A good year

First, let's look at my track record:

South Haven Blueberry 5k          8/4/10 - 28:39
Lansing Pumpkin Trot 5k           10/17/10 - 29.36
Battle Creek Road Hawg 5k       11/13/10 - 30:21
Mackinaw Bridge Run 5.6mile   5/28/11 - 47:57
Hartford Strawberry 5k               6/11/11 - 24:57
Kalamazoo Klassic 5k                 6/18/11 - 26:01
Watervliet Cherry 5k                   7/2/11 - 27:11
Coloma Peach 5k                         8/6/11 - 28:08
South Haven Blueberry 5k          8/13/11 - 25:13
Paw Paw Grape 5k                      9/10/11 - 25:13
Battle Creek Road Hawg            11/12/11 - 25:47

I would say I am less than consistent, but with the courses being so different you just never know.  I do know that I beat my first ever 5k time by 3 minutes and 26 seconds.  A year of improvement, always a good thing!

Now, next year Brett and I have both committed to these three events:

May 6th - Borgess Half Marathon - 13.1 miles
July - SMAC Adventure Race 10 hours or less course (biking, canoeing, running, and orienteering)
October 21st - Grand Rapids Marathon 26.2 miles

And I do plan on trying to do the fruit belt series again.  Here is 2011's schedule (2012 should be similar):

2011 Michiana Fruit Belt Series schedule:
June 11, 2011: Hartford, MI Strawberry Run
July 2, 2011: Watervliet, MI Ed Bednarowski Memorial Cherry Run
August 6, 2011: Coloma, MI Glad-Peach Run
August 13, 2011: South Haven, MI Blueberry Run
September 10, 2011: Paw Paw, MI Grape Lake Run

All I can say is it's going to be good!!  I am so not ready for a half marathon or an adventure race or a full marathon.  But, that is quite alright.  I will get there.  And if I don't, well I am going to suffer for it.  But, I am going to do it.  And that is the important part. 

January = start to train train train!