2011 Round Up

As per last year, and as is popular with most runners who have a blog, I thought I would do a quick round up of 2011 by the races, mileage run etc as a breakdown for my own benefit and for those who follow my blog (if any at all!!)

Ultra's (26.2miles and further)
4 (1 x 100 and a bit miler, 2 x 50miler, 1 x 44miler)

Marathons (26.2miles)
7 (CTS Sussex, Brighton - 4hr Pacer, Treadmill @ Bentalls Shopping Centre, Southdowns, Kent Coastal,
NYC - 4:10 Pacer, Portsmouth Coastal)

Half Marathon+
2 (Dorney Lake, Ranelagh Rchmond)

Mileage
Total for Year: 2186.9
Av Per Week (52weeks): 42.056
Highest Mileage Month + Week: March 293.1 + 107.8
Lowest Mileage Month + Week: Oct 93.2 + 17 (not including injury/recovery weeks)

PB's in 2011
Kent Coastal Marathon: 3:16.18
Dorney Lake Half Marathon: 1:26.50
(2nd 10k of above in 40:50 was a 10k PB!)
Bushy Park 5k: 18:55

All in all a very good year (IMHO), with some milestones reached. Specificially, the 4x Marathons in 24hrs
to do my first 100miler was a real learning experience and something I will remember for a very long time. The secnd, is going way under 1:30 for the Half Marathon. This came as a shock as A) it was raced during a big mileage training week (I ran 30miles the next day!), and B) my PB was 1:35, so to go to 1:26 was a huge surprise, it just felt so easy, one of those days where everything came together, I dare say, if it was a Marathon I was running that day I would have gone very close to 3hrs. If only it was like that every time I raced.

So 2012 is here and I think it is going to be a big year again, and will definitely involve running with some very good friends and having a lot of fun. Happy Running.