What are your short term and long term goals?

[joenali]

Short term: walk in a shoe and start running again (within the month!)

Long term: Lose 10-15 pounds, work on strength and speed in swimming, biking and running. I really want to win some age group races!

 Sign up for a few races, not sure when, maybe November? Maybe hobble through a late summer triathlon? Not sure about the last, but could maybe swim as part of a relay!

ETA: Not running within the month, but short term, maybe September, October.

[ktzmoh]

Short term: complete my first tri in 2 weeks! and rebuild my mileage after a break from running
Medium term: rebuild my running speed, work hard on my bike fitness, and figure out how to swim faster
Long term: ironman of course.

I'm working up the nerve to swim from alcatraz to SF and thinking about maybe stretching for a century ride in the Fall. I have no running races on my schedule at all until March next year...

[Susie]

2015: 1. Deliver a healthy Hobbes in November. 2. Keep total pregnancy weight gain <35 lbs., and preferably <30 lbs.

2016: 1. Get back in shape after Hobbes. 2. Figure out how to train with a baby and a demanding career. 3. Ride a century.

2017+: 1. Break 6 hours for 70.3. 2. Someday, finish a 140.6.

[Wines Not Whines]

Short term: Get back on the wagon with diet and exercise after we get back from vacation.

Mid-term: Get on track with marathon training and try to enjoy marathons 7 and 8 in the fall; lose ~10 pounds (exact number TBD dspending on vacation weight gain

Long term: Stay healthy; get faster; re-learn how to swim and start swimming

[venice2007]

Short term:
Get thru this month injury free and to my next 100 miles
Get thru the summer slump in yoga and thru all the classes I'm subbing til sept

Long term:
finish these 2000 miles healthy/injury free and start thinking about a fitness cert to teach fitness classes

Longer term:
Work on speed
Travel races for 2016
Get back to strength training after my 2000 miles are done

[starryfish]

short term: lose 10-20 lbs. Get back into running 3-5 days a week
long term: complete a couple half-marathons. Maybe another marathon? Goal is to lose 30 lbs total

I am registered for a december and january 1/2 marathon. (I used to run half marathons a couple years ago a lot....just got out of it from crossfit)

[G22]

Short term:

- survive moving overseas at 33 weeks pregnant
- have a healthy baby
- start running again post baby

Long term:

- lose baby weight and get back in shape
- work my way up to a marathon again. Maybe late 2016, early 2017 depending on how hard it is to get myself back in racing shape.
- Dip my toes into swimming/cycling in hopes of trying a tri

[katyintx]

Short term: keep some sort of fitness through biking and running for the next 6 weeks. After that build a solid base so I can go into "racing" (I use that term loosely) season fast and strong and healthy.

2016: Sub-4 marathon, 1:47 half.

[cinco]

Short term/2015:
Kick butt in my Summer races (2 8k's, a 10k, and 1-2 5k's)
PR my September half
Volunteer at least 2 more times

Mid term/2016:
Sub 1:30 half
Volunteer 3x's
75%+ age graded for 5k-10k (at least 2x for racing team reqt.'s)

Long term:
Stay healthy
Have fun

[juliabug]

Short Term: rehabilitate my knee, 2 sprint triathlons, 40 bike to the coast,

2016: my first half marathon, a HIM if my half marathon doesn't kill me

Long Term: keep my body & mind fit, set a good example for my kids

[secretlyevil]

Short-term: Stay positive, focused, patient and smart as I move forward with getting back into it.

Mid-term: Get rid of the flab and have a fantastic half at Space Coast. Be strong and able to do Keys 100 in May (ah my gah will it be hot)

Long-term: Strong, tight and not as heavy. I want to be a strong runner on my keys ragnar 2017 team.

I used the word strong so many times, but that's what I want overall to be strong and healthy.

[zoidberg]

Short term: get back to cycling and running. I am tantalizingly close, my new (awesome) PT has given me a benchmark for when I can try to go back on the bike and I feel like it could be in the next month or so.

Long term: Mt. Taylor Quad!

[itsme]

Short: Stay in running shape for my next half in October. Try to enjoy that half because it's loops.

Long: Continue to run halfs and keep up CrossFit. Lose around 15-20lbs or more. No exact number. I'll know when I reach it. I'm overweight and it shows.

[boston340]

Short: continue practicing yoga and gain more flexibility. Prep for fall half marathon (I will be doing it run/walk style).

Long term: finish the next 6 classes of my MBA program! Maintain my weight (that's all I can realistically handle right now).

[sadlebred]

Short term: Keep riding in the heat. Watch ALL.THE.TOUR.DE.FRANCE!!!!

Mid Term: Pick up some fitness for cyclocross season and build through the season.

Long Term: Kick some serious backside at the Cyclocross National Championships in Jan. 2016.

[emilyj]

Short term: PR a sprint Tri. Do well in my upcoming Oly and 70.3 and 4.4 mile OWS.

Mid: Lose weight. No excuses.

Long: Ironman in 2016!
And not embarrass myself at the Charleston half.

[tevagirl]

Short: finish 5k
Mid: run full 5k, loose more weight, start weight training
Long: still have 50ish pounds to loose, maybe run a 10k, feel heathy/fit

[niq]

Short term: run a 10k in 46:30 this August
Long term: half iron man before I turn 40

[Deleted]

Short: continue my half marathon streak for as long as possible. Currently done 5 halfs in <5 weeks. Record I think is 9 for me.

Long: tone up more, gain a bit of muscle. Maintain weight - am now 125lbs, down from 142lbs. I think I'm the right weight now.

[labbie]

Short: stay healthy and manage extra stress at work over the next few weeks, finish my second sprint tri in 2 weeks, stay injury free until my fall half

Medium: marathon, trail races, build strength and incorporate speed and hill work into my running

Longer: ultra in 2017 and deciding whether it's on trails or a local road one that seems really awesome; do the cycle the Erie canal week when I get a better bike and more vacation time





Sent from my XT1080 using proboards

[trigal]

Short term: go under 13 hours at IMMT, but I'd be happy with going under 13:30.

Long term: Start strength training again without re-aggravating the muscle strain in my back; drop 10-15 pounds

[runblondie26]

Eh, nothing in particular. After this baby is born I just want to lose the weight and get back into a somewhat regular exercise routine.

I recently discovered a local half marathon offers a legit, judged racewalk division. I won't be ready for it this October, but I think I want to give it a shot next year for S&G's. It's been 15 years since I've done it competitively. (Yep, it's on joenali )

[CallingAllAngels]

Short term:
PR my triathlon this weekend
Complete an Olympic triathlon
sub-2:20 HM

Medium term (2016-17):
Run a marathon
sub-60 min 10K
Metric century
do one leg of a 70.3 relay (I don't really care which, though I would prefer the swim or bike)

Long term (2017 and beyond):
Century ride
A stand-alone OWS race
An ultra?
Maybe a 70.3 in several years

[joenali]

Jul 15, 2015 8:05:51 GMT -5 runblondie26 said:

Eh, nothing in particular. After this baby is born I just want to lose the weight and get back into a somewhat regular exercise routine.

I recently discovered a local half marathon offers a legit, judged racewalk division. I won't be ready for it this October, but I think I want to give it a shot next year for S&G's. It's been 15 years since I've done it competitively. (Yep, it's on joenali )

Yes! I love this!

[sitnspin]

Short Term:  Take at least one yoga class per week for myself.

Long Term:  Hire more instructors and teach less at my studio.  That was my main goal when we opened and I am teaching half as much as I did years ago.

[clseale]

Short Term:
- Run Boston
- PR a half
- PR a full...maybe Savannah. I'm going to see how my long runs go. I still might just do the half. I'd like to go sub-3:25

Medium Term:
- Have a baby and stay active

Long Term:
- Sub 3:20 full
- Sub 1:35 half
- I still think Boston2BigSur would be a fun challenge
- International Marathon
- Try a tri

[mrshandy]

Short term -
Sub 1:40 Half
PR a 5K
Give it my all at MCM
Run an awesome race at Boston

Long term-
Take a lap swimming class
Buy a bike
Complete a triathlon

Way long term -
Ironman!

By the way, I love these posts. It really puts things in perspective for me and inspires me to put my goals out there.

[farfalla2011]

Short term -
Continue on my current motivation streak of healthy eating and exercising. Train for a 68 mile ride in September. Also, try to drop the pesky 5-10 pounds that just keep hanging on. Add back in a little bit of strength training.

Long term -
Continue running, biking and pick up swimming. I wanted to do a tri in June and I bailed because of stupid life stuff. I want to do a sprint sometime in 2016. Eventually ride a century with DH.

[labbie]

Jul 15, 2015 8:05:51 GMT -5 runblondie26 said:

Eh, nothing in particular. After this baby is born I just want to lose the weight and get back into a somewhat regular exercise routine.

I recently discovered a local half marathon offers a legit, judged racewalk division. I won't be ready for it this October, but I think I want to give it a shot next year for S&G's. It's been 15 years since I've done it competitively. (Yep, it's on joenali )

This is so cool! My niece is a racewalker and is really good- I'd love it if our area had this so she could race with me. I think her racewalking pace is faster than my running, lol.

[runblondie26]

Jul 15, 2015 9:12:11 GMT -5 labbie said:

Jul 15, 2015 8:05:51 GMT -5 runblondie26 said:

Eh, nothing in particular. After this baby is born I just want to lose the weight and get back into a somewhat regular exercise routine.

I recently discovered a local half marathon offers a legit, judged racewalk division. I won't be ready for it this October, but I think I want to give it a shot next year for S&G's. It's been 15 years since I've done it competitively. (Yep, it's on joenali )

This is so cool! My niece is a racewalker and is really good- I'd love it if our area had this so she could race with me. I think her racewalking pace is faster than my running, lol.

Lol, I think it's neat you even know what it is! Out of curiosity, what part of the country does she live in? I know it's popularity limited to specific regions. I'm going to guess Long Island, NY area?