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I am a big fan of self-reflection and taking the time to process experiences and events. The end of a calendar year is always a great time to look back on accomplishments, fun, and challenges from the past 365 and also a time to make new goals. I am linking up with Dani and Smitha for their Year in Review Linkup-go read some other peoples' reviews and get inspired to take on 2016!
2015 was a pretty good year of running.
It included:
4 5ks
7
Halfs
1
full
1
Boston Qualifying time
1
overnight relay
Overall 2015 was a pretty great year:
-Was featured in Women's Running Magazine as the Blogger on the Run
-Worked as an ambassador with awesome brands like Nuun Hydration, Feetures! Running, LesserEvil Snacks, Momentum Jewelry, Bondiband and more
-Was a 2015 Women's Health Action Hero for the second year in a row
-Ran my 10th half marathon in March at the Love Run Half Philadelphia
-Was accepted into multiple Occupational Therapy Graduate school programs and started my Masters degree in August
-Celebrated my 5 year anniversary with my boyfriend
-Finally ran the Broad Street Run in Philadelphia in May
-Became an ambassador for Baltimore's first cold-pressed juice company, Gundalow Juice
-Was a ZOOMA Annapolis ambassador and despite a tough half marathon, won my age group!
-Became more involved and fell more in love with November Project Baltimore
-Returned to Chicago for my third full marathon in October and despite hot temperatures I managed a PR and squeaked in a Boston Qualifying time
-Was a Rock 'n' Blogger and got to run RNR DC and RNR Philly half marathons
-Ran my first Ragnar Relay and second overnight relay with Team Nuun Hydration at Ragnar Vegas and loved it!
-Used my Top 2014 Women's Health Action Hero prize and spent a weekend in Nassau, Bahamas
-Stuck to choosing happiness and tried to remove negativity and unnecessary stress from my life
Here's a look back at my goals for 2015 and how I feel about them now. I thought it was going to be a big fail for the year, but once I went through my goals I realized I actually accomplished a lot of them!
This is definitely something that is a good habit and doesn't need to be a goal anymore
I've gotten better at cleaning things out and trying to stream-line certain parts of my life but we'll call this a work in progress.
5. Journal everyday. Disappointed in this and going to add it to the 2016 goals because I think journal-ling is really important.
7. Be proactive, don't procrastinate. Obviously there was still some procrastination, but I'm proud of myself for mostly keeping up with things and staying on top of most things especially once school started up.
8.Take the time to try one involved recipe from a cookbook each month. Also a fail. I would love to do this again but think that I needed to set a day each month to focus on it because otherwise it got put off.
10. Feel good in your my own body and skin. Feeling crappy again about my bod as the year ends so we'll just call this a work in progress.
What was your favorite memory from 2015?
WOW! What a truly incredible year! Congrats!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much dear!
DeleteI also had the plan of cooking from a cookbook this fall post marathon. Then I got injured and pretty much dropped everything. Here's to take two! What a great year for you, and I'm so excited that I got to meet you during it!
ReplyDeleteTake two for sure! Hope to see you again in 2016!
DeleteWhoa! You had such a fun incredible year. Love all the photos and everything you accomplished, especially a BQ!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you SO much! Cheers!
DeleteYou had such a crazy year! I say it all the time but I have no idea how you do it all. Hopefully 2016 is even better! One of these days we WILL make that papermoon date happen.
ReplyDeleteHere's to an even better year!
DeleteKILLIN' IT!!! What a year. So many accomplishments in terms of running and fitness and you also NAILED your goals! Seriously, you have so much going on in your life I don't know how you do it all! SUPER WOMAN LAUREN!!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you Kaila! I like to tell myself I'm wonder woman lolz.
DeleteYou really rocked it in 2015! I hope my 2016 recap will be as awesome as yours!
ReplyDeleteThanks, that's the plan :)
DeleteSounds like you had a really great 2015 Lauren! I'm impressed you're able to do all that AND go to school!!
ReplyDeleteI can't believe it either :)
DeleteI so enjoyed following your journey this year! I can't wait to see what 2016 holds for you!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Wendy! I hope you have another great year!
DeleteYou have so much to celebrate! If your 2015 was so good your 2016 will be amazing. I can't' wait to see what adventures you have this year!
ReplyDeleteThanks for your support, Sam!
DeleteSounds like a pretty great year! I am sure 2016 has BIG things in store for you!
ReplyDeletewhat a great year!
ReplyDeletemy best was definitely summitting my first mountain in September.
Summitting a mountain is QUITE a great accomplishment!
DeleteCongratulations on a fantastic year! So many great races and you knocked out a ton of your goals from 2015! Hopefully we'll get to meet at a race this year!
ReplyDeleteThanks lady! I've already got a couple Philly races in mind so I do hope to run into you!
Deleteyou really rocked it! Being in school and balancing it with life, running and everything can be tough (Im currently in a Doctoral program) but you rocked it!
ReplyDeleteThanks! It is really touch balancing all of it.
DeleteWow, that is most definitely an AWESOME year!! So great to finally meet this year! Hopefully another will be in our future!
ReplyDeleteThanks! I foresee it happening!
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