2012 Goals Results

Running

• Run a sub-4 marathon.  Not even close.  I ran 1 marathon for fun, and dropped from the full to the half in my two goal marathons.
• Run 200 miles in a month.  I think I hit 140 last spring before realizing I didn't have nearly as much time to put in to running.
• Run 1500 miles for the year.  Uh no.
• Run a sub 1:50 half marathon.  Nada.
• Break 49 in a 10k.  I didn't even run a 10k.  What in the world.
• Finally nab the 22:xx 5k.  Or a 5k
• Run 100 miles in each month.  5/12 I lasted until May.  Definitely a goal I'd like to repeat for 2013!  Although I may be setting myself up for failure if June and July classes are anything like they were in 2012.

Fitness

• For the love of God develop a weight routine.  Even if that means getting a personal trainer for a session or two.  YAY!  I started going to circuit weights!
• Practice yoga more. Attend all the studios in town so you don't have that "first timer fear" holding you back from going when you have time and gift certificates to attend!  WHOO!!  I attend a weekly yoga class and practice pretty regularly on my own.
• Remember to do core work outside of bikini season.  It'll make you a stronger runner.  DING DING!  Realizing this will also help with my injuries, I've been doing better with this.
• Remember your daily vitamins...uh...daily.  50/50  If I'm running 40+ miles a week, I'm pretty diligent about taking it.  Otherwise, nada.

Brain

• Maintain a 4.0 for grad school.  Winner winner.  4.0 through Fall 2012 semester.  (And for the record, I'm prouder of this than any PR I could've set.)
  
• Don't get overwhelmed by the stress of school (particularly spring 2012 and summer 2012, as I've been told they're intense). Continue to be thrilled that you're following your dream.  Uh fail on #1, win on #2.  Overwhelmed continues to be my middle name.  1000% worth it though.
• Read 52 books.  I read 61 in 2011, but I was only in school for 4 months.  I think one a week is a tough enough goal with that factored in.  Uh..... 110 and counting.  This clearly was a non-issue.  I saw reading "for fun" as still furthering my future career marketability, so if I wasn't studying on my lunch break/before bed, I was reading for fun.
• Don't let my "to-read" list on goodreads exceed 200 books.  It's currently at 170ish.  So I need to finish at roughly the same rate as I add them to that list.    300+ and counting.  But that's just because I've found so many great books to add!  
• Don't start anymore book series until the currently started ones are completed:  Pretty Little Liars (7/11), Dexter (1/5), Sookie Stackhouse (7/11), Uglies (3/4), Matched (2/3), Divergent (1/3).  Uh no.  There are so many great series out there.  Clearly I need to read them ALL.

Personal

• Keep a more organized and tidy apartment to further ready myself for future pug bestie(s).  No, I'm still a mess of a mess, but little pug doesn't chew on anything so I haven't felt the need to change.  Now if we brought home a pug brother or sister.....
• Keep plugging away at the101 in 1001 project.  Did some work on this, especially in the last 6 months!
• Complete Project 365.  To be honest, I forgot I was doing this until I looked at this list in late November.  So yeah, I failed.
• Plan a fall 2013 graduation vacation present and start setting aside $$ for it asap.  I'm toggling between the Athens Marathon or the Goofy Challenge.  Quite the difference, I know.  //I'm toying around with some ideas.  We'll see what I land on.  It won't be as fancy or expensive as Athens or Goofy though.  Sadsies.
• Man up and get your wisdom teeth removed.  (eep!)  Fail.  Still holding on to my wisdom!

Go Go Gadget 100 Miles

I have a tendency to dream big and fall short on the execution.  Or maybe I just get scared of my goals and quit rather than fail.  Either isn’t opportune, I realize.

One of the goals I set for myself in 2012 was to run 100 miles each month.  For the most part, this isn’t a “tough” goal.  Looking back over my training log the last 3 years, I typically nail 100 mile months ¾ of the time.  My main months that I struggle are May (typically marathon month, thus usually broken recovery month), June (dear God, I’m actually sweating out of my eyeballs, running blows, I’m taking up backgammon), and December (I’m wearing so many layers and the ground is covered with so much snow+ice that I can’t possible run further or faster than 2 miles in 30:00/mile pace). 

Since I was running two half marathons this month instead of a marathon, thus lowering my chances of being broken, I didn’t think it’d be a big deal.  Until I had the calf knot from hell the beginning of the month, which took me out of commission for almost a week (and I must’ve been lazy for at least a day or two in there, because I literally have 7 days where there was 0 miles ran, 40 miles biked, but 0 ran… :/).  And then you take it somewhat easy race week, 2-3 mile shake out.  After Brookings my IT bands were pretty tore up, so it took me until Wednesday to get in a run (that hurt), and then a nice shake out (and by nice I mean 95 degrees at 11am with Jenn, where we had to take WALK BREAKS on our 2 mile shake out because the humidity was so thick and we were both so sick that ZOMG WE CAN’T BREATHE.  No, the amount we drank at Curly’s Pub surely had nothing to do with this) the day before Green Bay. 

Luckily I feel free good post-race Green Bay, but now I ZOMG have to move my whole apartment this weekend and start classes next Tuesday!  I strategized a rough plan that should get me to 100 miles, and I will be trying my damndest to meet it.

Plan as follows:

Tuesday 2-3 (3 slooooooooooooow. Like I could’ve walk/ran faster probably.  Heat+wind, eat my hiney.)

Wednesday 6-7 (7.  Again, pretty darn slow.  I figure that running by HR is probably the best bet since I’m recovering from two races, and I’m guessing GB’s half took more out of me than I realize …uh race report STILL to come… promise).

Thursday 5 (2.5.  Had make up trial run for a wedding I’m a bridesmaid in August.  I looked gorg.  I also gorged on all the foods forgetting I had to run.  I pretty much walked the last 1.25 with some run breaks thrown in until my dinner was in my throat… pretty).

Friday 10

Saturday rest (moving!)

Sunday 7-8 (moving+wedding Saturday night *cough potential hangover cough* could really hinder this one).

Monday 10

Tuesday 2-3 (quick run in between work and class)

Wednesday 10. 

Looks challenging but not so much so that I’m terrified of it, which is probably the perfect amount of challenge (as I’m learning about myself).  Plus there’s some room for a double day of 2-4 miles if necessary.  So now that I’ve put this out there in the interwebz, I am accountable for my actions!  Yell at me via twitter when I’m whining that I’m tired, hungover, trapped in a box whilst unpacking (why I’d be trapped in there with my cell phone is beyond me…).

And I'm sorry, but could I have been anymore of an eyesore for the Brookings half?  Sweet Louisiana.... which way is the rave?!?!

Glad Ryan's got my back. (source)

2012 Goals

I prefer goals to resolutions, and I've been sitting on this post for a little while to make sure I'm not forgetting anything, but finally here are my goals for 2012.

Running

• Run a sub-4 marathon.
• Run 200 miles in a month.
• Run 1500 miles for the year.
• Run a sub 1:50 half marathon.
• Break 49 in a 10k.
• Finally nab the 22:xx 5k.
• Run 100 miles in each month.  Surprisingly tough. I always end up under in December.

**see right.... oh hai failed time goals for 2010 annnnnnd 2011.... uff**

Fitness

• For the love of God develop a weight routine.  Even if that means getting a personal trainer for a session or two.  
• Practice yoga more. Attend all the studios in town so you don't have that "first timer fear" holding you back from going when you have time and gift certificates to attend!
• Remember to do core work outside of bikini season.  It'll make you a stronger runner.
• Remember your daily vitamins...uh...daily.

Brain

• Maintain a 4.0 for grad school.
• Don't get overwhelmed by the stress of school (particularly spring 2012 and summer 2012, as I've been told they're intense). Continue to be thrilled that you're following your dream.
• Read 52 books.  I read 61 in 2011, but I was only in school for 4 months.  I think one a week is a tough enough goal with that factored in.
• Don't let my "to-read" list on goodreads exceed 200 books.  It's currently at 170ish.  So I need to finish at roughly the same rate as I add them to that list.
• Don't start anymore book series until the currently started ones are completed:  Pretty Little Liars (7/11), Dexter (1/5), Sookie Stackhouse (7/11), Uglies (3/4), Matched (2/3), Divergent (1/3).

Personal

• Keep a more organized and tidy apartment to further ready myself for future pug bestie(s).
• Keep plugging away at the 101 in 1001 project.
• Complete Project 365.
• Plan a fall 2013 graduation vacation present and start setting aside $$ for it asap.  I'm toggling between the Athens Marathon or the Goofy Challenge.  Quite the difference, I know.
• Man up and get your wisdom teeth removed.  (eep!)

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First run of marathon training last night; 8 miles with 4 at tempo pace.  Knocked out the tempo miles in 8:32, 8:14, 8:13, 7:55.  Sadly I think this many have been one of my last "yayzies I'm wearing shorts in the winter time" runs.  The cold and snow and winds a'comin'.  Drat.