#27 - Run 100 Miles

The view during the SpeakUp 5k

After years as a cross country and track runner, I've definitely done this before, but I was always terrible at keeping track of my mileage.  It also seems bizarre that in the last 2 years I couldn't get to 100 miles.  That's like 2 miles a week.  Kinda pathetic for someone who considers themselves a runner.

However, last January, I realized my time in San Diego was limited, so I focused my workouts on things I wouldn't be able to do regularly once I left.  I surfed and played beach volleyball multiple days a week.  I practiced yoga at Mosaic.  I tried to fit in at least one hike a week (and did not include that in my running mileage).  I took a wakeboarding class.  Running just couldn't compare, and when I did run, I often did short hill workouts in my neighborhood because the hills were BANANAS, and I like running hills.

My favorite SpeakUp 5k water station

So, it took me all the way until December to rack up 100 miles.  I only recently started running with GPS tracking, so it's possible my count isn't quite accurate, but close enough.

Nearly all of that running was by myself except for the SpeakUp 5k in San Diego and Yulefest in Cambridge.  The SpeakUp 5k course was lined with SDSU Sport Club athletes who were volunteering and made me feel like a celebrity.  It was a beautiful course along the Embarcadero and the weather was perfect.  Friends in Boston convinced me to do Yulefest with them, so I had fellow runners, but well, the weather was less than perfect.  I finally felt my toes around mile 2.  I ran much faster at the SpeakUp 5k.

Boston is a total running town though, obviously famous for the Boston Marathon.  I am really thrilled I fit in one race, even just a 5k, so I could feel like part of the running community in a city that is home to the most famous run out there.  So while I grumbled a lot about the cold, thank you, Alan, Jessie, Angela, Malinda, Ryan, and all of the other friends out there who convinced me to get out of bed and run in more layers than I have in probably 20 years.

The Yulefest Crew