Short stock take on 2012

Well the end of the year is upon us and what a year has been!!! I have been doing the usual runner calculations and thinking about my targets for 2013. 

Running totals for 2012

• Race miles 196
• 249 days running
• Miles for year 1815 (I didn't find daily mile until after my running year had started)
• Highest Monthly mileage 190
• Highest weekly mileage 48
• Races 21

Looking back there have been some great memories such as being 1 of 5,000 that took part in the Olympic Park Run in March. Running two 20 mile races; one I loathed and the other I loved, moved clubs to Trentham Running Club and met loads of new friends along the way.  Running the Wild thing in September with the new found friends. 

All of that was in between working full time and going back to college to study HNC in sport and fitness.

I started the year with the number 8 in my mind and I was going to:

• run 8 half marathons - I actually did 9!!
• get 8 PB - over achieved again
• volunteer at 8 parkrun - failed only achieved 3 out of 8 
• loss 8lb and keep it off - failed managed to lose 4lb and keep it off but christmas has not helped 

All in all it has been a good year and a fun year, I am looking forward to 2013 and the new challenges and distances. Take care everyone and have a great New Year’s Eve whatever you are doing 

My Marathon Training Plan

Date	WEEK	MON	TUE	WED	THU	FRI	SAT	SUN	Notes
17/12/12	1	Strength	30 tempo	6 m run	3 x hill	Yoga	5 m pace	10
24/12/12	2	Strength	30 tempo	6 m run	3 m pace	Yoga	5 m run	11	Christmas Wk
31/12/12	3	Strength	4 x 800	6 m run	30 tempo	Yoga	6 m pace	8	New Year Wk
07/01/13	4	Strength	4 x hill	6 m run	35 tempo	Yoga	6 m pace	13
14/01/13	5	Strength	35 tempo	6 m run	3 m pace	Yoga	7 m run	14
21/01/13	6	Strength	5 x 800	6 m run	35 tempo	Yoga	7 m pace	10	My Birthday Wk
28/01/13	7	Strength	40 tempo	7 m run	5 x hill	Yoga	8 m pace	16
04/02/13	8	Strength	40 tempo	7 m run	3 m pace	Yoga	8 m run	17
11/02/13	9	Strength	6 x 800	8 m run	40 tempo	Yoga	Rest	Half Marathon	Brighton
18/02/13	10	Strength	6 x hill	7 m run	45 tempo	Yoga	9 m pace	19
25/02/13	11	Strength	45 tempo	9 m run	4 m pace	Yoga	10 m run	12
04/03/13	12	Strength	7 x 800	9 m run	45 tempo	Yoga	6 m pace	20	Stafford 20
11/03/13	13	Strength	50 tempo	9 m run	7 x hill	Yoga	10 m pace	13	Stafford Half
18/03/13	14	Strength	45 tempo	10 m run	5 m pace	Yoga	6 m run	23
25/03/13	15	Strength	8 x 800	10 m run	40 tempo	Yoga	10 m pace	20	Sean Birthday Wk
01/04/13	16	Strength	30 tempo	10 m run	6 x hill	Yoga	4 m pace	12
08/04/13	17	Strength	30 tempo	8 m run	4 m pace	Yoga	4 m run	8
15/04/13	18	Strength	4 x 400	6 m run	Yoga	Yoga	2 m run	Marathon	Virgin London Marathon
This training plan has been adapted from an excellent website and training plan provided by Hal Hidgon http://www.halhigdon.com/training/51142/Marathon-Advanced-2-Training-Program
and was suggested to me by @Gearselected