2016: The Year That Was

I have been very lax with this log - guess, I wouldn't make it if my job relied on "Social Media Postings" - so I thought I would finish things out with a little wrap up of 2016.  All in all, it was a good year for me competition-wise.  Here are a few highlights:

1) Ran a surprising sub 1:40 half marathon at the United NYC Half Marathon in March with a time of 1:39:49 placing 15th out of 642 in the last year of my 50-54 AG.

2) Ran my 4th Boston Marathon in a row and although it was a bit warm and although I wasn't that pleased with my time (3:56:01) for 410th out of 1254 in my 50-54 AG, it was another completed Boston Marathon with a BQ as well.

3) Completed my first Ironman 70.3 in Delaware, OH in August in a final time of 6:08:11 for a 19th place finish (out of 95) in my AG.  I ran a 1:55 half marathon in the race, went under my goal finish time of 6:15, and loved every minute of it.

4) Ran a solid race at the Columbus Half Marathon with a decent time of 1:43:01 which was good for a surprising 3rd (out of 403) in my AG.

5) Finished out the season with a solid showing at the USATF XC Club Nationals in Tallahassee, FL.

Completed only 1434 running miles, but added to that lots of biking and swimming yds as well.  My goals for 2017 are to complete Boston once again with a solid race and a BQ (hopefully), complete both the Muncie, IN and Augusta, GA Half Ironman races and run a solid New York City marathon to finish off the year.  My biggest goal as always is to stay injury free and competitive in my new 55-59 AG.

Here's to 2017....