Hello! Welcome to Day 1 of RUN CAMP! Are you ready to rock it?!
Day 1 is easy – we’re setting our goals.
GOAL Big.
What are your running goals for this year?
What are your running goals for the next 21 days??
Fill out the Running Goals form.
Yes, take a step back into 1998 and actually print it out and write down your goals. It’s important that you see them. Even if you don’t want to talk about your goals with other people – you need to face them.
Stare those goals right in the eye and let ‘em know you’re coming for it.
Next – make a plan to achieve your goal.
If your goal is to PR later in the year there are still things you should be doing now to get fitter, faster, stronger and better. Get on it.
If your goal is to run a certain distance race find a training plan that lines up with your current fitness level and race timing.
If you are coming back from an injury – make a plan to get healthy and back to 100%.
If you are new to running and just want to get started – find a plan that will work for you. That could be a couch to 5K plan or deciding to run 2 times a week in addition to whatever else you have going on.
Set a goal –> Identify a plan –> Go for it.
It’s okay to be scared. It’s okay to be slow. It’s not okay to stop.
On the next two Sundays we’ll come back to the Running Goals form and set mini-goals for the week.
Join the Running Camp Facebook Group to chat with other runners/eaters/repeaters. The forms are there too in case you missed them in the email.
Happy Running! See you there!!
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Speaking of goals… I went to a birthday party for our friends’ 1 year old Saturday.
They did a Chinese tradition of having everyone bring something that represents what you do. Lil Maxwell was set in front of all the objects people brought and we watched what he chose. This choice is said to give us a peek into his future. How fun is that?!
I brought my medal from the LA Marathon. I figured it would be enticing since it’s shiny.
He didn’t pick the medal. It’s probably for the best, marathons are just a lot of blisters, sweat and tears.
But I loved this game! Our friends said the original way they do it is to include celery, onion and an orange – each representing a different positive trait. He picked two things!! He’s going to be an overachiever. Maxwell picked a brain and an object from a 3D printer that Ben brought.
I let them talk about brains and 3D stuff while I ate all the delicious party food.
Note – the panda pinata in the background. It was so cute – when a kiddo would walk by it they would either pull off some of the paper or give it a lil hit. They knew it wasn’t time to really break it, but they also knew ‘this is okay to hit’. So cute.
My runs this weekend were good thanks to the cool weather. But I had to switch it up a bit because the party started super early on Saturday.
Run Camp Day 1– My goals this year is to PR in the marathon. That is a super big, scary goal. I really have to eat, sleep and breathe training HARD to hit it. My goal for the next 21 days is to stick to my training plan, run really hard and push myself and get enough sleep.
Question: What is your running goal for the year? What is your goal for the next 21 days?
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So, maybe I’m just super aggressive, I don’t know. But I have two goals. One is to do a 10K race in March. It’s on super hilly terrain and I have no idea if I’ll be able to do it, but I’m two days away from making the commitment and then I’m in 100%. I was looking at your 10K training routine and I think I can handle it. It’s super cold here, so I don’t see myself running outside. I’m going to have to suck it up on the treadmill at the gym, which is hard for me. But I’ll try.
My second goal is really a little bit of a pipe dream. But that is do do a 1/2 marathon by the end of October. There is one in May that may be a little too soon for me to do, but if I can do one in October, I’ll be really excited.
My goal for January is to improve my time. I run about 9:30 mile and I want to get it down to 9:00.
My goals for the year are to join a running club and get my distance up to where I can run a 15k. My 21 day goal is to be consistent with running 3 days a week(2 short and 1 long) instead of the one a week mediocre run ice had the past few weeks.
Love that quote! First thought was ” this should be my new mantra!” second thought was “ill get winded trying to say all that” hahaha
Also my goal is to stretch more! My legs feel so heavy and tight when i dont stretch after a run and i feel like it negatively effects my next run.
Ha!!
My longest consistent run is 10 miles, so I’d like to beat that this year. I’m following a Half-Marathon training plan that I’ve used as a guide a couple times in the past, but now I’m making myself follow it strictly from start to finish.
My 2017 goal is to speed up my pace, race more, and maybe run a half marathon.
are you still working with a running coach and/or following a specific training plan? Would love to read more about it if you are!
This should be fun! My 2017 goal is to run a 10 mile race (the Cherry Blossom race in DC). My January goal is to stick with the training.
Since I stopped running after my 3k race last month, I hope to run 3k again by June and 5k by December! They’re very minimal distances and I’ve run much longer, but that was four years ago and I want to start slow so I don’t freak myself out.
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