Danada County Trails, Herrick Lake

Last run of the year! Finished with 1,589.9 miles for the year! I thought that was great until I looked at 1701.7 miles for 2011. But I did a lot more races in 2012 and had a great time!

2012 was a Great year, 12 Half Marathons(5 PRs), Chicago Marathon(PR), 4 5Ks(one mud run) and a 10K. For the Halfs we travels across the country from Boston, MA to Juneau, AL, to Cocoa, FL to Apache Junction, AZ and eight other states in between, and we raised over $3200 for a great cause! Details and pictures on my Run 12 Half Marathons in 2012  can be found on my blog at : http://run4nf.blogspot.com/p/2012run12.html

Happy New Year!

Running Excels 6mi Loop x2

Nice morning run with the Running Excels group. Comfortable 30s and  snow flurries. Tough run after back to back days of 10+ miles plus staying up late and enjoying some beverages.

Country Lane Yellow Trail

Nice run on the lightly snow covered Yellow Trail.

Danada County Trails, Herrick Lake

Payment for all of the holiday indulgences were due and were paid for with a lunch time run on the trails on cool 33° windy trail run, followed by a walk up 8 flights of stairs to my cubicle! Tough run, maybe next time I will think twice before that 2nd, 3rd, or 8th cookie....

Baby It's Cold Outside!

Running 4 Kicks, Palos Heights Loop. Invigorating 17degrees 11mi hilly run this morning! Nice way to start out the long holiday weekend.

Danada County Trails, Herrick Lake

Lunch time run in the miserable rain and wind. The first half was fine, just misty, of course at the half way point it starts to rain, yuk!

Country Lane Yellow Trail

Took the day off work, ran the Yellow Trail this morning, guess I shouldn't have had those two drinks last night, very sluggish this morning, but at least a finished the loop and without stopping.

Running 4 Kicks, Palos Heights Loop

John, Andy and I joined the Running 4 Kicks group for a morning run in the drizzle and 42 ° temps, nice hilly course in Palos Heights. Nice week for mileage 37.3 miles!

Danada County Trails, Herrick Lake

Tough run on the trails today, I was tired and just didn't feel like running, first 3 were tough, kept thinking about turning around and heading back, once I made it to 5mi I felt better and knew that I would be able to finish.

Oak Lawn Pavilion Indoor Track

No time for outdoor running so I had to hit the indoor track. It is tough mentally running on a 1/8 mile track, but better than running on a tread mill or no running at all.

Danada County Trails, Herrick Lake

Refreshing lunch time run, 30 degrees with some snow flurries. Still better than 90 degrees and humidity!

Country Lane Yellow Trail

Ended up taking the day off to catch up on some chores, so I got up early and when for a run on the Yellow Trail.

Danada County Trails, Herrick Lake

Lunch time run on the Danada trails. Nice sunny afternoon run, temps in the 50s!

Rock Canyon Half Marathon

Beautiful half marathon with the Arkansas river on one side and hills/mountains on the other side with a tough hill at the 12.5 mile mark. No PR but still a fun race on a nice course in 60 degree temps! Finished 153/628 overall and 15/39 in my age group.

Oak Lawn Elevation is 600ft versus 4700ft in Pueblo Colorado!

Pueblo Colorado

Pre-race run prior to the Rock Canyon Half marathon on Saturday to try to adjust to the elevation difference. Nice run on a cool morning.