Year end summary 2008

I wanted to do a year-end summary of my running, but my computer isn't cooperating to get all the stats I want. Or maybe I just don't know how to work the program. Whatever. Here's what I came up with:

January: 167.6 miles. Icicle 10miler 1:31:37 (ran with Alexis and Larry)
February: 158.6 miles. no races
March: 200.7 miles. Adrenaline 5k 23:33 (PR! 3rd in AG! This is a fast race, too!)
April: 172.7 miles. no races.
May: 100.7 miles. NJ marathon (grr - tough day: 4:15:17). Also had about 2 weeks off of running due to displaced cuboid bone in right foot after marathon.
June: 158.2 miles. Tuesday Cooper River series 3.65 mi race 30:08 (2nd in AG, 9th female OA). Lake Compounce HM (ran/walked with Trevor and Tim 2:25:xx).
July: 170.5 miles. HH Firecracker 5k 23:51. BOMF Midnight Madness run (8.5ish miles with a bunch of friends -- not sure about time)
August: 198.1 miles. Kings Grant sprint tri (.25mi swim, 10 mi bike, 5k run 1:10:03 total race time). LBI Dog Day 5 mi race 41:15.
September: 191.4 miles. Endless Summer sprint tri (.25mi -- probably more 'cause of rough ocean --swim, 8.64 mi -- stupid distance -- bike, 5k run. I forget what my time was -- results were so messed up because of the early-in-race course change.)
October: 136.5 miles. LBI 18 mi run (grr - tough day here, too. 25+ mins off my PR. 3:10:15). Marine Corps Marathon (ran with Larry -- to enjoy, not for time -- 4:23:xx).
November: 123.4 miles. Philly HM (ran with Aimee. PR! 1:52:08).
December: 141.7 miles. Haddon Heart Run 5k (1st place AG! not even close to my pr, but done in the middle of a 12 mi long run. 24:35).

Highest mileage month: March 200.7
Lowest mileage month: May 100.7
Highest mileage week: Last week of Aug/First week Sept. 51.6 miles
Lowest mileage week: second week in May (post 26.2, cuboid problem) 7 miles.
Total races: 14
2008 total miles run: 1411.1 (a mileage pr, for sure)

Obviously I was swimming and biking throughout the year, too, but I didn't log those miles as diligently. I'll be better about that this year.

The good thing is, I'm already getting more swimming done in the year because I joined the gym with a pool. I'd like to get at least one swim in per week during the winter months...

Today's 14 miler (which I intended to be 12, but it was so nice I felt like pushing it a bit) was my longest run of 2009 so far. :D

Overall, 2008 was a year of good mileage, some PR's, and some good running lessons learned.