Books. I kind of fell off the reading wagon in May. I only read 4 books this month, including the 10th Pretty Little Liars book, The Thirteenth Tale, and our two next book club books though, Arcadia and The Night Circus. I LOVED the Night Circus and highly recommend it. It's like Harry Potter meets Hunger Games meets Water for Elephants. READ IT! Arcadia was so-so. It was interesting because it was about growing up on a hippie commune in the 1960's, which I know nothing about. But then it jumped through time a lot and I liked it less. Still, worth a looksie.
Miles. In May I just BARELY beat out June's mileage of 123 with a whopping 124. That will probably be my highest mileage month of the entire year though, so I need to savor it! Right now I'm way on track to beat last year's total mileage of just over 1,000 miles.
The weekly mileage is looking pretty good too.
Looks like it's time to taper to me!
Races. I ran my 6th race of the year in 2012 and my 12th half marathon ever: the inaugural Portland Rock n Roll Half Marathon. I didn't PR and I didn't feel so great but I GOT 'ER DONE.
That's us. Getting 'er done.
Volunteering. I finally volunteered at my first race in May! It was the Tacoma City Marathon / Half Marathon - I got to cheer on a ton of awesome runners including many old and new friends, bloggers and otherwise. I HIGHLY recommend volunteering at a water station to anyone who hasn't done it before! IT'S SO FUN!
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Plus, I got a $30 credit to a future race, which I have already cashed in for... drumroll please...
LindsayOnTheGo is doing it too! Plus I've got some peer pressure on other people in the works. :-)
Degree Completion. I have been making MAJOR progress towards this and this is the #1 reason why I'm so busy and have lost my running mojo. The crazy never-ending work load will lessen soon with the end of the school year. So look for better blog posts / blog stalking again starting around June 22. :-)
Pretty good May if I do say so myself!
How was your month? What is your #1 goal you hope to reach this year?
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tashamalcolm 91p · 669 weeks ago
Kasey · 669 weeks ago
Your mileage charts always scare the crap out of me- they make me feel like I"m not running nearly enough to complete a marathon. But, I have to remind myself, my body can go far for a few runs, but it does not tolerate LOTS of long runs without injury. I feel like I'm fighting a battle between training and overtraining.... so I'm hoping my new job (Zumba instructor/group fitness instructor) will help with cross training and keep me active enough that 3 runs/weeks will be plenty.
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lisa j · 669 weeks ago
I still need to volunteer for a race!
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