Quad Cities Half Marathon-Sunday, September 25, 2016-Moline, IL

I was supposed to do a full marathon today. However the weather was so dang hot that I knew by the 10K point that a full marathon wouldn't happen.  Usually I hit the 10K point of a full marathon around 1 hour 4 minutes to 1 hour 8 minutes.  It was 1 hour 15 minutes when I hit the 10K and I felt sick.  The humidity was horrible and I just felt so bad.  So when the race split and said half marathons go this way and full marathoners go another way I went with the half marathoners.  It was a super huge struggle to even finish the half distance.  I don't think I've ever felt this sick during a race, but I know heat and I don't get along.  I took a few pictures before the race.

This race has a ton of food at the end of the race and plenty of support during it.  I would do it again, but hope for a cooler day.

Amy and I prerace, all taped up and ready to run.

Race bib and finishing medal.

My friend Chris Sedrel at age 69 read to run a half marathon.

Amy, Julie and I before the race.  She was a pacer for the half.

New Year-New goals-Reflections of the past year

I am a goal setter and always have been.  I like to set weekly, monthly and yearly goals.  Most times I meet the goals I set. It's just the way I like to live life, setting goals and achieving them, it keeps me happy since I seem to struggle with mild to moderate depression.  When I work out first in the day I'm usually super happy all day, when I don't I struggle all day, some days are worse than others.  Hopefully through working out I will always be able to control my moods. Given how much I've witnessed in myself how working out helps me feel tons better, like night and day difference,  I wonder why all people don't add working out to their life.  It's not hard, you just do it first.  Don't say you don't have time.  Excuses make you less likely to achieve anything in life.
 I like goals and I like to blog about my races and progress through the year with pictures.  This past year was a tough one with a divorce, and I met some goals and some were way off.  Given all that happened I'm glad that I met any of them.  So first I will put down what my goals were, what I actually did, reflections, set goals for 2017 and how it compared to 2015.

Goals for 2016 were
Complete a Half Ironman distance triathlon, 7 marathons and stay healthy and injury free. Run 2016 miles, bike 1000 miles and swim 100 miles.  

Totals for 2016 were as follows:
Ran: 1262.52 miles   (so I was way off on this one)
Biked: 797 minutes indoors =13.28 hours (on a spin bike)-better than last year.
Biked: 1248.87 miles Outdoors  (exceeded this goal by a lot).
Swam:  135,759.50 Yards = 77.13 miles   (off by 23 miles)
Sculpt classes:  191 classes
Walking: 200 miles-up from last year
Body Flow Classes:  10
Rowing machine 17 minutes
4 Zumba classes

Ran 10 marathons all in different states, 7 half marathons, 1-2 mile race, 7-5 Ks,  1-6K, 1-7K,
1-8K,4-10Ks, 1 Dri Tri (indoor triathlon of row/bike/run), 3 outdoor Triathlons.
The goals I met were: Stayed injury free, marathon goal of 7 or more completed by doing 10 and biking goal of 1000 or more miles outdoors by doing 1248.87 miles.

Things that surprised me about 2016 is that I learned how to be totally comfortable in open water swimming and then competed in an open water swimming race of 1.2 miles and didn't die.

I completed RAGBRAI-biking across the entire state of Iowa.

NEW GOALS FOR 2017: Complete a Half Ironman distance Triathlon,  Run 6 marathons in different states, Run my first 50K race, Bike more miles than in 2016, Swim 100 miles, Run 1500 miles.

How will I do all this:  Continue to have early mornings of training, continue to stay healthy so I can donate plasma twice a week so I can buy race registrations, stay injury free and add Yoga back into my lifestyle!  Go back to more journaling and weekly goal setting.

Always Love a NEW YEAR for new goals and plans to make it happen!

Totals for Year 2015 were these
Running:   1434.66 miles
Biking inside: 562 minutes
Biking Outside:  444.64 miles
Swimming:  149,662 Yards= 85.04 miles
Elliptical :    14.45 miles
Zumba class:  6.5 classes
Sculpt classes: 219 classes
Les Mills Body Pump:  1 class
Les Mills Body Flow class:    48 classes
Walking:  139.15 miles
Vinyasa Yoga:  1 class
Hiked 2 miles with stairs
1 Jazzercise class
Completed 7 marathons!

Week 43 - Week 52

Week 43
Friday:Ran 3.25 miles, walked .5 mile
Saturday: walked  1 mile
Sunday: Rest
Monday: Sculpt,  Ran 4.02 miles, walked  .5
Tuesday: Sculpt,  Ran 5.45 miles, Swam 1000 yards, walked . 5
Wednesday:Sculpt, walked . 5
Thursday: Sculpt, walked . 5

Totals for week 43
Ran 12.72 miles
Biked 0
Swam 1000 yards
Sculpt 4 classes
Walked 3.5 miles

Total for 2016
Ran: 1030.98
Biked: 709 minutes indoors 
Biked: 1212.87 miles Outdoors
Swam:  116,786 Yards = 66.36 miles
Sculpt classes:  159 classes
Walking: 165.5 miles
Body Flow Classes:  10
Rowing machine 17 minutes 

Week 44
Friday :  Ran 4 miles, walked  .5
Saturday : Ran 11.05 miles
Sunday : Swam 1968.50 yards, walked  .5
Monday: Sculpt, walked .5
Tuesday : Sculpt ,  Ran 10.44 miles, walked .5
Wednesday : Sculpt ,  Ran 2.02 miles, walked  .5
Thursday : Sculpt ,  Ran 2.03 miles, walked .5

Totals for week 44
Ran 29.54 miles
Biked
Swam 1968.50
Sculpt 4 classes
Walked 3 miles

Total for 2016
Ran: 1060.52
Biked: 709 minutes indoors 
Biked: 1212.87 miles Outdoors
Swam:  118,754.50 Yards = 67.47 miles
Sculpt classes:  163 classes
Walking: 168.5 miles
Body Flow Classes:  10
Rowing machine 17 minutes

Week 45
Friday: Swam 2300 yards, Ran 2.04, walked .5 mile
SaturdayRan 3.19 miles
Sunday: Ran 10.61 miles, Biked 36 miles, Swam 1000 yards
Monday: Sculpt  and Ran 2.04 miles, walked .5 mile
Tuesday: Sculpt ,  ran 3 miles, walked 1 mile, walked .5 mile
Wednesday: Sculpt ran 6.28 miles, swam 1000 yards, walked .5 mile
Thursday: Sculpt, ran 2.03 miles, walked .5 mile

Total for week 45
Ran 29.19
Sculpt classes 4
Swam 4300 yards
Biked 36 miles
Walked 3.5 miles


Total for 2016
Ran: 1089.71
Biked: 709 minutes indoors 
Biked: 1248.87 miles Outdoors
Swam:  123,054.50 Yards = 69.91 miles
Sculpt classes:  167 classes
Walking: 172 miles
Body Flow Classes:  10
Rowing machine 17 minutes


Week 46
Friday : Ran 4.03 miles, walked .5 mile
Saturday : Ran 5.50 miles, walked .5 mile
Sunday : Ran 6.13 miles, Swam 1100 yards
Monday : Ran 3.55 miles ,  Sculpt, walked .5 mile
Tuesday : Sculpt ,  Ran 2.03 miles, walked .5 mile
Wednesday : Sculpt ,  Ran 4.45 miles, walked .5 mile
Thursday : Sculpt , Ran 1.03 miles, walked .5 mile

Total for week 46
Ran 26.72
4 Sculpt classes
Swam 1000 yards
Walked 3 miles

Total for 2016
Ran: 1116.43
Biked: 709 minutes indoors 
Biked: 1248.87 miles Outdoors
Swam:  124,054.50 Yards = 70.48 miles
Sculpt classes:  171 classes
Walking: 175 miles
Body Flow Classes:  10
Rowing machine 17 minutes

Week 47
Friday :Ran 1.08, walked .5 mile
Saturday : Ran 13.20 miles, walked .5 mile
Sunday : Ran 26.80, walked 1 mile
Monday: Ran 1.08 miles, walked .5 mile
Tuesday: Sculpt ,  Swam 1000 yards, Ran 1.50 miles, walked .5 mile
Wednesday: Swam 1000 yards, Ran 1.15 miles, walked .5 mile
Thursday : Ran 4 miles, walked .5 mile

Totals for week 47
Ran 48.81 miles
Swam 2000 yards
1 Sculpt class
Walked 4 miles

Total for 2016
Ran: 1165.24
Biked: 709 minutes indoors 
Biked: 1248.87 miles Outdoors
Swam:  126,054.50 Yards = 71.62 miles
Sculpt classes:  172 classes
Walking: 179 miles
Body Flow Classes:  10
Rowing machine 17 minutes

Week 48
Friday: Rest, walked .5 mile
Saturday:  taught Zumba class, walked .5 mile
Sunday:  Ran 4 miles, walked .5 mile
Monday: Ran 2 miles, 47 minutes indoor biking, Sculpt, walked .5 mile
Tuesday : Sculpt, walked .5 mile
Wednesday : Sculpt, walked .5 mile
Thursday : Sculpt  and Ran 5.16 miles, walked .5 mile

Totals for week 48
1 Zumba
Ran 11.16 miles
47 minutes indoor biking
4 Sculpt
Walked 3.5 miles

Total for 2016
Ran: 1176.40 miles
Biked: 756 minutes indoors 
Biked: 1248.87 miles Outdoors
Swam:  126,054.50 Yards = 71.62 miles
Sculpt classes:  176 classes
Walking: 182.5 miles
Body Flow Classes:  10
Rowing machine 17 minutes
1 Zumba

Week 49
Friday : Ran 2.45 miles, Swam 1500 yards, walked .5 mile
Saturday : Ran 4 miles, walked .5 mile
Sunday : Ran 1.05 miles, walked .35 miles
Monday : Sculpt and ran 3.06 miles, walked .5 mile
Tuesday :Ran 3.08 miles ,  Sculpt, walked .5 mile
Wednesday :Sculpt ,  Ran 1.48, walked .5 mile
Thursday: Sculpt ,  Ran 2.03, walked .5 mile

Totals for Week 49
Ran 17.15 miles
Swam 1500 yards
Sculpt 4 Sculpt classes
Walked 3.35 miles

Total for 2016
Ran: 1193.55 miles
Biked: 756 minutes indoors 
Biked: 1248.87 miles Outdoors
Swam:  127,554.50 Yards = 72.48 miles
Sculpt classes:  180 classes
Walking: 185.85 miles
Body Flow Classes:  10
Rowing machine 17 minutes
1 Zumba

Week 50
Friday: Ran 1.04 miles, Swam 1100 yards, walked .5 mile
Saturday: Ran 13.15 miles, walked 1.5 mile
Sunday: Ran 26.22 miles, walked .5 mile
Monday: Ran 1.06 miles, Swam 1000 yards, walked .5 mile
Tuesday: Ran 1.5 Sculpt, walked .5 mile
Wednesday: Ran 1 mile, Sculpt, walked .5 mile
Thursday: Sculpt, walked .5 mile

Totals for week 50
Swam 2100 yards
Ran 43.97 miles
Sculpt : 3 classes
Walked 4.5 miles

Total for 2016
Ran: 1237.52 miles
Biked: 756 minutes indoors 
Biked: 1248.87 miles Outdoors
Swam:  129,654.50 Yards = 73.67 miles
Sculpt classes:  183 classes
Walking: 190.35 miles
Body Flow Classes:  10
Rowing machine 17 minutes
1 Zumba

Week 51
Friday: Rest, walked .5 mile
Saturday: Ran 4.35 miles, Swam 1200 yards, walked .5 mile
Sunday: Swam 2405 yards, walked .5 mile
Monday: Sculpt, walked .5 mile
Tuesday: Ran 4.02 miles, Sculpt,  Swam 500 yards, walked .5 mile
Wednesday: Sculpt,, walked .5 mile
Thursday: Sculpt and Ran 5.16 miles, walked .5 mile

Totals for week 51
Ran 13.53 miles
Swam 4105 yards
Sculpt 4 classes
Walked 3.5 miles

Total for 2016
Ran: 1251.05 miles
Biked: 756 minutes indoors 
Biked: 1248.87 miles Outdoors
Swam:  133,759.50 Yards = 76 miles
Sculpt classes:  187 classes
Walking: 193.85 miles
Body Flow Classes:  10
Rowing machine 17 minutes
1 Zumba

Week 52
Friday:Rest, walked .5 mile
Saturday: Rest, walked .5 mile
Sunday: Rest, walked .5 mile
Monday: Swam 2000 yards,  Biked indoors 41 minutes, Ran 7.07, Sculpt, walked .5 mile
Tuesday: Sculpt, Zumba, walked .5 mile
Wednesday: Sculpt,  Ran 4.40 miles, walked .5 mile
Thursday: Sculpt,  Zumba, walked .5 mile
Friday: Zumba, walked .5 mile
Saturday:  Rested, walked 2.15 miles

Totals for week 52
Ran 11.47 miles
Biked indoors  41 minutes
4 sculpt classes
3 Zumba
Swam 2000 yards
Walked 6.15 miles


Total for 2016
Ran: 1262.52 miles
Biked: 797 minutes indoors =13.28 hours
Biked: 1248.87 miles Outdoors
Swam:  135,759.50 Yards = 77.13 miles
Sculpt classes:  191 classes
Walking: 200 miles
Body Flow Classes:  10
Rowing machine 17 minutes
4 Zumba classes