02 January 2010

year in, year out

I ran a little over 500 miles in 2009. I'm pretty pleased with that, but I wanted to run 20 miles this past week ( I was on vacation) and ended up running only 14. As with any winter running, it was complicated by the weather--really cold to start the week off, and now we're in the middle of a multi-day snow storm. Not ideal running conditions. I am still kicking myself for not running long and outdoors on Monday when it was in the 40s. If I'd done seven or eight miles then I probably could have made my goal for the week despite the weather--but I ran eight miles on Saturday, so shorter seemed better at that point.
I would like to run more in 2010--my weekly average for 2009 was around 10 miles a week, which is kind of weak. I'd like to run enough this coming year to bring my average mileage per week up over 15.
2009 was a good year all in all. And hopefully 2010 will be even better once it gets going. I am working on revising my savings plans in the new year--my goals are rather broad and as a result I feel like (a) I am not saving enough and (b) I am always broke and (c) like any goal I have I am unlikely to ever reach. I've been doing the steady-as-she-goes little bits of money into lots of different plans approach, and am feeling frustrated and stymied and (did I mention?) broke at the moment. But on the upside, I have an e-fund, a "small e" fund, travel fund, house fund and Roth IRA in addition to my company retirement plan. So its okay, its just that I am really questioning trying to continue to grow them all at once, and at the same time having trouble deciding which ones to put aside. Way back when I had very little money I would do one-lump sum kind of things, so that every three months or so each of my funds got a semi-sizable infusion of cash. With the increase in my paycheck when i changed jobs I realized that I could fund everything steadily at a lower level, and I've been doing that for awhile. This year has been hard only because my living expenses have increased but I have been trying to keep my savings rate the same. I do realize its not the best idea, but I am uncomfortable with the thought of saving less.
I managed to spend less than $100 this whole week I've been on vacation, which has been great, but I know come Monday I am going to have to do things like put gas in my car to get to work, and it kind of sucks to worry about those kind of recurring expenses. I'll let you know if / when I figure it out.
Happy New Year!

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