Run With Garrison

Aloha Everyone,

It is that time of year where I like to sit down and evaluate my past year of training and racing. 2011 was a big year for me because I seriously started training again and I started to put an effort toward ultra marathon running. 2011 was a year where just about everything workout out just right as I was able to stay healthy and injury free. However, in 2012, I had to take 5 weeks of post Rocky Raccoon 100 due to a hip injury and I had to battle a few nasty viral infections between late June and early December. I am still very happy and encouraged by my results and experiences this past year and I am sincerely looking forward to making 2013 a monster year.

Among my accomplishments for 2012, I am most proud of….

• Completing my first 100 miler in 21:48 @ Rocky Raccoon
• My first top 5 overall finish in an Ultra—Diablo Trails Challenge 50k
• Completing my first 100k @ Miwok–Wow was that thing HILLY
• Defending my Masters Division title at the Hibiscus Half Marathon and running 1:22 on the hilly course
• 50k PR of 4:50:45 @ Skyline 50k
• 50 Mile PR of 8:08:04 @ Dick Collins–16 minute improvement over 2011
• 5:17 mile on the track after a 12×400 workout in June (my last actual workout of 2012)

My result summary for 2012—result in Red if I completed the race in 2011. Age group calculations based on taking top 3 overall out of results in case they were in their 40’s like me.

• Chapson 8k Honolulu 3rd overall 29:26. 13th Overall, 4th age, 31:56
• Rocky Raccoon 100 Miler 37th overall 21:48:42, 13th age
• Diablo Trails Challenge 50k 5th overall, 1st age, 6:03:03
• Miwok 100k 92nd overall, 26th age, 13:28:14
• Hibiscus 13.1 Honolulu 4th overall, 1st Master 1:22:48. 4th overall, 1st Master, 1:24:16
• Skyline 50k 27th overall, 11th age, 4:50:45
• Noble Canyon 50k 17th overall, 4th age, 5:23:41. 12th overall, 4th age, 5:02:30
• IRun 25k Honolulu 13th overall, 1st age 1:43:33. 25th overall, 5th age, 1:49:15
• Dick Collins 50 Miler 17th overall, 5th age, 8:08:04. 27th overall, 10th age, 8:24:36
• Val Nolasco 13.1 Honolulu 33rd overall, 7th age, 1:29:45
• Honolulu Marathon run/walk 3:56:48. 3:23:12

Here are a few notes regarding 2012 and a few comparisons to 2011.

• In 2012, I ran 17 times on the Tantalus 10 mile hilly loop. In 2011, I was up there 24 times.
• In 2012, I raced 11 times and 15 times in 2011.
• In 2012, I ran only 5 interval or fartlek workouts. In 2011, I ran 28 of these workouts.

Here are my 2012 monthly mileage totals followed by (total runs) 2011 totals in Red again

• January  271.35 (25)  227.7 (24)
• February 134.08 (10) 242.6 (22)
• March 161.6 (20)  216.13 (21)
• April  273.58 (24)  240.88 (24)
• May 239.98 (20)  294.41  (29)
• June 315.87  (25)  309.94  (30)
• July 204.81 (20)  322.54  (30)
• August 141.88 (15) 332.14 (29)
• September 243.11 (24)  276.38 (24)
• October 217.27 (18)  225.10 (18)
• November  145.62 (17) 210 (19)
• December so far–72 (7)  168.9 (19)
• 2012–will end up around 2500 miles 2011 mileage total 3057

Over the course of 2012, I feel that I put in some very solid efforts despite running, working out, and racing less than I did in the previous year. I have spent the last week recovering from the Honolulu marathon and the illness I picked up in the weeks prior. I appreciate you joining us on this journey as Sweet P and I started this blog almost a year ago and we are approaching almost 4000 views. We are looking forward to an exciting 2013!

Aloha,

M&P