2017 top ten list

1) Was able to run six weeks after abdominal surgery when at initial diagnosis wondered if/when I'd ever run again. 

2) Got times down to 1:44 in the half and 47 min in 10K, pre-surgery times.  

3) About to hit 300 miles on a single pair of shoes (@HOKAONEONE Clifton 4). 

4) Whipped heel and calf pain through PT and millions of lunges and heel lifts. 

5) Ran new races incl Gunpowder Falls and Rodeo Valley. 

6) Made more new friends at Fletchers Cove and College Park @parkrun.  

7) Learned to love cross training on the bike.

8) Understand core strengthening is not an option. 

9) Got smarter about shutting it down early when an injury or cold is coming on. Saves much more time in long run than it costs in the short term. 

10) Most of all, enjoying being healthy and just being out there. Longevity in running is still my top goal, more important than any race or time or annual goal.