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My Topic this week is: Looking Ahead to 2020
I’m not into goals but last January, I posted about my plans for 2019 and last week, I reflected on them.
I didn’t do so well but that did not discourage me from setting in motion some plans for the coming year.
(Warning: I wrote this post before my sore foot woes and I decided not to delete it cuz you never know…)
1. Run 1000 miles.
It’s a number that I strive to meet each year. I may or may not reach it but I should come close if I have been running consistently all year and I have not gotten injured.
2. Add another physical activity to my life besides running.
I’d prefer it to be tennis but that will probably not happen until I retire or get a different job.
So I’d like to take a yoga class now and then, go for lunchtime walks or even hit the gym.
this instructor is my favorite – she has monthly 2 hour sessions on different parts of the body – geared toward runners
3. Participate often in local running group runs.
This was an unexpected activity from last year. I ran in many of the ARE summer trail runs. I started late because I hesitated on joining this group. I plan go to ALL of them this year even if my friends are not going.
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I also started attending some other group runs such as SOAR and Ice Cream Runs. If they are scheduled again, I plan to participate.
4. Set a PR or Course PR at any distance.
Realistically I think PRs may be out of reach as I age or my foot continues to be a problem.. But since I often run the same races, possibly I can improve at one race.
maybe at Race to the Lakes 15k?
And first time races or distances do not count lol.
5. And finally…. Run a Half Marathon 15K or Half Marathon Every Month.
Yes, you heard that right. Twelve Distance races in Twelve Months.
(Ok maybe I jinxed myself when I came up with the Half Marathon goal in November – right afterward, my foot started to hurt… so I edited the goal to include 15ks as well)
So it may not happen but it will be fun trying (virtual ones count.)
- January – Fred LeBow Half Marathion in NYC or Winter Series #4 15k
- February – ZOOMA Bermuda Half Marathon
- March – NYC Half Marathon
- April – Helderberg 2 Hudson Half Marathon
- May – Sacandaga or Steel Rail Half Marathon
- June – Race to the Lakes 15k
- July – Boilermaker 15k?
- August – a virtual 15k
- September – Adirondack or Palio Half Marathon
- October – Finger Lakes or Smuttynose Half Marathon
- November – Stockadeathon 15K
- December – Ted Corbitt 15K or Palm Beach Half Marathon?
Feel free to recommend some…
Happy Running! Any goals or plans for 2020? When you get injured, do you re-write your goals? Please share.
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Gosh I hope your foot is feeling well enough to run the half in Bermuda. Of course there are shorter distances they’ll let you switch to if you need to.
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Yes. I may just do the 10k which right now would be painful enough. Are you going?
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Great goals! The last one is amazing and audacious! Good luck and stay healthy!!!
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Well. Not healthy now. So I laugh at what I thought I could do this year. Pretty sure 1 and 5 will never happen. But that’s ok. I’m not actually a goal oriented person.
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My goals are very different, but that’s what makes the world go round — we all have different goals. I’ll be happy if I get to the one half I’m signed up for, and have no desire to be training hard the whole year.
Good luck with your goals.
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Well I don’t train hard. I feel that racing can be done for fun. I agree. I would not want to be worry about finish times and training plans the whole year.
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Sounds like an exciting year ahead! That’s an impressive list of races. Fingers crossed that the foot is back to 100% soon.
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Yes. Very ambitious. It’s ok if they don’t happen.
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Running in Bermuda sounds fabulous! The NYC half was my favorite. I hope you enjoy it too!
The times I was injured, I did not re-write my race plans because my race registrations and accommodations were already paid for so i made myself run anyway. Perhaps not the smartest decision. If they were local races I probably would have DNS. Thanks for linking up! -M
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Sounds like me.
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Do you really have that many 15K’s to choose from? Lucky gal!!! They are very few and even farther between in my area. The few that I occasionally see are combined 5K’s and 10’s…which are fun, but I’d like to do a complete 15K race course someday. Good luck with your foot’s healing!
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I love that distance. But not that many.
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1000 miles in a year is always my ‘loose goal’. Last year was a nope. Hoping that 2020 is a fresh start!
Hoping your foot lets you do the same.
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Me too. It’s my very loose goal.
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I hear you on no longer being able to set PR’s as we get older. I think course PR’s on repeat courses should count though! Here’s hoping your foot heals quickly and lets you get after those great goals for 2020!
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I hope so too…so far no change…it still hurts.
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