Statistics

Hi all,

Hope your 2013 is going well!  I have a few statistics done for the year and I thought I would share them with you:

I ran 293 days in 2012 for an average of 7.21 miles per running day.

Here's the breakdown:
Jan: 25 days
Feb: 24 days
Mar: 25
Apr: 20
May: 21
June: 22
July: 28
Aug: 28
Sept: 26
Oct: 24
Nov: 21
Dec: 24

I ran 2,112.48 miles and have raised $19,020.03 and there is still money coming in!

That's over $9.00/mile!!!!  So thankful for all of you who contributed in anyway!

Love you Mom & Dad! <3 

"When you are going through Hell, keep going!" ~ Winston Churchill

SAT & SUN 12/29 & 12/30 THE END!

Saturday 12/29:  After a day of rest (if you call working 12 hours rest) I ran a final time around Fiesta Bay for the year.  I did another 15K (9.3 miles) at a good pace of 8.25/mile.  The Dons are also 3-0 in the tourney and will play for the championship tonight!  All is good in Don's country!  I also crossed the magic 2100 mile mark!  Woo hoo!

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/257043769

Sunset at Mission Bay and the Sea World Christmas tree, loving San Diego in the winter time!


Total Miles:  2106.18  Pace Runner:  2100.46  +  5.72 miles

Sunday 12/30: This is it, the final run!  Started early (kind of considering how cold it is) to get out of town for Vegas to see my parents.  6.3 miles at Lake Murray in good time and that makes the mission accomplished.

I tried to take a video but it shut off after 8 seconds for some reason (maybe to spare you!) but here is the still after the 2112 is done in my 2112 shirt! 

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/257043777

Here we are at the Las Ventanas New Years Eve party with my Mom & Dad.  We had a great time with some of their friends and my Mom even stayed up for midnight with me.

I want to take this time to thank all of my friends and family who have given me so much support in so many ways.  I would love to name you all but I think you know who you are & I don't want to leave anyone out!

I would like to name a few of my former students: Julia, Cat, Cole, Brittany, Betsy, Taylor, Lucas, Ian, Claire, Max, Kade, Maddie, Kirstie, Danielle, Dan, & Nick.

Special thanks go out to Michelle, Dawn, John, and my niece Lelia for all the technical and moral support!

I'd also like to thank all those who gave me inspiration along the way:  D-Rock, Ronan, Riley, Tehya, my Mom & Dad, and our running angels, Natalie & Amanda!

My musical motivation from Rush, Iron Maiden, Foo Fighters, Cowboy Mouth, among others.

It has been an amazing journey & I could not have done it without you.  I can only hope that you have been inspired to go out and achieve your goals, be persistent, and to not give up before you reach your goals no matter how difficult it can become.  If I can do this, then you can do ANYTHING you put your mind to do!  Thank you all for joining me!  Please let me know what you plan to do for 2013 at tortoise2_2@yahoo.com  Take care my friends!

TOTAL MILES:  2112.48  I'll have some stats up here later if you are interested as soon as I have a little time to get things tallied.  

LOVE you Mom & Pops!  Hope this shows you just what you mean to me!  <3

"A year from now you may wish you had started today" ~ Karen Lamb  SOOOO TRUE!!!!!!

"Even if you are on the right track, you will get run over if you just sit there" ~ Will Rogers

    MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!!!!!! NEXT....

12/24 - 12/27 M - TH

Christmas Eve:  Another run around Fiesta Bay using the bridge over the the inlet vs. the Rose Creek trail to Grand.  It was getting late and I wanted to make sure I made it back with a little light left.  Looked for the homeless guy that I see by Fiesta Island but he wasn't there as it had rained that morning.  Good run with a good pace.

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/255156329

Christmas Day:  Lake Murray this morning.  It was closed so had to park out by Golfcrest Dr. which let me get a little extra mileage in.  Good pace as usual for this course and it was pretty quiet for the holiday, I guess most were focused on opening presents!  Hope you had a great one with your family and friends!

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/255156341

Dec. 26th:  Did the Bay again today and this time my friend was by the bike path between Fiesta island entrance and Sea World.  His name is Dominic and I ran back to give him a bottle of water and a little $ for a Christmas present.  He was very grateful (mind you, we had exchanged hellos often when I ran by but he had never asked me for anything & I have never seen him drinking either) and I hope that he uses it for good purposes. 11 + miles today too!

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/255156348

Dec. 27th:  It's another Fiesta!  Trying to get this run in before I have to work the scoreboard at the CCCC (Cathedral Catholic Christmas Classic) basketball tourney.  I have to be there for 12 hours tomorrow so I will be taking the day off from running!  If you are looking at the links to the Garmin times, you will notice my pattern, start fast, slow down in the middle, then finish strong.  Could be much worse!

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/255156354

Almost 62 miles (61.97) in the past 7 days!  My best in any one week period for the year but I needed to power out some miles to reach this 2112 goal!  Things always get in the way of running and some you can plan around but others you can't.  Been lucky with the rain and have been able to plan around it thanks to some good forcasting for a change!

 Here is a good aerial view of most of Mission Bay in case some of you not from the area want to see some of the beauty I have been blessed to see on my runs!

 It's amazing what a few word changes can do to your whole outlook on life! :)

Total Miles:  2096.88   Pace Runner:  2088.92  +  7.96 miles!  What a difference a week makes!!!!

All my love to my family and friends who have brought me to this place, so close to the GOAL! <3 :)

"Success is going from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasm."  ~ Abraham Lincoln

"We must embrace pain and use it as fuel for our journey."  Kenji Miyazawa

  

Sat & Sun 12/22 & 12/23

Saturday, Dec. 22nd:  Can you guess where I ran today???  If you said Fiesta Bay you would be right!  Just over 9 miles today to try and get back ahead of the game for 2112.  I'm sure Geddy, Neil, & Alex are reading this saying that I better get this done! 

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/255156314

Sunday, Dec. 23rd:  Today was a longer journey around Lake Murray but still a little fast for whatever reason.  I added on the end finger by the SCLL fields to add on more mileage for 8.5 miles.  Gotta keep rockin' the miles out to get these last 100 done.  Thanks for the great support and keep thinking about what you are going to do in 2013, I want to hear about it! 

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/255156321

I will leave you with a video from one of my favorite bands, Cowboy Mouth, from the great city of New Orleans.  Not too many good ones out there but here is a live show of a great tune called EASY.  It is all about how it's so easy to complain about what is going on in our lives but it is worth it if you try to be glad for what you have and work hard for what you want!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T640FiyxVvY

Total Miles:   2061.23   Pace Runner:  2065.84   -  4.61 miles (Making up some ground so should be fine if I don't take too many days off!)

Love to the parental units, my family, friends & can't forget about my amazing supporters out there!  <3

"You will find, as you look back on your life, that the moments when you really lived are the moments when you have done things in the spirit of love."  ~ Henry Drummond

"Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen."  ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson  

 

W & F 12/19 & 12/21

Wednesday, Dec. 19th:  We are in the middle of finals at school and I have a lot of grading to do, but I obviously need to get some running done as well.  It was a crisp, clear day; a great day for running!    I did a 15K (9.3 miles) today around Fiesta Bay in record time.  I ran a 15K earlier this year in 1:22:46 and I did today's run in 1:16:15!  I was pretty excited to see how much I have improved!

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/253109263

Friday, Dec. 21st:  Finals are over, so the kids are ecstatic!  Now it is the teacher's time to be overwhelmed.  Some simply do a scantron but I feel with my subject matters, I have to do some free response questions (FRQ's) as well to make sure they have full control of the material.  This can take a little time to get graded!  I ran Fiesta Bay again but I obviously was a little preoccupied with the grading that lied ahead as I made it last as long as I could!!!

Also, the world didn't end!  Hope you didn't buy in to the hype! :)

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/255156305

I have a little video for you today to make sure you finish the year (or a long running goal!) STRONG!  This is a favorite of mine that I show all my students/athletes at some point.

http://play.simpletruths.com/movie/finish-strong/

Here's to finishing your year with the Eye of the Tiger & to setting some great goals for 2013!  I took 2 days off this week so I have some ground to make up between now & the 31st!  Get it! 

Total Miles:  2043.72   Pace Runner:  2054.30   - 10.58 miles  (I have some make-up miles to get done & quickly! Only 10 days left!)

Love to both of my wonderful parents & to all of you who donated and encouraged me along the way!  Keep me going for 10 more days! <3

"Defeat is simply a signal to press onward"  ~  Helen Keller 

"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle"  ~ Plato

"Don't count the days, make the days count"  ~ Muhammad Ali     

Monday, December 17th

Monday, Dec. 17th:  Today we had a little end of 2012 celebration at the end of the school day.  They made a pathway that the students lined and I ran through it to signify the end of my run.  I thought it was going to be awkward but it was actually pretty cool!  Some of my students made a sign for me to run through:

Then I made them wait in anticipation....

Hi fives were going all around....

And then Tessya saved my lack of thought during a short interview!

They also shot a video that you can view here:

http://vimeo.com/55814749

I kind of blanked out.  Anyway, I ended up running a few more miles after school to keep the 2112 goal going forward.

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/252574159

I need to run about 100 miles in 2 weeks so I need to stay healthy and find the time to run some quality miles.  Here's to going the extra mile (or 100 in this case!)

Total Miles:  2025.61   Pace Runner:   2031.21   -  5.6 miles behind pace, I better get moving!

Love to you Mom, Dad, family, and all those who are supporting me! <3

"Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising after every time we fail" ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

  

Sat & Sun, 12/15 & 12/16

Saturday, Dec. 15th:  Today is going to be the day!  I began with a morning run around Fiesta Bay and was happy to see the gal who gave me this crazy idea in the first place, Christine Dancey!  She was running the opposite way with a friend and she was concerned that I was going to finish by myself!  So sweet!  She has run 2010 in 2010 & 2011 in 2011 not to mention the fact that she ran 50 miles on her 50th birthday!  Amazing!!!

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/252574147

I was bummed that I missed the CCHS kids & Dan but that would have made the day too perfect, I guess!  Next up, I did my last 5K with my brother Brian who does little true running any more.  He mostly does the elliptical these days in deference to his knees.  It was great to finish with him at the Miramar Reservoir, my 1st run there this year, oddly enough.  That put me at 2012.01 officially!!!!

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/252574147

Tried to straight download this video w/o going thru Youtube so we will see if it works or not...

Then we went to Ballast Point for a little celebration!!!  Met Theresa, Chrislyn, and Dave there for a well deserved Victory at Sea!  Diane Bell was kind enough to put a little piece in the U-T on my run thanks to Kimberly King today as well:

http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/dec/14/math-teacher-gets-lot-mileage-out-2012/

   Next stop, 2112!  For all you Rush fans out there, I'm doing this last 100 for the best band in the world, who are finally being recognized this year by the R&R HoF!

Keep the encouragement coming!

Sunday, Dec. 16th:  Thought I would have a little fun today.  I was just going to cruz this one for some miles but, being at Lake Murray, my body always wants to go!  So, part way through, i realized that I had a decent pace going and began to push a little and ended up running my best ever 10 K, 49:06, under 8:00 min/mile pace!

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/252574154

Total Miles:  2018.21  Pace Runner:  1929.54   +  88.67 miles (I need to be +100 by the 31st to get 2112 for all you math geniuses out there!)

Love you Mom & Dad, WE DID IT!!!!!  THANKS FOR ALL YOUR LOVE & SUPPORT!!!! <3

"Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal.  ~  Henry Ford

"Reach up as far as you can and God will help you reach the rest of the way.  ~ Greg Hickman