Clearly, the most significant personal highlight of 2013 was the improvement in my health and fitness. While that can be straightforwardly explained by "diet and exercise," there is a much more profound and personal explanation
HERE. And I did very much appreciate two apps along the way:
MapMyFitness and
MyFitnessPal.
Personal Highlights
- My parent's 50th wedding anniversary
- Eldest daughter getting her driver's permit
- All three daughter's thriving (in their uniquely different ways)
- Becoming a godfather
- Grandpa Brackbill's 100th birthday!
- Significantly improved health and fitness (see below)
Health/Fitness
Realizing that most of this happened from March on... and the running not until September
- Jan-Dec: approx. -50 lbs. or -18.8%
- 295 workouts in 200 hours
- 975 miles (total): 251 biking; 724 running or walking
- 143,000 total calories burned (explains a lot, eh?)
- Avg. Pace: walk (15min/mi); jog/run (9min/mi) - for future reference!
- Top Workouts (acc. to MapMyFitness)
- Farthest Walk: 5.67 mi
- Farthest Run (and biggest burn): 8.01 mi.; 1682 cal.
- Farthest Bike Ride: 15.23 mi
- Fastest Bike Ride: 13.17mph avg.
- Goals for 2014
- Lose 25 more lbs (at least get there and look around)
- Run a half-marathon (who knows, may be closer than I think!)
- Keep it up (and up the pace)!
**Also see top 2013 posts and sermons (
link)