Wednesday, January 3, 2018

It's a New Year and BOCO Gear Ambassador

Where did 2017 go? It almost seems like I blinked and now it's 2018! Despite my set back with the knee injury, I truly had a great running year.

My Biggest Accomplishments of 2017:
1. Completing my second LA Marathon and getting a BIG PR
2. Completed my second SoCal Ragnar with running the longest legs and doubling a run at night
3. Ran 40 miles at Nanny Goat (12 Hour Race)
4. Taking more time to run on the trails
5. High mileage each month, for the first 6 months
6. Recovering and coming back to running post injury

Now looking on word to 2018! I'm currently training for a 50K trail race in March. I'm super excited for this race for two reasons: this will be my longest distance since Nanny Goat this past May and my BRF from back home is coming out to run it with me. We try to find a race to do together every year so that we see each other. I always look forward to our running adventures. As for the training part, I've been taking it slowly and really watching the knee. There have been days where I've felt great and then there are those days where I end up cutting back or completely cutting out the run. I'm not where I want to be yet but I'm getting there. I have a hard time finding a balance with running and strengthening. I would rather be using all my exercise time to run. I work best when I have a schedule so for this next week I want to sit down and make one. I need to probably do some rearranging of my training plan so that I can work the strength training in to it.

My Goals for 2018:
1. Find the balance between running and strength training
2. On Sunday nights, take 30-45 minutes and do some yoga to stretch out the body
3. Run 3 Trail Races that are 50K distance or higher
4. Return to Nanny Goat, sign up for the 24 Hour Race and complete a minimum of 75 miles
5. Find more trails to adventure on
6. Drink more water

I'm also starting the New Year as a BOCO Gear Ambassador! I just received my welcome email last night. I'm very honored and excited to be representing them this year. I have been wearing the BOCO Trucker style hats for a while but what really turned me on to this brand is their Run Visor. Orange Mud uses BOCO for some of their visors and it's all I generally run in. I like the fit and it keeps the sweat out of my eyes! It is lightweight, has velcro on the back for adjustments, the underside of the bill is black to reduce glare and it has held up great in the washing machine. I can't wait to meet my BOCO Team and add even more visors and hats to my collection. I know it doesn't get very cold here in SoCal but I'm thinking I might need to get some of their warmer head gear too, just in case.






I'm looking forward to this year and reaching all my goals. I might even find myself adding to the list along the way. Let the 2018 Adventures begin!