Running Goals for 2014
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My running goals are probably directly linked to my goal of going to the mid range weight for my height. I believe it will make a difference. Giving myself about 3 months to do so as its about 10-15lbs. Going to be challenging as I'm doing a half in Jan, Feb, March, and April and possibly two in March. I get so hungry after those.
I won't run an official 5k till May.
5k goal: Under 27 minutes.
I am not too worried about time on my half right now. I did two in December and my time was 2:17 on both. Still into just "completing them"
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My main goal is to run a marathon in under 4:00. My best so far is 4:13 and I was very happy with it, but it's time to step it up and do some speedwork.
I'm going to follow a more aggressive plan this year with my goal time in mind. I'm thinking of giving up trying to find a free one and buying the Runners World 4 hour plan. Until now I've used the free Hal Higdon novice plans. If anyone has any better advice, feel free to let me know.0 -
My main goal is to run a marathon in under 4:00. My best so far is 4:13 and I was very happy with it, but it's time to step it up and do some speedwork.
I'm going to follow a more aggressive plan this year with my goal time in mind. I'm thinking of giving up trying to find a free one and buying the Runners World 4 hour plan. Until now I've used the free Hal Higdon novice plans. If anyone has any better advice, feel free to let me know.
Why not step up to the next level Higdon plan? His intermediate plans have a pretty good amount of mileage and his advanced plans include speed work.0 -
My goal is dead simple - to make sure that I run relatively constantly all year :-)0
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Hi! I'm new here!
Taking up distance running has been wonderful, but there have been a few negatives. My goals are to try to correct some of the things that distance running has done to my body. So... to that end....
1. Lose about 10 of the 15 lbs I've put on since taking up ultrarunning, and figure out how to keep it off.
2. Work on my upper body strength, which has drastically decreased. I USED to have small children, and I got a lot of strength from lifting them. Now they are too old to carry and I'm practically a skeleton up top.0 -
I'm new to posting, but love to run
I'm somewhat newer to running...really got back into it last year. My goals are modest to say the least...
*Run 5k in under 30 minutes.
*Run my first half (training for that now)...don't really care about the time yet.
*Actually sign up for a race and run it. I've never done that, so I'm thinking this year I'll get at least one, hopefully more!0 -
Hi. I'm new to the site and new to the group. I ran my first marathon last year: The Asheville City Marathon. I took it on short notice and only trained for 2 months. I finished but it wasn't great. At the halfway mark I was on pace to finish under four hours but at mile 18 my thighs cramped and I spent the last 8 miles alternating between running and walking. I finished in 4:46:02.
My goals for this year are to run both of the marathons in my city: The Asheville Marathon at the Biltmore Estate and the Asheville City Marathon again and to finish both in under four hours. The first is in March and the second is in September. Looking more long term this is part of my goal to run the Mt. Mitchell Challenge 40-miler up to the peak of Mt. Mitchell in February of 2015.
Non-running goal: lose 40 pounds.0 -
1. Sub 20 min 5K, this is VERY ambitious as my current PR is 21:37, however, with a parkrun every Saturday I've got 52 shots at it
2. Sub 1:40 HM.. which I hope to achieve in March, then I will set a new goal
3. Sub 45 10K.. which I hope to achieve in Feb then set a new goal
4. STRETCH and stay injury free happy runner 0 -
sub 20 5k is my only goal. I have 29 seconds to shave off. I have a fast and flat 5k in 3 weeks so fingers crossed!0
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PR my half marathon time in March race.
Run my first marathon in July.
Run Ragnar in July...one week after my first full marathon (please don't judge me).
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1. 1000 Miles
2. Run 2 Half-Marathons sub 2:00 in the fall.0 -
I'm determined to train more consistently this year. I'm shooting for 1000 miles and I'd love to smash a few PBs!0
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Hi, everyone! I only became a runner in 2013, so setting running goals is a very odd feeling. :-)
1) Complete my first half marathon in April. If I can do it in under 3 hours, that would be a bonus, but I'm really just focused on finishing and enjoying the first-time experience.
2) Address some of the nagging little discomforts I experience, like strengthening my upper body so I don't get that pain between my shoulder blades after a long run.
3) Run at least 50 miles each month.
4) Slowly improve my 5K time. I don't really care about being a speed demon, but my 5K times were 33:30 and 34:49. I'd like to get down to around 32 minutes this year, but I won't be working on that until the summer I think.0 -
What are everyone's running goals for 2014?
Two parkruns per month - 5Km benchmark runs
Bring my 5K time down to 25 Mins
Sub 55 10K
Three 10K races later in the year - possibly London parks 10K series
Towards the end of the year making a decision about whether to go for a Half
Injury free - This is probably the key one, I've had broken ankles on both sides and torn ligaments on the right so need to take it easy in terms of speed and distance increases. Notwithstanding that in nine months I've done nearly 600 miles so not too bad for a recent starter.0 -
2) Address some of the nagging little discomforts I experience, like strengthening my upper body so I don't get that pain between my shoulder blades after a long run.
This is probably caused by carrying too much tension in your shoulders and possibly holding your arms too high. Make a concerted effort to relax your shoulders and let them drop during the run and see if it makes a difference.4) Slowly improve my 5K time. I don't really care about being a speed demon, but my 5K times were 33:30 and 34:49. I'd like to get down to around 32 minutes this year, but I won't be working on that until the summer I think.
Consistently running more easy miles will improve your 5K times more than anything else right now. Just keep getting out there, running easy, and going a little further each time. Instead of 50 miles per month, try to gradually move that to around a 100 miles a month and you'll see dramatic improvements in your 5K time.0 -
1. Complete 4 HM (maybe a 5th, depends on if I get signed up in time or not, race got cancelled so last year has priority over this year).
2. Get base miles up to 30 MPW...steady.
3. Sub 02:15 HM time (current PR is 02:34)
4. Sub 30 minute 5K (current PR is 31:51)
5. Volunteer for at least 1 race each month.
6. 1000 miles run/walked this year.0 -
Ooh, fun!! Ok my primary goal for this coming year is to be able to train pain free and injury free!! And beyond that I would like to do a 21 minute 5k, a 45 minute 10k, a 1:45 Half and a 3:40 full. Might take more than a year to make those but I'm sure going to try!! I would also like to log 2000 miles in 2014. And I want to do a sprint Triathlon. It's going to be a busy year!
Twins! I too am looking to mainly get through the year without injuries.
Also, a 21 minute (or sub) is my goal as well as a sub 3:40 full. Awesome year ahead. Good luck!0 -
2) Address some of the nagging little discomforts I experience, like strengthening my upper body so I don't get that pain between my shoulder blades after a long run.
This is probably caused by carrying too much tension in your shoulders and possibly holding your arms too high. Make a concerted effort to relax your shoulders and let them drop during the run and see if it makes a difference.4) Slowly improve my 5K time. I don't really care about being a speed demon, but my 5K times were 33:30 and 34:49. I'd like to get down to around 32 minutes this year, but I won't be working on that until the summer I think.
Consistently running more easy miles will improve your 5K times more than anything else right now. Just keep getting out there, running easy, and going a little further each time. Instead of 50 miles per month, try to gradually move that to around a 100 miles a month and you'll see dramatic improvements in your 5K time.
I think I have my shoulders pretty relaxed, so I'm not sure if that's the issue. I was thinking it was more that I'm not standing up straight enough, and the rounded and arched shoulders & back were causing my pain. I tried running today with better posture and it seems to have helped a bit, so I'll keep experimenting!
And yowza, 100 miles a month! That just sounds like a crazy amount, but then, I can do so much more now than I could before, so I know it's possible--it's just a matter of whether I want to log that many miles with the time I have for exercising.
Thanks for the tips!0 -
I'm hoping to run a sub 4 marathon (I know I have one in me. The last marathon I ran in fall 2012 was a 4:01. UGH). I also want to race at least once a month. It would be nice to PR in the 10K and half, but I'm really focused on the sub 4 this year.0
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Nobody said "get a cool race pic" yet?
Get a cool race pic. There.0
