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Tuesday, December 31, 2013

Goodbye, 2013!

And, from the running side of things, good riddance.
Running in 2013:
Crescent City Classic 10k

- Started out with a misdiagnosed stress fracture.
- Skipped Louisiana marathon, but David ran his first.
- Pathetic half marathon at RnR NOLA on injured legs.
- Ran two 10ks, a team effort and my PR, 40:59 I think?
- Got diagnosed with stress fracture and took a lot of time off
- Came back and did silly things: two four-mile races, a few track meets (with mile PR of 5:46), some summer 2 milers (with 2 mile PR of 12:19), and the evil midnight marathon that started me back on the injury train.
- OUCH for all fall.
- Slowly inching back this winter
- Approximately 1000 miles this year.
On a scale of 1-10, running this year was a 4. It would be a 2, but I had those PRs. 





In the rest of my life, 2013 was pretty cool:
Holding my niece for the first time

- Visited Sonoma
- Managed a pretty darn good year at work, despite huge barriers (like losing contract for employees' insurance in the hospital where I work) and got an impressive bonus
- We added a nephew (David's side) and a niece (my side)
- David changed jobs
- We drove to Louisville to visit my brother
- Joined our church.
- I got intersection syndrome, but avoided surgery.

On a scale of 1 to 10, I'll give life in 2013 a 9. I'm tempted to give it a 10, since I'm just generally happy with everything, but it gets a 9 because David's job transition wasn't exactly smooth. 

Your turn! Rate 2013! And have fun tonight!

4 comments:

  1. 2014 is the year the nasty little injuries fade into the background and you can go back to kicking ass the course again!

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  2. Mine is a total TEN! I had zero PRs, but I ran HAPPY and injury free. I'm testing new waters by training for new things. Most importantly, I married the love of my life this year!!!! That trumps any and all running related things. :) Happy New Year, Gracie! I'm hoping we can meet "for real" RnR NOLA weekend...

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    1. YES! That would be awesome! Email me your plans for travel etc! gracethacker at gmail!

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  3. I would probably rate 2013 as a 2 or 3. Yah, that is low, but I had health issues, haven't ran a single step since April due to my stress fracture/RA pain, and I had to move to a city I really despise... so yah. Not my year. But 2014 is bound to be better - and hopefully includes my return to running! Happy New Year to you! It's awesome that you can rate the year as a 9!!!

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