Reflecting on the Past Year

2019. Man it seems like only yesterday that we left the 90’s and now here we are on the verge of entering the ‘20’s. My phone sent me a video today of memories from 2019 and I shared it with Stacie. We both had the same reaction, “man we did a lot in 2019” and also, “where did the time go?”

These are the top nine posts from my Instagram account for 2019 and the common themes are family, friends, travel and running. The biggest question going into next year is how much, if any running will be going on. I have my appointment with the orthopedic surgeon on the 16th of January so hopefully I’ll start getting answers. Right now, since the end of October I haven’t tried to run at all and the races I did in November and December I just walked fast. All I know is that if I can’t run after whatever happens with my knee I need to stay involved somehow.

36 races last year for a total of 303 since turning 60 and 52 since turning. I also added racing in 5 new states for a total now of 39. I’m working on staying positive about what the next year will bring. 

As far as reading I finished a total of 67 books this year; 56 fiction and 11 nonfiction. 

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