{"id":873,"date":"2015-01-02T17:54:31","date_gmt":"2015-01-03T00:54:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/darkgoldenrod-hedgehog-874350.hostingersite.com\/?p=873"},"modified":"2016-01-06T21:27:48","modified_gmt":"2016-01-07T04:27:48","slug":"2014-in-review-2015-goals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.professorontherun.com\/?p=873","title":{"rendered":"2014 in Review + 2015 Goals"},"content":{"rendered":"

2014 was first full year where I considered trail-running (or running at all) my primary hobby. Excited about the prospects of what I hoped to accomplish, I set the goals of running 500 miles and climbing 75,000 ft. At the time, it seemed like a lot. I still don’t like running, per se, and am primarily motivated by the excitement of exploring new places and challenge of doing hard things. Compared to my ultra-marathon friends, 500 miles is probably laughable.<\/p>\n

So, how did I fare? I ended with 425 miles and over 81,000 ft. climbed. \u00a0I was 75 miles short. Yarg! I partly blame February – where I didn’t run much at all due to a stress fracture<\/a> on my left ankle. Truth be told, my mileage from January-April was less that I had hoped as the injury continued to plague me and I was worried about aggravating it and ruining my summer running plans. On the flip-side, I did beat my climbing goal.<\/p>\n

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I had also set the goal to summit the 3 highest peaks in Davis County (from the valley floor) – Thurston, Francis<\/a>, and Bountiful<\/a> Peaks. Which I did. I also pushed my “longest run ever” from 13.1<\/a> to 16+<\/a> to 20<\/a> to 29<\/a>. \u00a0I ran in the Zion Trail Ragnar<\/a> and Wasatch Back Ragnar<\/a> (ugh!) but look forward to some non-Ragnar trail races in the near future. I am pleased that I don’t think twice about going out for a 10-20 miler in the mountains.<\/p>\n

Here is what I propose for 2015:<\/p>\n