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2017 Running Stats

December 30, 2017 By: Courtney @ Eat Pray Run DC10 Comments

I’ve already shared my Year in Running – you can go check that out here. But today, I want to really dig into my running stats for the year. I love data and luckily I have quite a bit of data that tells me about my runs over the year. I pulled this data from Garmin Connect. It’s not perfect – because no technology is but this is pretty close, so it’s what I’m going with. 

Running Stats 2017

  • I have run a total of 1,304 miles not including any miles I run on NYE. In comparison, last year I ran 1,427 miles. A big difference is that last year, I started training again for a March half marathon and so I ramped up mileage again in December. This year, I have basically taken off from November onwards (with a couple races and some easy running to not lose all fitness). My new training plan starts on January 1, so I’ll be back at it very soon! This is the second highest mileage I have ever run. 
  • Time spent running: 210 hours. That’s over 8.7 days running in 2018! 
  • Number of races: 15 – including my first 15k! You can see all my races here. I don’t plan to race quite as much in 2018 – at least I’m not anticipating as many races – but I say that every year. 🙂 
  • PRs set: 5 – I set PRs in the 5k, ten miler, half marathon, 20k and full marathon this year. In 2018, the only PR I really care about is in the marathon. Sub-4, baby!
  • 6 months with at least 100 miles of running. 
  • Lowest mileage month: December with 41.03 miles so far.
  • Highest mileage month: July with 185 miles. You might recall that I had a minor calf injury in August that cut my running way down for a couple of weeks. If I had not had that injury, I know that August would have been my highest month for miles. 
  • Average miles per week over the course of the year: 25.07 – this is just about the same as last year. Considering that I have had many low mileage weeks since my marathons, that is not a bad average! 
  • Average pace over the course of the year: 9:40. This is 17 seconds faster than my average pace in 2016. I’ll take it! Somewhat surprisingly, every month this year, I had an average pace that was sub-10 minute miles. That is kind of unbelievable considering where I started, pace wise!
  • Average cadence: 160. This is still a work in progress. 

2017 was a really incredible year of running for me – I’m excited to see what 2018 brings!Wishing you all a safe and happy New Year! I will be back to posting training updates in the New Year and I hope you’ll link up with me again. 

Have you linked up your Year of Running post yet? Don’t forget to do so – link closes January 1!


Comments

  1. Zenaida Arroyo says

    December 30, 2017 at 7:55 am

    Love this!! I am going to borrow this format and create my own. Hope it is OK. Looking forward to reading about your training for that sub 4!!

    Reply
    • Courtney @ Eat Pray Run DC says

      December 30, 2017 at 2:37 pm

      Totally okay! Can’t wait to read it 🙂

      Reply
    • northanon says

      December 31, 2017 at 6:21 pm

      Me too. Excited to learn how a coach helps!

      Reply
  2. Wendy says

    December 31, 2017 at 8:01 am

    I just love data. This was a fun post! You did have a fantastic year.

    Happy New Year!

    Reply
    • Courtney @ Eat Pray Run DC says

      January 1, 2018 at 10:44 pm

      I’m a huge data nerd. Thanks Wendy! Happy New Year!

      Reply
  3. Kathryn @ Dancing to Running says

    January 1, 2018 at 10:51 am

    Even though you ran fewer miles in 2017 than you did the year prior, 2017 was nothing short of an incredible year for you. I have no doubt that 2018 will be even more amazing, and I cannot wait to follow along in your journey!
    Kathryn @ Dancing to Running recently posted…Goals for 2018My Profile

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    • Courtney @ Eat Pray Run DC says

      January 1, 2018 at 10:45 pm

      Thanks – I’m looking forward to 2018 for a number of reasons 🙂

      Reply
  4. Jennifer @ Dashing in Style says

    January 7, 2018 at 4:39 pm

    Big round of applause for you, friend! 2017 was a great year for you. Here’s to even more great things in 2018!
    Jennifer @ Dashing in Style recently posted…My Longest Running BreakMy Profile

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  5. Debbie @ Deb Runs says

    January 11, 2018 at 3:17 pm

    Wow, look at all those PR’s – BOOM! You had an incredible year and here’s hoping 2018 brings you that huge PR you’ve got in your sights.

    I love all these stats and had planned on doing something similar which would include my other workout stats, too (total minutes planking, etc). I still haven’t put it together yet, though…
    Debbie @ Deb Runs recently posted…Getting Back Into A Healthy RoutineMy Profile

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    • Courtney @ Eat Pray Run DC says

      January 16, 2018 at 9:44 pm

      It’s really fun to read these posts later – it is always interesting to see how the year went for me!

      Reply

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