Wow! everyone had a great 2014. I didn't do so much but I've been trying to fit everything in as I'm a new(ish) mum!

for 2015 I will be stepping it up...
10k - Apr in Brighton

10k - Bupa 10k in London (HAVE to beat previous time as when I did this race last year I have given birth 8 months before - I was quite heavy still!)

1/2 marathon - October Rock and Roll Portugal (thought I would combine it with a holiday!)

I have a few fitness and nutrition goals for 2015
1) Get down to goal weight (I was my lowest post-college weight last spring and then after some health issues and lots of excuses I am now about 10 lbs more. I know the # isn't everything, but I felt a lot better at last spring's weight).
2) Run the NYC half marathon in March (already signed up, I completed 3 half marathons in 2014)
3) PR a 5K race TBD
4) Train for and run my first full marathon in fall 2015 if spring training goes well.
5) Run 1,000 miles in 2015.

vcphil wrote: »

Holy fast

You're actually quite a bit faster, at least relatively. And pretty close to some significant milestones - sub 40 and sub 90 - are you going to break any of them in 2015? Based on your 5k time, you should be very close!

MeanderingMammal wrote: »

Trail half on the South Downs, West Sussex in early March - Only 200 runners
Hampton Court Palace half towards the end of March
Local trail 10K in April - This was my first race earlier this year so I'm keen to try it again.
Trail half down in Dorset in May - This is one of three events on the same day, so three years worth of racing to do all of them; Half, Marathon and 50K

Then probably easing back until September/ October when I'm thinking about marathon distance. There are two that I'm interested in and while I probably won't do both there are other events on the same days so I might do one of the others.

Salisbury 54321 is a set of trail 10K, HM, 30K, marathon and 50K
Clarendon Marathon/ half marathon - This is the trail half that I did in October, where I knackered my knee. The latter half is apparently the tougher running, so I've already done that, recognising that I haven't done it after warming up for 21km.

I'm more inclined to do the Clarendon marathon so subject to confirmed dates I'll do either the 10K or HM at Salisbury

So after picking up a viral infection in December I've had plenty of time on my hands to contemplate my plans, and I'm picking up a new carbon road bike tomorrow as well

Sack the trail half in March as my training got so curtailed at the end of the year I wouldn't have been ready. I'm only just back to consistent 10Km training runs midweek, so it would have been a mess. I also didn't get a place at Hampton Court in their lottery, which is a bit disappointing as on a flat course I think I could have got into the realms of 1:50.

The intentions now:

Winchester 10K in February is possible but I may be called on to deliver some military training that weekend at my reserve unit HQ.
Harewood Forest 10Km in March
The Ox Half Marathon in May
Salisbury 54321 - Marathon - August
Clarendon Marathon - October

And alongside that, some Parkrun 5Ks.

I've done some work on my Turbo over December and intend to keep that going until the weather improves enough to get out for a medium distance ride once a week or so. 40 miles or so of threshold work is good cross training and should help mitigate injury risk.

Last night I paid my registration for the Hillbilly Hike Half Marathon on November 7, 2015. While I plan to run a half prior to this one, this is the first one I've registered for. I'll also be running the Dam 2 Dam Half Marathon at the end of May but registration for that race hasn't opened yet.