December 2008

[Sweder]

It's been a funny old year, much of the latter stages dominated by non-running events. Just for fun I thought I'd tot up my mileage for 2008.
Notwithstanding a run-free August, a woeful September (knee-knack) and the usual assortment of lurghies and binge/ travel-related sloth I think I've done OK.
Here, sports fans, are the stats:

Total miles run this year: 878.8 (1406 kilometres)
Averages: 73 miles per month; 16.9 miles per week
Or, if you prefer, just over 33 marathons in the calendar year. Speaking of which, not one full-distance race in 2008, the first time that's happened since I started out on the long and winding road back in 2003. I'm not sure there'll be one in 2009 either; at least, probably not a hard-top 26.2.

Top month for mileage was March with 117.5 (188 kms) at an average of 3.8 miles per day. Longest run was 17.6 miles (28.16 kms), also in March.

Resolutions for 2009?
The usual nonsense about eating well, drinking less and all that jazz.
Running-wise perhaps one or maybe two offroad races, gammy knee permitting. I'd like to revisit the Stinger, and perhaps take on the Three Forts or even the Seven Sisters. Much will depend on injuries and workload. I yearn to read tall tales in this place, of triumphs and disasters, of struggles and achievements, of noble victory over cruel luck and unkind fate.

Whatever your running aspirations I wish you well.
In all other things I wish you peace, love, health and happiness.
And I hope I get to run with you in 2009.