Did I Achieve my 2025 Running Goals?

They achieved their goals. 

Back in early January 2025, I announced my running goals for the year. They seemed reasonable. Did I meet those 5 goals? Let's look at each one:

1. Qualify for 2026 Boston Marathon. Nope. Fail. Didn't even run a marathon in 2025. Yikes. Is it better to try and fail or not try at all? I didn't try. Not good. 

2. Run a 1:45:55 half-marathon. Nope. Another fail. I only ran one half-marathon in 2025 and it was on trails and very slow (2:15 finish). Not good. 

3. Run across Grand Canyon. Nope. Another big fail. Was actually hoping for a R2R2R, but would have been happy with a single crossing. I blame the north lodge burning down for my fail. How could I run across if there was no lodge on the north end? 

4. Finish one ultramarathon. Nope. Fail. Not even close. Longest run all year was a HM. I did try 3 ultras (part of the Free Ultra Quadfecta), but DNFd all of them. Sad.

5. Run at least 1,200 miles. Nope. Fail. Big time. My total miles for 2025 was 670. Barely 50% of my goal. Not good. 

So I had 5 goals for 2025 and met none of them! 0 for 5. I need to regroup, reflect, and consider new goals for 2026. Those new goals will be posted soon.