Resolutions and COOL things to come

My running resolutions for this new year can realistically be summed up in one word:
MAINTAIN

Or IOW:  Just keep it up.  Carry on.  Don't get fat.  Hang in there.  Don't die .... yet.

So no, I DON'T plan on another marathon, at least not at the moment.  I DON'T plan on another trek ...   And I'm NOT captain of our 2012 Hood to Coast team.

I just plan to continue slogging along as usual, with the atypical-to-me Plan of NOT focusing on PRs.  I met my goal of a sub 60-minute 10K in September, so check that one off The List.  (And if you're underwhelmed at my 10K goal, you might recall my age .....)  Just run for fun, I say to Self ......  and .... well, we'll see how that goes.   It's all part of the eternal effort to squeeze a few more drops of youthful energy out of this aging soul before I resign myself to the well-earned title of OLD.

Second thought, I DO have an actual goal:  In 2012, NO ONE will get lost on a 10K route for which I am responsible.  Never again!  And if I have to personally escort every runner to keep them on track, I will do it .... somehow.

And this year Delightful Running Friends and I will test out an additional relay called The Epic!  (Sounds OMINOUS, doesn't it.  There's something about the word epic.)  More on that later.

I also plan to accompany Husband to Utah this summer for his debut into the Saints-to-Sinners Relay, in which I will NOT be participating because it's done entirely on bicycles.  My goal for him is to simply survive this potential widow-maker.  You'll also hear more on this later.

Finally .... there's some crazy (an adjective which cannot be emphasized enough!) talk afloat about a summer solstice run in the Arctic Circle.  And I'm not talking burgers.  It makes one wonder about the sanity level of the company with which I've been associating lately.

Stay tuned ....