The challenge I gave myself was to run 1000 miles from my 44th birthday to my 45th. Well, 45 is now here and the results are in. Did I meet my goal? Not quite. But in retrospect, I'm glad to have set a goal even if it slipped away. It was a tough year, with the worst winter in 20 years (I do run outside in Chicago, after all) and numerous family deaths & illnesses, but I persisted.With my 875 miles in the past year, I've exceeded anything I ever thought possible. And now that I'm solidly middle-aged? Well...the attempt for 1000 miles begins again today (with my brand new birthday present Garmin 405 GPS running watch.)
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3 comments:
First, let me say happy birthday!
Sometimes I think it's the goals we don't quite achieve that teach us the most. Good luck on getting your 1,000 miles in the coming year.
By the way: I just stumbled on your blog while Googling for a quote by John Bingham (of all things!), and I've enjoyed reading some of your older posts, too.
Thanks so much for your post. I appreciate your comments,
Ann
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