So, it’s been a year. (And it’s not even over yet!) But we’ve all been through a lot, to put it mildly. I thought it might be a great time to take a look back and take stock — is there something new you tried this year, vis-a-vis a new running goal or challenge, that you are really proud of? Is there a way you grew, as a runner or even as a person, that made you realize something you didn’t know about yourself? Let’s celebrate it all. — Terrell
I'm proud of my fitness growth. I'm exercising more than I did prior to the pandemic and have made it a part of my routine. I've found that when I work out more, it uplifts my mood and makes me more motivated in other parts of my life, such as work.
Am grateful for 1) My adult children navigating thru these tough times with caution and common sense; 2) For not contracting covid and 3) Maintaining my weekly running distance even if i slowed down a little.
I moved from OH to AZ in the last year which I’ve had to change up my workout routine in a new environment that my body wasn’t used to...many days with temperatures over 100 degrees (Phoenix just hit a record of more than 144 days with temps of 100+ degrees), higher elevation and a great opportunity to enjoy trails in the mountains. The feeling of being on top of a mountain is exhilarating! I signed up for my first Trail Half Marathon on 11/7 near the Grand Canyon and I’m looking forward to seeing the beautiful scenery there!
The craziness of 2020 made me re-realize just how fragile life, freedom & secureness is to me. Running and in general with all my interests. Just go for it!
I'm very thankful to be able to "run" with my wife. We don't set any records but we enjoy the time together. We also have 2 "running buddies" that we take long runs with a couple times a month - friends are so important! Most important, I'm thankful for the good health God has blessed me with. 60-years old able to get out and enjoy running and hiking.
I'm grateful for my job in a new location. We moved to North Idaho in October of 2019, and I landed a good job, (not too stressful). Despite covid and other things happening, we have been blessed to be in a small Idaho town, far away from LA! Our family members want to visit us here, whereas in LA, they didn't want to visit in the city!! I👍👍🏃♀️🏃♀️🏃♀️🏞
I was coming off an overuse injury/inflammation and prioritized rest and strength training for a while. Then more recently I've been increasing mileage a little again, and a couple virtual races I've done have gone better than expected.
I used to be lazy about walking on non-run days, but with the injury I had to switch over some of my mileage to walking, and I'm almost at 100 straight days of meeting my "activity goal" which usually ends up being about 5mi worth of walking/movement throughout the day (3mi jogging will also hit the goal). It's helped keep me sane and healthy!
I realized how much the running community means to me. I did a couple of virtual races and didn't enjoy them; swore I'd never do another. But then......I signed-up for a virtual relay race and although it was still virtual, I felt connected to the other members of our team. I checked facebook constantly to see our team members turning in their times and how we stacked-up against other teams. We didn't win, but it didn't matter and it was no less exciting. I felt the community spirit and it felt good to take part.
I looked back at the past 5 years of running...from April through September...and 2020 has been the "best" in terms of both miles and quality. Having to be intentionally about everything really made a difference.
I am grateful that I live in a semi-rural suburb that allows me to run and walk on many beautiful trails despite the pandemic, and that I continue to improve strength and heart rate.
Oct 16, 2020Liked by Terrell Johnson, Terrell Johnson
I am from Italy, on 7 March we entered total lockdown... I put on my balcony the trade mill and run! On 18 April we were allowed to run 500 meters around the neighbourhood. On 20 May we were free to run everywhere. No half marathons this here but proud to have been able to run my 150km/month without stop. :-) cheers from Udine
Running is what kept me sane this year. Even at the worst of it I got out for runs and put in the miles. Instead of letting the disappointment of Boston being cancelled twice get me down for long, I reworked my running schedule to bring back my joy of running and not just the love of the races.
Last I tried to see how many days I could run, bike or at least exercise in some way... I hit 345 days. This year, if I don't get sick, I'm on course to hit 357 days...
I also posted my seventh novel on Amazon and pushing to finish my eighth by Jan 2021. Unless you push yourself you'll never know what you can achieve.
I can't say that I achieved anything in regards to my running beyond what I've done in the past. I am proud that I'm keeping at it though. During this current environment, it's been a challenge to mentally regroup and run without "purpose" if you're like I am and need deadlines of live races to keep you going. On a professional level, my job was impacted by COVID, so I found myself on the job market in my 50's during the worst time ever to have to look for a job. I am a driven person and didn't waste time looking for a new job. As it turned out, I was only unemployed for 1.5 months (April and part of May)! In addition, I ended up landing my dream job with a promotion from my previous position. Could have knocked me over with a feather. I credit the COVID environment for changing the way I went about finding a new job. I got creative and went the consulting route instead trying to find a permanent job first. My first gig turned into a permanent gig and ended up being the job I have wanted for a long time. Other than having to wear masks everywhere and enduring restrictions when going places, from a career perspective, I'm the happiest I have ever been - other than the first few years after college. Those in between years - mostly the last 15 years - were a nightmare. From a personal perspective, I really miss my adult children and I'm driving my husband of 32 years nuts with all of my talking LOL! He has told me that I've used up my 2020 allotment of words. To say the least, 2020 has been a corkscrew of a roller coaster ride. I'm grateful for what I have and blessed to have a wonderful family.
I did a lot more virtual racing and a lot more challenging challenges there were a lot of fun it also made me a better runner because I had time to improve my methods but I still miss going to racing but when I go back I will be a better person it's nice to have that time to yourself to reflect on what you have and be more positive in this world I meant a lot of people on my runs and talk to people and it was fun and give me perspective on how people lived and how I can interact with people and it was a good thing
I did the virtual Potty Paper 5K race, which consisted of 5 5Ks. I thought the medal would be a remembrance of the insanity that was 2020. I kept decreasing my time with each 5K, with my best of 13:50 min per mile. While that is just a walk in the park for most of you, for me it seemed like the speed of light!
I run 4 races of marathon or longer this year so far (Virtual Kaunas marathon, finished in 4:05; participated in 6 hours run and my mileage were 59.850km in 6 hours; run 50 km race and finished in 4:05, run solo marathon to support my friend who run in Vilnius marathon at the same time and finished in 3:40) and tomorrow I will participate in trailkursiunerija.com trail race in most beautiful corner of Lithuania and will run 47 km and my target finish time is ~5 hours. Also this year I made my PB in amber miles event where I run 6 nautical miles (11.11 km) in 45:08 which is best than myself last year, before last year and even myself back in 2015. I'm very prod of my results. Have a nice, calm, long runs everyone, pace not the only time but also mind and find a calmness of your spirti while runing and defeat younger yourself - this is the only competitor worth to compare yourself.
I'm proud of my fitness growth. I'm exercising more than I did prior to the pandemic and have made it a part of my routine. I've found that when I work out more, it uplifts my mood and makes me more motivated in other parts of my life, such as work.
Am grateful for 1) My adult children navigating thru these tough times with caution and common sense; 2) For not contracting covid and 3) Maintaining my weekly running distance even if i slowed down a little.
I moved from OH to AZ in the last year which I’ve had to change up my workout routine in a new environment that my body wasn’t used to...many days with temperatures over 100 degrees (Phoenix just hit a record of more than 144 days with temps of 100+ degrees), higher elevation and a great opportunity to enjoy trails in the mountains. The feeling of being on top of a mountain is exhilarating! I signed up for my first Trail Half Marathon on 11/7 near the Grand Canyon and I’m looking forward to seeing the beautiful scenery there!
Did my first 50k. Zion Canyon
The craziness of 2020 made me re-realize just how fragile life, freedom & secureness is to me. Running and in general with all my interests. Just go for it!
I'm very thankful to be able to "run" with my wife. We don't set any records but we enjoy the time together. We also have 2 "running buddies" that we take long runs with a couple times a month - friends are so important! Most important, I'm thankful for the good health God has blessed me with. 60-years old able to get out and enjoy running and hiking.
I'm grateful for my job in a new location. We moved to North Idaho in October of 2019, and I landed a good job, (not too stressful). Despite covid and other things happening, we have been blessed to be in a small Idaho town, far away from LA! Our family members want to visit us here, whereas in LA, they didn't want to visit in the city!! I👍👍🏃♀️🏃♀️🏃♀️🏞
I was coming off an overuse injury/inflammation and prioritized rest and strength training for a while. Then more recently I've been increasing mileage a little again, and a couple virtual races I've done have gone better than expected.
I used to be lazy about walking on non-run days, but with the injury I had to switch over some of my mileage to walking, and I'm almost at 100 straight days of meeting my "activity goal" which usually ends up being about 5mi worth of walking/movement throughout the day (3mi jogging will also hit the goal). It's helped keep me sane and healthy!
I realized how much the running community means to me. I did a couple of virtual races and didn't enjoy them; swore I'd never do another. But then......I signed-up for a virtual relay race and although it was still virtual, I felt connected to the other members of our team. I checked facebook constantly to see our team members turning in their times and how we stacked-up against other teams. We didn't win, but it didn't matter and it was no less exciting. I felt the community spirit and it felt good to take part.
I looked back at the past 5 years of running...from April through September...and 2020 has been the "best" in terms of both miles and quality. Having to be intentionally about everything really made a difference.
I am grateful that I live in a semi-rural suburb that allows me to run and walk on many beautiful trails despite the pandemic, and that I continue to improve strength and heart rate.
I am from Italy, on 7 March we entered total lockdown... I put on my balcony the trade mill and run! On 18 April we were allowed to run 500 meters around the neighbourhood. On 20 May we were free to run everywhere. No half marathons this here but proud to have been able to run my 150km/month without stop. :-) cheers from Udine
Running is what kept me sane this year. Even at the worst of it I got out for runs and put in the miles. Instead of letting the disappointment of Boston being cancelled twice get me down for long, I reworked my running schedule to bring back my joy of running and not just the love of the races.
I ran a virtual 5K race, but most excited about increasing my distance to 7 miles in hopes of running a half marathon next year.
Last I tried to see how many days I could run, bike or at least exercise in some way... I hit 345 days. This year, if I don't get sick, I'm on course to hit 357 days...
I also posted my seventh novel on Amazon and pushing to finish my eighth by Jan 2021. Unless you push yourself you'll never know what you can achieve.
I can't say that I achieved anything in regards to my running beyond what I've done in the past. I am proud that I'm keeping at it though. During this current environment, it's been a challenge to mentally regroup and run without "purpose" if you're like I am and need deadlines of live races to keep you going. On a professional level, my job was impacted by COVID, so I found myself on the job market in my 50's during the worst time ever to have to look for a job. I am a driven person and didn't waste time looking for a new job. As it turned out, I was only unemployed for 1.5 months (April and part of May)! In addition, I ended up landing my dream job with a promotion from my previous position. Could have knocked me over with a feather. I credit the COVID environment for changing the way I went about finding a new job. I got creative and went the consulting route instead trying to find a permanent job first. My first gig turned into a permanent gig and ended up being the job I have wanted for a long time. Other than having to wear masks everywhere and enduring restrictions when going places, from a career perspective, I'm the happiest I have ever been - other than the first few years after college. Those in between years - mostly the last 15 years - were a nightmare. From a personal perspective, I really miss my adult children and I'm driving my husband of 32 years nuts with all of my talking LOL! He has told me that I've used up my 2020 allotment of words. To say the least, 2020 has been a corkscrew of a roller coaster ride. I'm grateful for what I have and blessed to have a wonderful family.
I did a lot more virtual racing and a lot more challenging challenges there were a lot of fun it also made me a better runner because I had time to improve my methods but I still miss going to racing but when I go back I will be a better person it's nice to have that time to yourself to reflect on what you have and be more positive in this world I meant a lot of people on my runs and talk to people and it was fun and give me perspective on how people lived and how I can interact with people and it was a good thing
I did the virtual Potty Paper 5K race, which consisted of 5 5Ks. I thought the medal would be a remembrance of the insanity that was 2020. I kept decreasing my time with each 5K, with my best of 13:50 min per mile. While that is just a walk in the park for most of you, for me it seemed like the speed of light!
I run 4 races of marathon or longer this year so far (Virtual Kaunas marathon, finished in 4:05; participated in 6 hours run and my mileage were 59.850km in 6 hours; run 50 km race and finished in 4:05, run solo marathon to support my friend who run in Vilnius marathon at the same time and finished in 3:40) and tomorrow I will participate in trailkursiunerija.com trail race in most beautiful corner of Lithuania and will run 47 km and my target finish time is ~5 hours. Also this year I made my PB in amber miles event where I run 6 nautical miles (11.11 km) in 45:08 which is best than myself last year, before last year and even myself back in 2015. I'm very prod of my results. Have a nice, calm, long runs everyone, pace not the only time but also mind and find a calmness of your spirti while runing and defeat younger yourself - this is the only competitor worth to compare yourself.
It has been great to have a little extra time to run and to run with my children, who moved back home due to Covid.
Just wanted to say that I am still able to shuffle the trails at age 85. The views are so great.
Took on a trail series (with 1 more to go)! I'd never ran trails and now I love it!
Ran the NYC Marathon! 2 years in the making.