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Year-End Goal Reflections

I had more goals than just running away from trouble. Read my post to reflect on them with me.

I’ve been doing a lot of reflecting lately, Peeps. The weather has been so nice that I’ve been able to run in the sunshine most days during my Christmas break from school. One day I even ran in a t-shirt and capris! During those runs, I’ve had lots of time to think about what I’ve been able to accomplish this year and where I fell short.

Let me first say that I feel very, very lucky that I was able to run this year, considering my foot never really healed from the Horrible Nut Incident. I still have an attitude of gratitude, so don’t get mad at me if I gripe a little, too.

2014 Goals:

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1. Run 1,000 miles. I did it!!!!! Yay for me!

2. Run a sub-2 hour half marathon. Nope. 2:00:52, darn it. Read about that experience here.

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3. Blog for races. Nailed it! I’m so happy about this goal. This year I was part of Team Panera for the Akron Marathon, I was a guest blogger for the Rite Aid Cleveland Marathon, and I was a Hot Chocolate Ambassador. These were fabulous experiences--thank you to my sponsors!

4. Destination race. Hot Chocolate 15k--Columbus. Sooo much fun! Click here to read about it.

Other than those four goals, I have one more little year-end wrap up to do: pay myself. I will write about this next week.

Here are my goals for next year:

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