Tuesday, December 30, 2025

2025 Wrapped

Fitness

1. Ran the Ogden Marathon 

2. Ran three half marathons

3. Ran a 5k under 30 minutes for the first time since 2019 (29:50)

4. Ran 700 total miles, including:

  • No 0 mile weeks
  • 39 weeks of 10+ miles

5. Benched 300 pounds easy/for reps

6. Started doing squats and deadlift seriously for the first time


A chart of miles run per week throughout 2025


Fun Things

1. Wrote my third book (will be published in early January)

2. Wrote and filmed a TV show with my friends (4 of 7 episodes finished)

3. Played a shit ton of Stardew Valley with Leksy (I am chronically a decade behind on all video games)

4. Got really into selling stuff on eBay

5. Hiked Mount Timpanogos (harder than expected)

6. Read like 10 books (roughly 10 more than last year) including: 

  • To Kill A Mockingbird
  • The Well of Ascension
  • The Hero of Ages
  • The Way of Kings
  • Fahrenheit 451
  • The Old Man and the Sea
  • The Fellowship of the Ring
  • The Long Walk
  • Dandelion Wine

7. Completed the 9 hot dogs/9 beers/9 innings challenge

8. Got really into collecting Pokemon cards again

9. Won the annual Spooky Spoopy Disc Golf Tournament by actually playing good in the doubles round for once

10. Climbed to the top of the mountain in Centerville

11. Finally went to Universal in California

12. Completed 100% of my summer goals

12+1. Finally definitively answered the question "Who Let the Dogs Out?" once and for all

A RANDOM hot dog eating
another smaller hot dog


Career 

1. Got my Master's Degree in Data Science & Data Analytics

2. Began teaching as a college professor

3. Got a full time job as a data analyst

Me, acting like there's something
important on the horizon from a
peak in the Sandias (NM)


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