Forums >Look What I Can Do!>How'd you do on your 2009 goals?
Congrats to those who met/ exceeded their goals.
For those like me who fell short, let's hope we can pull it together in 2010.
I trained soooooo hard for Boston and had such a mediocre race.
I trained lightly for New York and pulled in exactly the same performace.
I was reintroduced to Maffetone this month. Reminded me how I probably was doing too much for too long leading up to Boston. AHHH! Who knows?
I LOVED my 50K trail race - gotta do more. So nice to get lost in the woods for hours and focus on not killing myself intstead of mile splits!
The unplanned 50k was the high light of my year. I plan to do another one in 2010.
I ran the NYC marathon, which was a dream of mine for 34 years. Done
Run 6 marathons. I ran only four ...reality and LIFE got on the way.
Run a sub 4...I ran my spring marathon in 4:04...so I guess this goal will have to carry over for next year...
Run no less than 1800 miles. Done, YTD= 2,034 miles.
Run injury free...done.
Mentor one runner...done...my mentee just ran the Seattle HM.
Celebrate the gift of running every day...done
Great Thread!!!!
"Champions are everywhere; all you need is to train them properly..." ~Arthur Lydiard
"You may all go to hell, and I will go to Texas" Davy Crockett
After increasing my mileage to minimum 100 miles per month last year, I was hoping to smash some PRs in 2009. Started a half-marathon clinic to prepare for a spring half. Discovered in April after sucking terribly at my first 2 races that I was severely anemic. Put my half-marathon on hold to the fall and restocked my iron stores.
Ran and PR'd a 15k by 8 minutes, finished my first half within the goal time then shave 8 minutes off with my second one.
Hit 2009 km in 2009 early on and will miss a secondary goal of 1500 miles by a hair.
All in all a good year!
Suffering Benefiting from mature onset exercise addiction and low aerobic endorphin release threshold. Hoping there is no cure.
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Well, I ran 3 marathons, including one that was just idiotic.
You monkeyed in your first marathon year? Congratulations, you idiot, and I mean that in the best way.
It's a 5k. It hurt like hell...then I tried to pick it up. The end.
Don't make excuses for why you can't get it done.
Focus on all the reasons why you must make it happen.
I found the joy in running - 2009 goal fully met
+1
In addition, I had set a goal for running 621 miles (1000 km) and achieved it. I am currently at 640 miles.
2009 goals were: - 1500 miles (got 10.3 to go). - 2000 bike miles (surpassed that) - sub 20 5k (19:23 back in Sept) 2010 goals - run 1500 miles - bike 5000 miles - swim 250 miles - sub 18:36 5k - sub 1:30 1/2 marathon - sub 40:00 10k - sub 2:15 at Cranberry Country Triathlon; http://www.cranberrycountrytri.com
2009 goals were:
- 1500 miles (got 10.3 to go).
- 2000 bike miles (surpassed that)
- sub 20 5k (19:23 back in Sept)
2010 goals
- run 1500 miles
- bike 5000 miles
- swim 250 miles
- sub 18:36 5k
- sub 1:30 1/2 marathon
- sub 40:00 10k
- sub 2:15 at Cranberry Country Triathlon; http://www.cranberrycountrytri.com
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