It's weird to say, but I'm hesitant to leave 2012 behind. It's been such an amazing year for me. How can next year possibly match it?
You've all been along with me for the ride, and I'm not going to re-hash everything that happened. You can read the archives if you want. There were only 45 posts this year...shouldn't take too long. Anyway, here is my traditional year-end non-sequitor overly-hyphenated wrap-up: (the first word in each sentence links back to the first blog post of each month)
I'm not making resolutions. First of all, I would like to point out that I'm actually following through on
the arbitrary goals I put on myself. On my 30th birthday, my co-worker Donna bought me a big ol' mylar
"30" balloon. I wish I had a picture...I think you'd be impressed. This is officially the highest GPA I've had in my collegiate life (previous
part-time summer semesters were both in the 3.6 area), and I freaking
earned it!
Just a quick update for posterity: Yesterday, I ran my first mile in
13.58 minutes.
I called Sirius-XM this
afternoon because my most recent promotional rate was about to expire. I thought I'd preserve for posterity a section of the last paper I had to write
for my Industrial/Organizational Psychology class this semester. This kid started kindergarten today. The duct tape on my feet held perfectly. When I get the cooking bug, it's pretty inconvenient with the working and the
studying and the exercise... ok, mostly the working and the studying, but I
digress. I had a long training run this morning - 8 miles - and during that time, I found
myself doing a little reflection.
Hardly seems to cover everything, but I guess it touches on the highlights. I can't even imagine what's in store for the next 12 months.
Bring on 2013!
31 December, 2012
22 December, 2012
Some School Numbers
We're now at the end of my third semester back at school, and I really believe I'm going to survive this goal. Some random stats to throw out:
Fall 2012 GPA: 3.34
Cumulative GPA: 2.44 (it's mathematically impossible to raise that even up to 3.0 before I graduate)
Major GPA: 3.33
Minor GPA: 3.17
2012 Grades: 3 A's, 2 A-'s, 1 B
So, that's where we stand. It's about time to start searching for cheap textbooks for Spring semester. I've got English 202 (Business Writing) and LER 426 (Staffing & Training Strategies). Guess which one I'm looking forward to more...
Fall 2012 GPA: 3.34
Cumulative GPA: 2.44 (it's mathematically impossible to raise that even up to 3.0 before I graduate)
Major GPA: 3.33
Minor GPA: 3.17
2012 Grades: 3 A's, 2 A-'s, 1 B
So, that's where we stand. It's about time to start searching for cheap textbooks for Spring semester. I've got English 202 (Business Writing) and LER 426 (Staffing & Training Strategies). Guess which one I'm looking forward to more...
18 December, 2012
12.43
I didn't do any more running after I nabbed this screenshot from my RunKeeper app, but did walk a slow 1/2 mile with Scott. I thought I was DONE, but 4 houses past ours, I was ready to run again.
12.43/mile. The me of 8 months ago (and 6 and 4 and 2 months ago) can't freaking believe it. The me of today is looking forward to adding a second sub-13 mile in a row, but knows that's at least a month away. She also knows it'll happen. After all, my previous PR was 13.02!
She's feeling sort of invincible right now.
16 December, 2012
Reindeer Run
Check us out! We're runners!
Yesterday was the Reindeer Run at Sea World, which sounded like so much fun that Scott was willing to let me sign him up. It turns out that this run didn't feel as well organized as the Disney runs, but the path was wide enough that there were very few choke points.
I also learned that Scott, who didn't train AT ALL for this run, runs faster than I do. I don't know how long he'd be able to sustain that (I'm guessing not 10 miles...), but I was actually chasing him a few times wondering how much longer he'd run before our next walk break.
I had a LOT of fun! And I'm so proud of Scott for running with me, and glad he did. It turns out running is harder when you're laughing, but so much more rewarding.
I also learned that Scott, who didn't train AT ALL for this run, runs faster than I do. I don't know how long he'd be able to sustain that (I'm guessing not 10 miles...), but I was actually chasing him a few times wondering how much longer he'd run before our next walk break.
I had a LOT of fun! And I'm so proud of Scott for running with me, and glad he did. It turns out running is harder when you're laughing, but so much more rewarding.
14 December, 2012
07 December, 2012
Time With My Thoughts
I had a long training run this morning - 8 miles - and during that time, I found myself doing a little reflection. It's amazing what two hours (and six minutes) alone with your thoughts and some tunes can yield!
Starting at the bottom...of my feet
A few weeks back, I was at a bar with some guys from work and one was telling me his philosophy of feet. He says that you can tell a lot about a woman by the state of her feet. At the time, I made a joke about him having a foot fetish, but agreed with him. I spend about as much time on making my feet pretty as I do on anything else - not a whole lot. My polish is usually chipped and/or multi-colored, my shoes are for comfort rather than style, and I didn't spend the time or money for pedicures even when I had the time or money for pedicures. In other words, my feet show that I'm low-maintenance, and not concerned with appearances.
But today, I was thinking about the actual damage to my feet. I have blisters from my shoes, blisters from my blister remedies, and callouses and scars from running combined with other factors. My feet show more than that I don't care about appearances. They show that I am capable of continuing through adversity. They show that I'm not a quitter. And really, what could be more beautiful than that?
Progress
I've been thinking a lot about my progress recently. Remember when it was a huge deal that I was able to run a mile in under 14 minutes? I realized recently that I'm pushing towards a sub-13 pace these days. I'm sure I could do it for a mile, but then would be wrecked for the rest of my run. On my morning runs, I tend to get disappointed when my pace isn't under 14 minutes for both miles.
In addition to speed, I am shocked at my stamina. When I was training for the 10-Miler, my last decent run was 6 miles. And I blogged about the utter failure that was my 8-mile training run. Today, I took a few walk breaks and even stopped to take a few pictures, but pretty much maintained a moderate pace throughout. And when I finished, I was smiling. Really! Ask Scott! I also managed to make it through the rest of today without a nap.
(note: my weekday runs are up to 30/35 second run-walk intervals. today's long run was a pleasantly slow 20/40, which was easy to maintain)
My next long run is 10 miles, in two weeks. I have a 5k next week, and am wondering if I'll be able to beat my pace from the Jingle Jungle 5k last month. And for anyone keeping track, the Princess Half Marathon is 77 days away.
I got this.
Starting at the bottom...of my feet
A few weeks back, I was at a bar with some guys from work and one was telling me his philosophy of feet. He says that you can tell a lot about a woman by the state of her feet. At the time, I made a joke about him having a foot fetish, but agreed with him. I spend about as much time on making my feet pretty as I do on anything else - not a whole lot. My polish is usually chipped and/or multi-colored, my shoes are for comfort rather than style, and I didn't spend the time or money for pedicures even when I had the time or money for pedicures. In other words, my feet show that I'm low-maintenance, and not concerned with appearances.
But today, I was thinking about the actual damage to my feet. I have blisters from my shoes, blisters from my blister remedies, and callouses and scars from running combined with other factors. My feet show more than that I don't care about appearances. They show that I am capable of continuing through adversity. They show that I'm not a quitter. And really, what could be more beautiful than that?
Progress
I've been thinking a lot about my progress recently. Remember when it was a huge deal that I was able to run a mile in under 14 minutes? I realized recently that I'm pushing towards a sub-13 pace these days. I'm sure I could do it for a mile, but then would be wrecked for the rest of my run. On my morning runs, I tend to get disappointed when my pace isn't under 14 minutes for both miles.
In addition to speed, I am shocked at my stamina. When I was training for the 10-Miler, my last decent run was 6 miles. And I blogged about the utter failure that was my 8-mile training run. Today, I took a few walk breaks and even stopped to take a few pictures, but pretty much maintained a moderate pace throughout. And when I finished, I was smiling. Really! Ask Scott! I also managed to make it through the rest of today without a nap.
(note: my weekday runs are up to 30/35 second run-walk intervals. today's long run was a pleasantly slow 20/40, which was easy to maintain)
My next long run is 10 miles, in two weeks. I have a 5k next week, and am wondering if I'll be able to beat my pace from the Jingle Jungle 5k last month. And for anyone keeping track, the Princess Half Marathon is 77 days away.
I got this.
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