Summary of 2017 Running

Looks like 2017 is coming to a close. To end the year, I got in a nice 10K run on the treadmill this morning at sub 8:00 pace. Felt good. I've enjoyed the faster running...but I miss the long runs and ultras. I'll shoot for a better balance between speed and distance next year--including races.

Here are my running statistics for 2017 with a comparison to last year. This year was not great, but better than last year. I expect 2018 to be even better. I'm getting wiser. More disciplined with less injuries.

	2017	2016	Improve?
Count:	266 Activities	235 Activities	✓
Distance:	1,376.42 mi	1,269.25 mi	✓
Max Distance:	32.79 mi	36.56 mi	X
Avg Distance:	5.17 mi	5.40 mi	X
Time:	215:45:13 h:m:s	205:06:48 h:m:s	✓
Avg Speed:	6.4 mph (9:23)	6.2 mph (9:41)	✓
Avg HR:	134 bpm	131 bpm	?
Calories:	158,606 C	157,926 C	✓
Elevation Gain:	52,867 ft	52,997 ft	---
Longest Streak:	27 days	26 days	✓
Longest Break:	3 days	9 days	✓

My longest running streak was 27 days. My longest non-running streak was only 3 days. That happened once. I was consistent this year. No real injuries (except for a trip and fall on the road that beat up my knee). No extended illnesses--just one common cold. I worked quite a bit on speed (instead of slow distance). Even with the focus on speed, I stayed injury-free due to my attention to morning heart rate and heart rate variability. If these were off, I took it easy. When those HR stats returned to normal, I could push a little more.

Goals for next year? I'll post those next year!