Written by Malissa
Looking back at 2011
What an amazing year! Who would have known that we had a house full of runners? I'm so thankful that I decided to do the Couch to 5k program last January and that our friend Udit talked Owen into training for the 5k too. Running has brought so much joy into our lives. I feel so blessed that we found an activity that our family enjoys doing together. We've also enjoyed watching our friends and family catch the running bug.
Races we ran in 2011 (We raced in five different states in 2011: NC, UT, VA, TN, GA)
Looking back at 2011
What an amazing year! Who would have known that we had a house full of runners? I'm so thankful that I decided to do the Couch to 5k program last January and that our friend Udit talked Owen into training for the 5k too. Running has brought so much joy into our lives. I feel so blessed that we found an activity that our family enjoys doing together. We've also enjoyed watching our friends and family catch the running bug.
Races we ran in 2011 (We raced in five different states in 2011: NC, UT, VA, TN, GA)
| 5k | 10k | Half- Marathon | Marathon | |
| Owen | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Malissa | 6 | 1 | 1 | |
| Michael | 6 | 3 | 1 | |
| Kyle | 3 | |||
| Alicia | 3 |
Miles we ran in 2011
Owen: 1329
Malissa: 377
Michael: 398
Kyle: 22
Alicia: 35
Goals for 2011
Weight loss-Owen and I both met our weight loss goals
Become debt free- we didn't quite make our debt free goal due to all the traveling we did with our races, but we made a lot of progress.
Goals for 2012
1) We plan to continue or weight loss journey. We both have a little more to lose to get us in prime running shape.
2) Become debt free and have our emergency fund completely funded.
3) Keep a prayer journal. I came across the idea over here. I like the idea of going back and writing next to your prayer request how God answered them.
4) Owen wants to run 2400 miles.
5) After Big Sur Marathon, I plan to take a short break from long distance and work on getting my 5k time below 30 minutes. I also want to train more with Kyle and Alicia.
6) Michael plans to run in the Run For Your Life Grand Prix Series
7) Owen plans to run 50 marathons in 50 states by his 50th birthday. I am so excited for this goal. What better way to see our beautiful country than taking running trips with our family. Owen is 37, he has 12+ years to complete this goal. He plans to run four marathons per year. He completed his first marathon this past November and marked North Carolina off the list! He already has four lined up for this year:
Myrtle Beach Marathon, South Carolina (Febuary)
Big Sur International Marathon, California (April)
Mad Marathon, Vermont (July)
St. George Marathon, Utah (October)
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