Mark's Year in Review

So I don't have nearly as much to report, or comment on as Amy. I truly am so impressed with Amy's achievement of running all those races my athletic accomplishments don't seem so impressive.

That being said I am very happy with my triathlon way back in June. It really was a fun event, and it has inspired me to do more. I am already signed up to do the DC Tri again this June (thanks to Amy), and I am on the hunt for more. I have some ideas of trying to pull off a half ironman. I am currently looking at the Pocono Mountain Ironman or maybe the Hall-Full Tri closer to home in Ellicot City MD.

I guess the biggest accomplishment for the year was simply trying to do a triathlon. I have been searching for something new to get me back into being active, and doing triathlons might be just what I needed to get moving again. I don't think I should claim that doing one race in 2010 was a complete victory (I think when we started this blog I had the goal of doing three), but I do think it has given me some sort of a direction. I am looking forward to meeting more specific and broader goals in 2011. Stay tuned for updates!

And while I only did one triathlon, I ran a bunch of races with Amy--to name a few: Resolutions 5K, St. Patricks Day 8K, Broad Street 10 Miler, The Capitol Hill Classic 10K, Save the Trail 5K, Bastille Day 4 Miler, Clarendon Day 5K, Army Ten Miler, Marine Corps 10K, Turkey Trot 10K, the Jingle Bell 10K (on a treadmill), and the Fairfax Four Miler. This is probably the most running races I have done in one year.

Some Goals for 2011

• Do three Triathlons of International length or longer
• Reduce my BMI from 28.1 to under 25
• I think the only way to achieve this last goal is by reducing portion size on what I eat.
• Try to run a 10k under 50 min. (Current PR 51.14)