Numbers

Someone asked me how much ground I covered last year in training…I feel like I’m ready to start looking ahead a little more now and, in the process, have looked back a little closer at the past year to help me structure next year.  Here are those answers & a few more tidbits. 
 

371         Days of training up until Milwaukee Marathon.

4,230      Miles from Chicago to Kailua-Kona, Hawaii

4,483      Miles I’ve covered in training over the past year by swimming, biking, and running.

1,826      Miles run

2,575      Miles traveled with my butt on the bikeseat. 

82          Miles traveled in the water.

41          Approximate time in hours spent entertaining my mind while swimming.

2            Number of sharks I thought I saw while swimming in Belize.  

2            Number of dolphins I actually saw which I mistook for sharks while swimming in Belize.

10,931   Calories burned during Ironman Wisconsin
3,177     Number of M&Ms that could be consumed to make up that calorie deficit. 

3,811     Calories burned during Milwaukee Marathon

40          Roundtrip miles I biked daily to work at Christ Hope Children’s Hospital in July.

4:30am  Time I started my commute to Christ Hospital in July.

2:45am  Earliest I would get up to get a work out in before having to be at the hospital.

56°        Water temperature when I started swimming in Lake Michigan last spring.

80          Roundtrip miles Melissa traveled to pick me up after my bike broke down on a training ride while 35 miles from home.  Thanks honey.  ;-)

9.3         Average miles per run x 196 runs in past year.

7            Times Melissa yelled at me for getting bike & tire residue on our hardwood floor while on the trainer.