This is one of my favorite places to run.  I go down the street and I'm in the country at about 2 miles where I took this.  Living in a suburb, that is changing constantly.  However, the benefit is a place to get water and use a porta-potty in new housing developments being built.  This road, Bryant, gradually rises in elevation going north so it makes a very nice out and back run for a progression.  When I turn east, I get some good rollers, too.

I had 207.2 miles for the month, only the 2nd time this year to break 200.  I'm excited that I met my goal of 2,000 miles for the year (not even a tenth of a mile over because that was enough)!  For the year, I had Personal Records in the 5k, 8k, 1-hour, 15k and the marathon.

Thanks for your service all year long, Carolyn. This thread was a pleasure to read and your race & run exploits—with wonderful photos—were excellent.

Triumph or troubles, it's always good to read about what everyone's been doing.  Good luck in 2014!

As for me...

December miles = 108.1

2013 miles = 2586.7

PRs

• Most miles in a year
• 10K PR
• 10 mile PR

That’s a lot of miles for me. Five of my top 10 mileage months were this year. I won’t be repeating that in 2014 but am hoping I stay healthy enough to run 2000 again and balance that with some core work and cross training—things I’ve had difficulty maintaining for very long.

Thanks to everyone here for the encouragement and inspiration!

I don’t really take photos often but I copied this proof.  A mediocre race but an odd little bit of history, I suppose.

Brilliant you know master means over 40.

Or  that is an old picture.

Brilliant you know master means over 40.

 

Or  that is an old picture.

Oh, you're my new best friend!

I'm over 40.  That pic is less than a year old, but I think the instagram effect is so blinding it's hard to tell.

Hello old frens.

2013 was a subdued year for me competitively, but a good year for fun and sanity while going through a life transition.

88 miles swimming

4000+ miles biking

A mere 282 miles running.

Lots of good things to look forward to in 2014, including aging up.

Run on, everyone!

dAAve

Most of my runs are in the county park, and here is my starting point. Oftentimes, my biggest decision is which direction to go, left (for the two north loops) or straight (south). As Yogi says, when you come to a fork in the road, take it.

After three years of trying, I finally broke 2000 miles. This was the first year since I started racing that I had no surgeries get in the way of my running and training, so I think that made the difference. Glad to report no running injuries this year either, considering all my mileage. It's been a very good year.

December = 188.5 miles

2013 = 2115 miles

race PRs:

8k  = 40:58

5 mile = 42:36

half marathon = 1:55:11

Hi WIldchild and everyone else,

138.6 racewalking miles for Dec., which was my highest-mileage month of the year.

1381.1 miles for the year, which is a new yearly high for me.

This is a favorite spot on one of my routes. It is a downhill curve by the ocean. Straight ahead, about 4 miles away, is Hampton Beach, NH. On a clear day, we can see Cape Anne in Mass., a little left of center Right around this curve, one gets a face-full of westerly breezes most mornings - nice in the summer, but not so much so this time of the year.

Jay