Running Summary for 2021

Well, 2021 is over. I did better in 2020, but 2021 was a solid year for my running. I plan on making 2022 even better. I'll talk about my running goals for 2022, and whether I met my 2021 goals, in a future post. Today is a simple statistical summary comparing 2021 with 2020. I need to remind myself that 2020 was a very good running year (except for that COVID-19 thing). Here is a table comparing the two years:

	2020	2021	Improve?
Activities	317	262	x
Total Distance	1,715.61 mi	1,352.02 mi	x
Average Distance	5.41 mi	5.16 mi	x
Max Distance	16.17 mi	32.48 mi	✔
Total Activity Time	264:58 h:m	228:54 h:m	x
Avg Time	50:09 m:s	52:25 m:s	✔
Total Elev Gain	61,056 ft	52,969 ft	x
Average Pace	9:16 /mi	10:10 /mi	x
Average Heart Rate	129 bpm	134 bpm	x
Average Run Cadence	163 spm	160 spm	x
Longest Run Break	2 days	3 days	x
Longest Run Streak	34 days	35 days	✔

There is a lot of red in that table! Yikes. I ran less days, with less mileage, less elevation, at a higher heart rate, with lower cadence and a slower pace. On the upside, my longest run was 32.5 miles instead of 16.2 miles. That is awesome! How many people can say they doubled their longest run? Nice. Also pleased that I only missed 3 days in a row (not as good as just 2 days, but respectable). And my longest streak was 35 continuous days of running, just beating out 2020's 34 days. 

One statistic is missing...I won a 5K race! For me, that makes 2021 special. Doubt I'll win any races in 2022, but I plan on getting a few more green colors on next year's comparison chart. Hope everyone had a great 2021. Best wishes for an even better 2022.