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2021: The year of the PR

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At the end of my last entry (a whole 6 months ago, again! SHAME SHAME SHAME), I was determined to make 2021 the year of the PR (personal record). I've been working out consistently, challenging myself, and was seeing great results early in the year. After all that, I'm so happy to say that I managed to break all of my previous best times in every race distance (5k, 10k, 1/2 Marathon), and have set myself up with bigger and better goals in 2022. In general, I don't like sharing my specific finish times. Perhaps I'm a bit self-conscious about them... I know that I'm not a FAST runner, and for some people, its all about how fast you finish. That said, the true running community tends to cheer the effort that goes into a run, no matter the finish time. So I offer the times below not to say 'look how fast I am' (because I'm not), but to share my excitement in my improvements.  5K Previous PR: 2015 Hartford Marathon 5K - 31:59 New PR: 2021 Morris County Taco...