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2015



What a year. 2015 was pretty stellar. Goal wise, I completed 3 triathlons, one with a top 3 finish in my age bracket and one being my first Ironman. I became an Ironman. Pretty dope. I got my first tattoo. I went to Portland, Whistler, Kauai, Kona, San Francisco, Minneapolis, and had some great weekend getaways in our gorgeous state. I started focusing on trail running after Ironman, and found my next athletic pursuit - ultramarathons. Overall, 2015 was a great year.

I'm not big on New Years Resolutions. I set goals throughout the year. If I don't have a goal I'm working towards, I feel lost. Instead, I like to take this time of year to reflect on the direction of my life and where I want to spend focus the coming year... 2016 will include:
  1. Running my first 50k.
  2. Completing a sub 14 hour Ironman.
  3. Travel.
  4. Travel.
  5. Travel.
  6. Cook more.
I spent December running, just running. I've been running 6 days a week, running between 4-10 miles per run. I'm getting faster, running 8:xx minute miles. The holiday season stresses me out, with so many obligations (which I LOVE, but still are added stressors), and running is the only thing that evens me out and keeps me sane. AND fits into my schedule.
My therapy
















I've gotten on the trails more than I thought I would during the holidays. I had 3 weeks away from Cougar Mountain, and the day I finally got back, it was like every ounce of stress I had internalized was released. I think I smiled almost the whole 9 miles.

In 2015, I ran a lot. I averaged 3.6 miles a day, running more than 1300 miles. This was less than last year, since Ironman training decreased my monthly average of 130-150 miles down to 80-100 miles during training. But that's ok. Between swimming, biking, and running, I covered 3600 miles this year. Pretty wild. 

 I'm proud of all I accomplished and worked towards this year. In 2016, I'm hoping to accomplish more while better maintaining balance in life. 



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Best view :-)


NYE
Looking forward to lots of travel the next few months before Ironman training ramps up - NYC, Philadelphia, D.C., and maybe one other trip. We will see!


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