so I am just trying to figure it all out, LOL!! <3
Wow, what an awesome year! Congrats on all you’ve accomplished. I’m planning to go back through my 2015 goals pretty soon and start thinking about what I want for next year.
You are pure awesomeness!!!!
Sounds like you had a great year! For not running as much it still looks like you had a lot going on! And learning to swim plus getting your sub 8 miler are both big accomplishments. I’ve got the swimming part down, now I need to his that sub 8 😉 Way to go girl, can’t wait to see what you do next year!
You really did have an awesome year. Such great pictures, too!
So today I realized that in 2015 I’ve done a grand total of two running races. One in January, and one today. And the January one wasn’t even an official race. One of my goals for the next year is to do more regular training, and that’s going to include running, so I imagine that number will go up a bit!
What an incredible year of running! RnR Vegas is on my bucket list. I really hope to be able to run it one year.
A wonderful year Marcia! I’m so impressed with your sub 8! We keep saying we are going to Scotland and of course I’d want that to coincide with a half marathon. Do you have any advice for me on conservatively (and sanely) fast-tracking for the Disney Marathon in 4 weeks? One school of thought is to just run a little (I’m up to 6 miles–whoo hoo) and just stay healthy and WING it.
Wow what a year! You are so inspiring Marcia. I have to go over some of your swimming posts because that’s something I’ve been working on too! I love water but I am not good at doing laps. I need all the help I can get!
What an absolutely, fabulous, fit-tastic year!!!
Congrats on a great year of running! Sounds like you had some great races.
You had an awesome year!! Love that pic of you on the podium in Olympic Stadium and what a great accomplishment of learning to swim well enough to finish your first tri’s! That is still one of my goals! I will get to it some day!!
What a fabulous year! Great inspiration, and congrats on making swimming a priority this year!
You’ve had a pretty incredible year. And I’m expecting that your 2016 will be even better. Now that you’ve gotten to the bottom of what’s been going wrong and you’re on treatment I reckon that there’ll be no stopping you.
You had such an amazing year. I have loved following along with it. Cannot wait to see what you have in store for 2016.
Such a great year (your trip to Europe!!!!! I still love reading about it!) and I love that picture of you about to finish your tri 🙂