August 2010 is giving March 2009 some serious competition to be the champion in the death title match for Shittiest Month of My Life, Ever. Let’s step briefly outside the ring for a moment and take a look at the things that went my way:
- I set 2 PR’s
- I found my running journal
- I survived my 20th high school reunion
- I spent time with my many dear friends and family
- I started attending Nike Pacers workouts again, which I love
Now that the inspirational segment is over, let’s review the quantifiables for August (compared to July 2010*):
RUNNING
Total mileage: 83.58 (-39.4%)
Total number of workouts: 14 (-30%)
Average distance per workout: 5.97 (-13.4%)
BLOGGING
Total posts: 7 (+16.7%)
Total number of views: 2,549 (-10.8%)
Average daily views: 82ish (-10.8%)
TOP POSTS
Everyone’s a critic
The second surprise
The first surprise
*If I were to compare the stats of the dueling months (August ’10 and March ’09), it would be a draw –174.67 miles ran in 19 days for an average workout of 9.19 miles, yet with only 2,545 views on 14 posts–but they aren’t just duking it out on miles and posts alone. Remember this?
Pigtails Flying 
Hey TK – wow – shittiest month of your life? Yikes. For what it’s worth, I thoroughly enjoy your blog and have found your rapid progression down the pace-per-mile charts inspiring, to say the least. Anyway, I’m giving you a silly blogging meme award as one of my 6 favorite running bloggers. Hope things look better for you soon!
http://mrsduffysmarathonblog.blogspot.com/2010/09/oh-my-goodness-i-got-award-happy-times.html