Miles: 1261 miles
Best month: September - 177 miles
Worst month: December - 11 miles
Fastest mile - 5:47
Longest run - 75 miles
My goal for 2012 was to run 1200 miles, or 100 miles every month. I did it! Had a wonderful time too, except for the end of the year...
I always had a feeling that I would end up turning an ankle or getting injured doing something other than running. Perhaps I would be bringing in the groceries and slip, or hurt myself jumping off of a house into a pool, or even twist an ankle playing indoor soccer. Well that last one did happen.
Soccer is the world's most popular sport and my personal favorite. While I am a bigger guy, I like to play up front and score...kinda like a taller Wayne Rooney. I am also a pretty fierce competitor, which is probably partially the reason I got hurt in the first place. Either way, what's done is done and during a game I got my left ankle caught between a guys legs while going up for a header...never felt pain quite like I did at that moment but at least I had already scored a goal in that game. By the time I got home, my ankle was GIANT. I went to the doctor the following day and got some x-rays and heard the some bad news...your ankle is not broken but in this case a break might have been better for the healing process. Yuck.
Today is 1.2.13 and the ankle is starting to feel better daily. While there is a slight bit of pain, I am just going to push through it. Looking forward to big things in 2013!
See you out there...well, on the trails, not on the pitch :)
TF
