Finally, 2013 is coming to an end. It’s wasn’t a terrible year, but I never really got too excited about it. However, there were plenty of great things that happened in the past 365 days. Here’s a look at 2013.

• I ran 12 races: five half marathons, one 10k and six 5ks
• I traveled: Vegas, Toronto x2, Dallas (Work) & Austin, Colorado (Vacations)
• I ran the 3M Half Marathon and knocked Texas off my list
• I met Melissa and Paula 
• I PR’d in the 5k
• I traded in my Mazda3 and upgraded to the VW Tiguan, hello AWD
• I ran my first trail race, the Yeti! Set Go 10k
• I joined a new running group, Medina Country Road Runners
• I was part of two weddings, Congrats again Elayna & Nicole!
• I gave my dad a surprise 60th birthday party
• We bought a house!

And of course 2013 had plenty of goals and plans that I set out to accomplish, so let’s take a look at how those turned out.

2013 Goals

Running:

• Run a sub 2:00 half marathon –Stuck at 2:05
• Run 800 miles –Not even close, but at least I made it over half way at 435
• PR in the 5k –PR’d on my home turf at the Sole to Soul 5k
• Run two half marathons in two new states – I knocked Texas off my list, so I’m 1/2 on this one
• Volunteer at races –I joined the Medina Half Marathon committee, so that counts right?

Personal

• Travel –I traveled a lot for work: Vegas, Dallas, Toronto x2, but we also took some trips for fun: Colorado & Austin
• Learn German – I really need to learn German still
• Learn to cook and eat healthier – I tried some new and healthy recipes this year, not many, but it’s a start
• Stress less – Oh, this was a silly goal, that definitely won’t happen
• Read more, at least 10 books – Four books, and definitely not enough, I’ll be trying this again.
• Cut out unnecessary purchases – I’d say I did this for most of the year, and then I got a new car, and a house, and some really cute clothes….

What did you do in 2013? What was your favorite memory? Did you accomplish all of your goals?