That time of year when I get quiet, reflect and goal set.

32 marathons, 32 different states in 2015.  Attained ‘Titanium’ status in my Marathon Maniacs running group.  2016 however, I intend to limit multi-week, out-of-state travel – restricting East Coast marathoning to only 3 next year.  ENJOY vs ENDURE the journey 🙂

**no regrets, nothing left undone**

• 50 State Quest completion (Hawaii, Illinois & Colorado)
• finish 40 marathons/ultra-marathons in 2016
• run local: 16+ marathons this year in Colorado
• #‎2016whyIrun – marathoning for a greater cause, spread social awareness to something bigger than myself

• first repeat marathon: St Louis (sis’ hometown race)
• first International marathon (Banff Nat’l Park, Canada)
• first ultra-marathon (5 planned; distances > 26.2 miles)
• first Double (back-to-back Saturday-Sunday marathons; 6 scheduled)
  • ultimate goal: build mental & physical strength necessary to complete a multi-day adventure race in 2017

• 2017 marathon challenge: 100 marathon club
• 5-year marathon goal: Canada Quest, 42.2K province challenge
• 7 years, 7 continents: marathon all 7 continents (including Antarctica)

**future plans, looking ahead**

Hiking & climbing once again will dominate blog posts after 2016.

Multiple must-see National Parks crowd my bucket list.  I’ll continue to marathon 10 races annually – met many inspiring folk these past two years – but the mountains, my first love, are calling & I must go.  Colorado, Alaska, New Zealand, Chile, Kilimanjaro…Everest.