It's goal-setting time.
Magadalena Boulet:
I hear from younger people, maybe just out of college, “I feel this or that, it’s so much harder,” and I think, “It’s way, way too early for that.” Don’t use that excuse. There were times in my running career when things got really hard and I was ready to say, “This is it, my body isn’t responding to this any more,” and if I really followed up on those things, I wouldn’t have run 2:26, I wouldn’t have run my 5K PR, and I’d have such regrets. That’s not how I want to live.
The Logic of Long Distance
I ran 6 PRs in 2011.
2012 goals:
< 2:55 marathon
sub-24 at Western States 100
???
"When I got too tired to run anymore I just pretended I wasn't tired and kept running anyway" -- Ennay's 7-year-old daughter
I <3 <3
I have used my new outlook on running and life to get soft. I need to do what many people do here - Train as smart and hard as I can within the limitations that I set for myself - Which I believe is 250 - 300 MPM.
I am a weak person to start, because my goals are soft this year
* Run > 3,000 miles - Yes mileage is my 1st goal
* Break 3 hours in a marathon (8th consecutive year)
* Run Monkey
* Get revenge on DWD 50k (The one that broke my arm - Something I will be limited by forever - At least my non-running activities)
* Break 18 in a 5k
* Break 30 in a 5 miler
* Break 37 in a 10k
* Run a 24 hour race - With everything I have the whole 24
* Run a 100 Mile race - Fun - But finish damit!
Other
* Play racketball with DD#1 > 20 times with my friends > 50 times
* Golf > 10 times
* Boat > 20 times / wakeboard > 20 times
* Downhill ski > 8 times
* Tennis with Family > 10 times
* Family bike ride > 25 times
* Volleyball > 12 times
* Camp >= 2 times
* CC Ski > 10 times (Need some damn snow)
* Snow Shoe > 10 times (See CC Ski)
Finally
* De-fat by 6/1/2012
* Volunteer or crew at atleast 3 ultras
http://a-big-horse.blogspot.com/
2013 Goals ~ Mar < 3:00, 5M < 29, 10k < 35
It's goal-setting time. Magadalena Boulet: I hear from younger people, maybe just out of college, “I feel this or that, it’s so much harder,” and I think, “It’s way, way too early for that.” Don’t use that excuse. There were times in my running career when things got really hard and I was ready to say, “This is it, my body isn’t responding to this any more,” and if I really followed up on those things, I wouldn’t have run 2:26, I wouldn’t have run my 5K PR, and I’d have such regrets. That’s not how I want to live.
Nice read, she's amazing. I need to be more like her in the eating department.
One nice thing about taking up running mid-life is that you get to enjoy improvement in your older years. What a kick!
Similar to bhearn, I had four PRs this year, and dabbled in ultrarunning. I placed third in the Master's women's division in our local racing series without bothering to run in half the events. I failed to make my stupid yearly mileage goal but there are other activities that I enjoy (backpacking and motorcycle travel being the two that take away the most from running).
This year's goal is to put together a respectable marathon, starting with Boston. Even though I've BQ'd, it was a rotten day and I toed the line overtrained and feeling like crap.
2013 Valley Runner of the Year Series: Feb 16 5K (4 points out of 10) ... Mar 2 10K (20/30)... Mar 16 4Mi (21/30) ... Apr 6 10K (DNS) ... Apr 21 2Mi (5/10) ... May 11 5Mi (where the fuck are the results?)... Jun 8 1Mi ... Jun 16 6Mi ... Sep 28 10K ... Oct 5 5K ...Oct 12 5Mi ... Oct 20 5K
Milktruck say relentless
<awesome inspiring goals that make me smile!>
I want to lose 5 or 6 pounds
qualify for Boston
place in the SoCal USATF Grand Prix
improve my 5k (in time for Carlsbad 5000)
have lots of fun
Proofread carefully to see if you any words out.
" ..that corner has narrowed to a half-nekkid egyptian wandering about in the cold new jersey nighttime."~ R2E
Race a 5K at my age equivalent to my all-time 5K pr of 18:50 (21:48).
Yes, I used a calculator. Bite me.
42,500 Miles Later
Would you want that bite on your ass?
Race a 5K at my age equivalent to my all-time 5K pr of 18:50 (21:48). Yes, I used a calculator. Bite me.
Why not? It's almost New Year's Eve.
HobbyJogger & HobbyRacer
Hey Tanya, what does your ass do to celebrate New Year's Eve?
It's a 5k. It hurt like hell...then I tried to pick it up. The end.
Gets drunk off its ass, makes an ass of itself, and wakes up feeling like ass. Duh.
A Saucy Wench
PR at something, probably 10K maybe HM
Lose the weight necessary to accomplish A
Win AG at the memorial day 10K - there is a special award for age 41.
I have become Death, the destroyer of electronic gadgets
"When I got too tired to run anymore I just pretended I wasnt tired and kept running anyway" - dd, age 7
MY goals for 2012 as far as running goes are :
Sub 21:30 for 5k
Sub 1:40 for Half Marathon
Sub 3:30 for Marathon
Sub 9 and a half hours for 50 miler
Sub 24 hours for 100 miler
Your toughness is made up of equal parts persistence and experience. You don't so much outrun your opponents as outlast and outsmart them, and the toughest opponent of all is the one inside your head." - Joe Henderson
Ostrich runner
Fire one up and run.
http://www.runningahead.com/groups/Indy/forum
sub-18
The process is the goal.
Men heap together the mistakes of their lives, and create a monster they call Destiny.
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