2015 vs. 2016

I was updating my running spreadsheet, which is basically a mileage log that I have kept since 2014, after my son was born, when I started looking back to years past.  It is fun to see progress in numbers.  My first big jump was in total annual mileage.  I ran 566.59 miles in 2014 and 1042.59 miles in 2015, an 84% increase!

I also have been reflecting on my marathon prep this year compared to last since both are spring marathons.  Without a doubt I have been 1000% more consistent with running this year. I was curious how that translated to mileage.

Monthly Totals	2015	2016	Difference	% change
Jan	121.69	148.38	26.69	21.9%
Feb	111.59	148.73	37.14	33.3%

March was a very low mileage month in 2015 so I'm sure that this March will be at least 33% higher as well. To date, I have logged 108.33 more miles in 2016 than 2015.

Here's hoping this translates to taking almost 11 minutes off my marathon time!