Running & Walking: 2007 milestones, 2008 goals

[snowtulip]

My goals keep changing, but since I just started running again, and I need time to get past this whole learning to swim thing, I'm going to keep my running goals short and simple.

Run 2x week - Once indoor (cuz it's cold!) and once on the trails. With a minimum 7 miles for the week. Doing a 5K with a friend in Feb.

Could increase once I get past the swim hurdle.

[teigyr]

My goals keep changing, but since I just started running again, and I need time to get past this whole learning to swim thing, I'm going to keep my running goals short and simple.

Run 2x week - Once indoor (cuz it's cold!) and once on the trails. With a minimum 7 miles for the week. Doing a 5K with a friend in Feb.

Could increase once I get past the swim hurdle.

Yeah, I know how that is. Trust me on this. I went through that "omg, the tri is in two weeks and I haven't been in a pool yet" crisis situation!

Can you swim at all? Or do you just need to work on it? It'll get there and to be honest, it compliments running perfectly. You don't want to run every day so it is a wonderful cross-training activity.

//threadjack over

[kelownagirl]

My goals keep changing, but since I just started running again, and I need time to get past this whole learning to swim thing, I'm going to keep my running goals short and simple.

Run 2x week - Once indoor (cuz it's cold!) and once on the trails. With a minimum 7 miles for the week. Doing a 5K with a friend in Feb.

Could increase once I get past the swim hurdle.

You and me both. My private swim coach lessons start January 7th

[tattiefritter]

After a particularly slothful December and Christmas I am just reviewing my year so it was timely to find this thread.

2007 Highlights

Starting trail running and doing the Coniston and Ullswater trail races.
Hitting my 500 running mile target despite a few injury problems.
Getting a new 10K PB (not sub- 50 yet)
Joining a running club.


2008 Goals:

600 miles running, going to try to aim for 3 runs a week, 70 miles a month but 600 miles gives me some leeway for the inevitable set backs.

At least 4 trail races (have entered a series already ), the biggie being Garburn in May: 14 miles

A half marathon in June hopefully, hoping for sub 2 hours.

A sub-50 min 10 K

To start speedwork with the club and represent them at some local races, help out with race marshalling etc.

And the most important, to not let my cycling or climbing slip like I did this year. I'm aiming for 1800 cycling miles and a minimum of two rides a week as I've noticed that my general fitness has suffered without the cycling and my strength and flexibility suffers without climbing.


Think that's enough to be going on with....

[limewave]

2007 Highlights:
I averaged 8:35 min/miles at a 5k while pushing dd in the baby jogger!

2008 Goals:
A sub 25 min 5k race
A sub 55 min 10k race
And a 2:05:00 1/2 marathon

[DirtDiva]

Hmmm.

I have come to really enjoy running when I go regularly, but it's just hard when I take the sporadic approach I have been since about May. I felt a lot fitter at Easter than I do now! So, yeah, my overall goal is simply to run regularly, perhaps three times a week when there's lots of daylight and twice when there ain't. I ought to come up with some more specific goals for some motivation, but I haven't thought about that yet. (All my goals for this summer were mtb related, and then I went and broke my bike. ) Maybe a 5k or two around March? Some 10s later in the year? I don't have any desire to train for a marathon.

[DrBadger]

OK, I am going to jump in and join the runners here also....

I started running more regularly this past year and greatly improved my speed and distance. NOw running 4-6 miles for a reqular run at ~9:30-10 min/mile. I completed my first organized run, the 12k Bay to Breakers in SF. Loved that and so signed up for my first half-marathon.

For 2008, I want to complete my first half-marathon (the one I signed up for in 2007), which is on Jan 14 after that, we will see, hopefully do at least one more half-marathon (not sure about saying I want to do a marathon yet, will see in ~ 2 weeks!) I would really like to go back to CA and do the SF half in July. I would also like to increase my speed a bit in the next year.

Happy running!

[Grog]

That's a hard one.

My first response for the "highlight" was : my 10-mile run with my sweet partner on the Wildwood trail in Portland's Washington/Forest Park. I think about it first because it's most recent. But I think it highlights the year's achievements: I have increased distance and endurance to very reasonable 10k and half-marathon finishes, I can run further and faster, in adversarial conditions (that trail is a roller coaster!!!!!! and it was muddy too) and not turn around and go back home. And actually enjoy it. It's a new way for me to see the world. But the real highlight was probably the overall increasing of the distance I run, and finding myself actually WANTING to go for a run.

There is no marathon in my near future, but in 2008 I wish to become a faster mid-distance runner, and still enjoy running. I will keep periodizing, i.e. running only half of the year and cycling the other half, as soon as the sun comes out.

[Wahine]

'07 Highlight - negative split on the marathon at Ironman Canada.
'08 Goal - my fastest 10 km ever at an Olympic distance race.

On that note... I should head out for a run.

[Shiraz]

2007 Highlights:
Six 1/2 marathons in 9 months, one per month from August to December. I set a new PR of 2:01 and improved my time from an average time of 2:09. I found a training plan that works for me and I learned to do interval training and temp runs. I placed in my age group at the home town 1/2 marathon.

I made a new friend "Yellow" through Team Estrogen!!

2008 Goals
Continue to run without injury
Sub 2:00 1/2 marathon in Salt Lake City in April
Complete one or two duathlon (Boise has one in May)
Little Red Riding Hood Bike Century in June
Diet Training on days that I am working and can not physically train

[HappyAnika]

2007 Highlights:

-I learned to really enjoy running by building slowly to keep pesky knees happy, and keeping heart rate down to build a base.
-Longest run ever of 5 miles.
-First sprint tri.
-Second 5k race done at 26 weeks pregnant with no walking.

2008 Goals:

-Ease back into running injury free after baby is born. (This is harder than it sounds due to the fact that my knees are already unhappy carrying the extra weight. I will need to be extra careful until I'm back close to my normal weight).
-Get baby jogger and take little one out regularly for runs.
-Second sprint tri, June or July.
-First 10k race, Sept. or Octoberish.

[indysteel]

Having just done my first run in 13 years this past Sunday, my only goal right now is to run again this Sunday (and hopefully tonight at the gym). I'm seriously in the baby-step phase. My mind starts to implode otherwise.

I love reading everybody else's goals though. I wish you all a successful and injury-free 2008.

[emily_in_nc]

Beginning/sporadic runner here with very modest accomplishments and goals, but here they are:

2007 highlight: longest distance run ever - 4 miles.

2008 goal: up my longest distance to 5 miles.

I have no desire to race as I am slow; I just enjoy the process and the runner's high that follows!

Emily

[northstar]

2007 Highlight:
Running my first 5k
Doing my first duathlon, and running both runs without stopping!
Learning that I CAN run, period!

2008 Goal:
Be ready to run the Grey Ghost 5k in October after having a baby in July! Wish me luck.

[HillSlugger]

I started running in October of 2006 so that I could do triathlons in 2007. I fought through ankle pain that got fixed up with custom orthotics. My highlight was running a 5k race in June with a PB time and pace. Unfortunately, I twisted and sprained my ankle in that race and took a tumble. This injury set back my entire training calendar and I think it also set up my knee issues. Anyhow, I ended up running 250 miles last year and I have a goal of 350 miles this year. I'm also determined this year to run the entire 5k portions of my triathlons. No injuries!