2012 in Review

This year has been quite amazing!  I am stealing this from my good friend at One Run At A Time (Check her out...she's pretty awesome!)  and I thought It would be a good time to review all of the craziness of 2012.

10 Highlights

1. Learned a lot about running and stepped up my training.  Learned I really love Winter Running...and hate Summer Running!
   
2. Ran with Susann in her First 5k in March, and then again in August!
3. Finished my 1st marathon in April -The Athens Marathon - This was the most miserable race I ever ran...but I finished.
4. My big brother and I ran his first Half Marathon! - Capital City Half - I'm so proud of him!
5. Had the honor of running my 2nd Warrior Dash with 3 other lovely ladies that I work with. 
6. Color Run Fun! - The first race I was able to run with Jenn!  She was always a great runner in High School and I'm glad I was able to keep up with her for once.
7. Completed my first Triathlon at the Giant Eagle Multisport Festival - where I fell in love with Tri's
   
8. P.R. in my 2nd Marathon - The Columbus Marathon - where I knocked 55 minutes off of my time from the first one.
9. Got more involved in my church - Rock City Church - and really started to feel at home there.
   
10. Spent some awesome time with family and friends...even met a boy... ;)

10 Disappointments

1. Not reaching my 1,000 mile running goal - Made it over 900 miles...but didn't quite get there.
2. Not making it to my goal weight...STILL...even gaining back a few. :(
   
3. Having to Change Jobs...AGAIN.
4. Moving from an Apartment I love to an Apartment I don't like so much.
5. Not Saving as much money as I hoped to.
6. ...that's all I got...not too disappointed in 2012
   

3 Game Changers

1. Got more serious about training and learned much more about my body and how I work best.
   
2. Grew stronger in my faith and learned more about myself spiritually.
   
3. Made many great friends that are inspiring to me in so many ways.

3 Things You Focused On

1. Running
2. Surviving my work situation
   
3. Being a good girlfriend (something I'm fairly new at)
   

3 Things Your Forgot

1. I forgot how hard it can be to stay focused on losing weight. 
   
2. I forgot how much I HATE running in the Summer!  TOO HOT!
   
3. I wish I could have spent more time with the people I love!  Life got pretty crazy for me at the end of 2012 and unfortunately I had to spend a lot of time just keeping my head above water.  I'm going to do a better job of this in 2013.

Reflection
2012 was an AMAZING year for me.  It had a lot of highlights and unfortunately some negatives.  This year I feel like I really grew as a runner and in my personal journey.  I learned how strong I could be and that I can do anything I set my mind to. 

I have some big things planned for 2013...stay tuned!

In the meantime, what are your thoughts on 2012?