2020 Year in Review

 

As I am sitting here in my office checking work emails after my daily morning ruck with 30lb pack with the dog I thought I would throw this together.  I have been meaning to do it all weekend but between running, lifting and watching playoff football non-stop I have not gotten it done.  

2020 has been a year to remember and to forget.... Fuck 2020 is where I am at currently.  Between Covid, races and adventures being cancelled and some things in my personal life that happened this was a year to learn the lessons and move forward into 2021 as a better person.   Of course if you are reading this blog you know what you need to know about Covid and races/adventures getting cancelled.  As far as my personal life I am going to leave that out of the blog for now out of respect for others that I still care about.  If you want to meet me for a drink or dinner I am more than willing to share how I have fucked up this past year, I am just not willing to put it on here for the world to read.  Anyways on to the normal blog stuff.....  I am leaving out the year of photos at the end of my yearly wrap up that I normally include.  In going through the photos on my phone I just got sad at what could have and should have been.

Training: Solid year training wise, just to bad there really was no races to test the fitness. Working from home most of the year has made it super easy to get in all the extra walks and lifting sessions in the garage gym.  The bike was a non-factor this year and I really miss the skiing this year so that will be a change for 2021.    Here is how 2020 breaks down.

How does that compare to the past years?  Well this is an interesting view of the last 13 years.  Huge increase in total time and activities in 2020 verses 2019.  Being a single guy again with nothing better to do, I see the trend continuing for 2021. 

Races:
Races, what races... About everything I had planned after the month of March was cancelled and moved to 2021.  Did have a solid showing at Quadrock though, so that is a win.  Fuck Covid!  Anyways here is the list of all the organized races and/or events from the year.  Way down from the normal 20-30 events I do in a given year.

2020 Races/Events

• Coldwater Rumble 20K 1/18/20 (1:27:50 4th)
• 4x4x48 Challenge 4/24/2020 (Good times with friends!)
• Quadrock 25 miler 8/15/20 (4:10:33 5th)
• Pikes Peak Marathon 8/23/2020 (DNS)

Books:  
Got in a solid 30 books this year.  All over the place on my books and no real theme like in years past. Not sure where my book list will go this year.  As I am writing this it is 1-11-2021 and I already have 3 books read for 2021 so that could trend up this year.

2020 Books Read 

1. The Spartan Way (audio book)

2. Can't Hurt Me (audio book)*

3. Mistrial (audio book)*

4. The Way I Heard It (audio book)* 

5. Unfu*k Yourself (audio book)

6. Home: Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse*

7. Inside A Marathon*

8. Leadship Strategy and Tactics: Field Manual*

9. Leadville Trail 100*

10. The True Peruvian Route

11. The Wedge* 

12. Eat Shit and Die

13. Cross Country*

14. American Flats

15. No Meat Athlete

16. The Terminal List*

17. The Code the Evaluation the Protocols 

18. Marijuana Manifesto 

19. Fortitude*

20.  The Daily Stoic*

21. The Way of the Superior Man*

22. The Precipice (Riker's Apocalypse Book 3)*

23. Learning to Breath Fire*

24. Cracking the Crossfit Open

25. True Believer*

26. Six Days of Impossible*

27. Above the Clouds*

28. Training for the Uphill Athlete*

29.  Own the Day, Own Your Life*

30.  Eat. Sleep. Move. Breathe

Review of Goals for 2020:  

I did not really set any at the beginning of the year therefore have none to review.  My only real goal in 2020 was to re-qualify for Hardrock at Run Rabbit Run 100 which of course got cancelled and I will be running in 2021.

 
Now on to some loose top 10 goals for 2021 (of course I have a bunch more that are weight room, running and work focused that are not listed here)
1. Re-qualify for the Hardrock lottery
2. Peak a week in 2021
3. Travel somewhere new for a race
4. Run Coaching Certification
5. Read at least 30 books
6. Sky Dive
7. Leave the lower 48 states- possible due to Covid???
8. Travel somewhere I have never been if I can't leave the lower 48
9. Keep the Blog more updated
10. Backpacking on the Colorado trail for 3-7 days

HAPPY NEW YEARS AND MAY 2021 BE YOUR BEST YET!