2010 in Review

Here’s my wrap up and review of 2010

This was my first year being a Team RunningFree athlete.

I went into the year with two goals stated in my profile. To run my first ultra and to BQ.

I started the year off with a 5k Resolution Run on Jan 1^st.

I followed that up with the Chilly Half and Around the Bay in March.

On April 17^th I ran my first ultra, The Seaton Trail 50k.

A week later I ran the 1^st 5 Peaks race, a 12.3k Trail Race and followed that up with the St John’s Waterloo Marathon the next day.

6 days later I ran my 2^nd ultra, The Pick Your Poison 50k.

15 days later I ran the Mississauga Marathon, a week after that the Whitby Marathon and 6 days later ultra #3, the Sulphur Springs 50k.

June was an easy month, where I ran the 2^nd 5 Peaks race, another 12.3k Trail Race on the 12^th.

July started out strong with the Creemore Vertical Challenge 50k on the 3^rd.

Followed a week later by the 3^rd 5 Peaks, a 12.7k Trail Race.

A week after that I did ultra #5, the Limberlost Challenge 56k, followed by marathon #4, the Massey Marathon the next day, where I helped pace a friend to her BQ.

A couple of weeks downtime to the next 5 Peaks, an 11.6k Trail Race on Aug 7^th.

Followed 8 days later by the Waterloo Endur Run Marathon and 6 days later 47k over four legs of the 240k Simcoe Shores Relay.

September was another quiet month with just the Scotiabank Marathon on the 26^th.

However, October was busy, starting with the Run for the Toad 50k on the 3^rd, with the 5^th and final 5 Peaks, a 13.3k Trail Race a week later. I followed that with the Vulture Bait 50k a week after that and the Toronto Marathon the next day. And finally ended the month with the Horror Hill 6Hr Trail Race, where I completed 55k, on the 30^th.

November I ran the Hamilton Marathon on the 7^th, with my fastest time of the year. Just missing my BQ time by 1:08.

I took the rest of November easy, with the exception of running the Whitby Waterfront 5k, followed by the 10k and then the 10 miler all on the 21^st.

December, I ran the 5k Santa Jingle Run 5k on Dec 11^th and the 10.8k EggNogJog on the 12^th. And finally the Boxing Day 10 miler on the 26^th.

In summary;

I made my goal of running my first Ultra and actually completed 8

I ran 8 marathons, but failed to BQ, missing by 1:08

I completed all 5 races in the 5 Peaks Trail Series. Ranging from 11.6 to 13.3k

A 30k, two 10 milers, a half, a 10.8k, a 10k and three 5ks, plus four legs (47k) in a 240k relay. Several of these races were close to personal bests.

A total of 31 races and 5100k in racing and training.

In addition, several of the races I took part in were Road Warrior Races, where I earned enough points to finish 8^th overall in the series.

Overall not a bad year. Looking forward to continuing with Team RunningFree and what 2011 has to offer.