Number of 2012 goals that I set for myself in 2011: 2 (find a new job; run a half marathon)
Number accomplished: 1 (guess which?) x 2 (NYC Half, More Women’s Half)
Number of races registered for: 11
Number of races I actually ran: 9 (I missed two: one because I was sick; one because it was rescheduled)
Number of times El Profesor woke up early and came out to cheer for me: 1
How long he hugged me in the finisher’s area after the NYC Half: 8 minutes (my mom waited impatiently)
Number of races where I ran at an average pace below 9:00/mile: 3
Number of races where I ran at an average pace below 8:00/mile: 1 (5th Avenue Mile, 7:46)
Approximate total number of miles ran in 2012: 1,000+
Total number of miles raced: 62.9
Total number of running streaks attempted: 3
Total number of running streaks completed: 2 (I had planned to run every day in September, but got sick on the 11th)
Longest streak of consecutive days of running: 39 (Runner’s World 2012 Holiday Running Streak – technically it was a 40 day running streak, but I threw out my back on day 39, so I’m counting it anyway, dammit.)
Age I turned this year: 31
Anniversary I celebrated this year: 2nd
Number of cities visited (including the one where I live): 4
Number of books I loved reading: 2 (Julie Otsuka’s The Buddha in the Attic; Junot Diaz’s This is How You Lose Her) that’s a record low for me
Number of books I didn’t even bother to finish: 4 (that’s a record high for me)
Number of books I read about running: 1 (Scott Jurek’s Eat & Run)
Number of jobs applied to: a million. sigh.
Number of positions interviewed for: 4
Most interviews for a single position: 5
Offers received: 0
Total amount of raises and bonuses received in 2012: $0 (unless you count that $25 gift card to Barnes & Noble that I got from the guy that rents office space from my firm – really sweet, actually)
Years since I last received a raise or bonus (or a review!): 4
Number of green smoothies consumed: 200+
Number of times the sound of the blender annoyed El Profesor: 100+ (I try to use it when he is in the shower or not at home)
Number of times I’ve gotten Supa Dupa Greens from Juice Generation: 14
Number of times I’ve tweeted about it: 10 (What can I say? Veggies inspire me.)
Number of tweets: 250 (as of 11:00 AM)
Number of blog posts: 41 (including this one)
Number of goals I’ve set for myself for 2013: see this post.
Happy New Year!
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