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Another year, another medal. I feel good about finishing yesterday’s PF Changs Marathon, and not for anything related to time, but to just sticking to it.

I decided to walk the full marathon, in final proof of this blog’s title. I stuck to my walking, and finished in 6:49 at a 15:32 minute/mile pace- I had a few splits at a 14:44 pace. I was at the half-way point around 3;23. Kind of funny as people have to run a full marathon in 3:20 to qualify for the Boston Marathon.

But no, I am not obsessed about time. I was busy looking around

For this year’s totals, we have (weak drum roll…)

• $1355 raised for the American Diabetes Association (YAY for my sponsors).
• 182 miles training (including the last 26.2)
• 44.1 hours spent training (44.1 hours not snapping or face planted in front of the computer).
• 7 pounds lost (hopefully not coming back)

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Among the places I’ve placed my numbers for training, I’ve tried to keep on in Daily Mile mainly because of the social network (so I can see all the people who really enjoy running) and the blog widget. They just sent a link for my 2010 report card, which charts a modest 183 miles, with a large gap in the middle (January included last training and the run for the 2010 PF Changs Half Marathon, and a weak burst of effort to run in February, and then the resurgence when I picked up the shoes again in August.

I was not a total sloth over summer, did a little biking and kayaking… wel okay, I was a sloth.

Other significant stats are that my exercise burned 171 donuts! They have the total “infographic” look there, I love it.

Its hard to believe that race day is Sunday, and I will be doing my 26 mile fast walk.

There shall be a blog post on the other side of that.