Personal Running Log - December 2007

You’ve heard the expression “falling off the wagon,” this is what it looks like (see running log below). Once my racing season was over I got into a one-run-a-week rut. Nancy asked in the comments of a previous post if I was going to give a final mileage total for the year, but at the beginning of the year I was using the highly advanced, technological method of writing my times on a piece of paper to track them. I no longer have the piece of paper and even if I did I doubt that I’d feel like totaling all those runs up for an annual result. What I can tell you is that since July 1st of this year I have run 416 miles, so if you make the assumption that I ran an equal amount during the first 6 months of the year then I guess I ran 832 miles this year. I have no idea if that’s an accurate assumption, but you know what they say about making assumptions right? When you make ass-u-mptions you make an “ass” out of “u” and “mptions.”

My initial thought when I was calculating my annual mileage was that I should set myself a goal of 1000 miles for 2008, but I really couldn’t care less how many miles I run in ’08. What I’m more concerned with is how much faster I can get in 2008. If that equals more miles, then I’m okay with that. If it equals less miles, then I’m even more okayer with it. I’ll get a post up in January detailing my goals for 2008, it will be more focused on getting faster than it will be on total miles.

Have a safe and happy new year everyone, I’m not posting again until next year. I’ve really enjoyed reading all your comments, many of your blogs and getting to know you all this year. 2008 is going to be a good year, I can feel it.

Date	Route	Type	Distance	Time	Pace
12/31/2007	5 Miles Out & Back	Easy	5 Mi	47:45	9:33
12/29/2007	7 Miles Out & Back	Long	7 Mi	1:10:33	10:05
12/27/2007	Home Treadmill	Easy	4 Mi	39:11	9:48
12/22/2007	Misc Route	Long	6.87 Mi	1:07:07	9:47
12/16/2007	3 Mile Loop	Easy	3 Mi	31:07	10:23
12/8/2007	Misc Route	Race	8 Mi	1:13:11	9:09
12/6/2007	Misc Route	Interval	5.2 Mi	49:50	9:35
12/4/2007	Home Treadmill	Easy	1.5 Mi	14:32	9:42
12/2/2007	Misc Route	Race	5 km	25:56	8:21
12/1/2007	6 Mile Loop Short Hill	Easy	5.91 Mi	57:29	9:44
Totals: Distance: 50 miles Total Time: 7:56:41