Sunday, November 15, 2009

Random thoughts on "the plan"

SO, my goal this year is to set realistic but challenging goals and to actually accomplish them!

I do not have a mileage goal.

But I do have a race goal:

In 2010 I will run (not walk) a half-marathon.

I will likely shoot for the spring since the winter here is the best time to train. I have a few races I am looking at, I just have to talk to my husband and see which one he thinks will work for us, since they all involve travel.

Right now I am training for a 5k. I am going to walk/jog one here in December and then RUN one in January - right before we go home for a visit. I will look at doing one while I am in St. Louis as well. We shall see.

And then I will begin my training for the half. I may stretch out my training by doubling up weeks in the beginning in order to simply get more miles on my legs before I build too much, if that makes sense. (My husband's suggestion - being the long distance coach that he is, I always ask him for training advice!) That being said, some of this depends on the date of my Half. But for the sake of my endurance, I may really need to!

I will keep you posted.

5 comments:

  1. Great goals! You should look for some 10k races as well just to ease into the half racing distance. That's what I'm doing... it just seems like a natural progression. Good luck!

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  2. You are totally right. I do plan on the 10k... but I just keep forgetting to write it down! Silly me! Yes, along the way, when training for my 13.1 I do plan on having smaller/shorter races (5 & 10s) in the mix to help keep me on track. Thanks again, Lisa!

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  3. A Spring Half is a GREAT plan. It's such a great distance. Challenging enough to make you work for it and feel super accomplished, but not so far that it completely takes over your life!

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  4. Look forward to keeping up on your traiing for the half! Hope your cold is a mild one.

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  5. Those are the best kind of goals!

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