2011: A record year
Last night I passed last year’s running miles and now stand at more than 1,012 for the year. In just a few days I’ll pass my consecutive running days streak — Saturday will be the record-setting day. It’s a fitting way to end the year full of personal records. Here’s a look:
It started in April with a 3-second PR in the 10k at the Monument Avenue 10k in Richmond. You may recall this was my No. 1 racing moment of the year in my post the other day.- In July I had one goal — a PR in the Stars and Stripes 5k in Howland, Ohio. Mission accomplished by 31 seconds.
- A few weeks later, I dug deep and found a PR in the Percival’s Island 5 Miler, the fourth time I’ve done that race. I knocked 12 seconds off my PR from 2007.
- It wasn’t a personal record in the distance, but I did set a course record by more than 4 minutes on the “new” course of the Lynchburg Half Marathon in August.
- A week after that I set a new bar in the 5k in the Fab 5k, knocking off another 18 seconds off my PR.
- Perhaps the biggest PR came in the Baltimore Marathon. I never really talked about how much improvement I made in that distance, but my 3:56:17 finish was more than 16 minutes better than my first attempt at that distance in 2007.
- The final record of the year came with a course record a few weeks ago in the Peaks of Otter Christmas Classic in which I knocked off more than a minute and a half of my time from 2009.
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Awesome job David, it's been great to see you come back from your injury and have such a strong year!
Congrats on a a very strong year! All your hard work really paid off. I can't wait to see the records keep falling in 2012!
Thanks for your support all year Jeremy. My next list will be oneinspired by you with things I've done differently this year to stayinjury free.
What a great year you had - impressive especially coming back from your injury! Congrats! Can't wait to see what you do in 2012!
Thanks Michelle for your support all year! Looking forward to your '12 as well. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
Fantastic! It has been fun to watch!
Great job David! You are one of my motivations to strive for even bigger goals next year!
Keep up the awesome running!
Great year or PRs! You definitely accomplished what you set out for. Your 2012 is bound to be bananas.
I have barely put any thought in 2012 beyond Shamrock. Signing up for Richmond is a big thing, but I need something else to really make it a unique year. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
You were smart and careful but not too conservative and it paid off-congratulations!!
Awesome Job, David! This entry got me thinking, and apparently I hit a 1000 miles recently too! Happy Holidays!