2021 Year in Review: Whole Lotta Running

This episode has three parts:

1. Summary and details about my racing results for the year, including a Daytona 100 race report.  
2. What I think contributed to my prolific and productive year
3. Tentative plans for 2022

2021 Summary 

1. Most Races in a year. Ran 11 races ranging from 1 mile to 100 miles, one 1 mile, three marathons, five 50K or similar, one 50 miler (PR), one 100 miler (PR). In 11 states, 10 of them in states I hadn’t raced in before.   Won my age group in all but one…took 3rd in the ME marathon which was one day after the NH marathon.  
2. Retook an AT KFT on my 65th birthday.  Originally set the FKT on my 60th birthday.
3. Most miles run in training....2,500+ 
4. No lost training days due to injury

Keys to a successful 2021

1. Consistently running 5-6 days per week
2. Running a lot of races
3. Strength & mobility training
4. Following a general training plan designed by Zach Bitter https://zachbitter.com/coaching
5. Deb’s support
6. CBD (without THC)

Plans for 2022

1. I plan to run my age in kilometers (66K or 41 miles) on my birthday in mid-January.  This year the run will be run on a track. Tentatively 1/15 Mechanicsburg HS 9:00 am start 
2. I would like to enter a 100 mile & 24-hour track event sometime in 2022.  The challenge will be finding an open event that fits into my schedule.  Stay tuned.
3. I also plan to run marathons and ultras in the 33 states I have yet to run a marathon or longer in. 
4. Training mileage record goal

Dr. Stephen Seiler TED Talk:
How "normal people" can train like the world's best endurance athletes
https://www.ted.com/talks/stephen_seiler_how_normal_people_can_train_like_the_worlds_best_edurance_athletes

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