Mid-year check in

[mrshandy]

How are you doing on your 2018 H&F goals?


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[mrshandy]

2018
1. Sub 1:40 half - Hopefully later this year at Richmond or Kiawah. I haven't been running much mileage lately or running very fast, but I hope I can do this.
2. PR my 10-miler - Done at the Parkway Classic. I'm damn proud of this.
3. Complete an Olympic triathlon - Done! Although I would like to improve my time.
4. Complete a half ironman - 7 1/2 weeks away (I'm a tad terrified)
5. Improve my swimming - I think I've done this, but I still feel like I have much more room for improvement.

[scm1011]

2018 goals:



1) Sub 1:55 half
nope, I've only run one half in 2018 and I finished in 1:56. Maybe in the fall if I'm allowed to run


2) Sub-24 5K
yes! I ran a 23:36 in June  


3) be better about cross training (for reals this time)
lol, no. I barely run nevermind cross-train


4) TTC #2
FET planned for next cycle (estimated September transfer)

[labbie]

2018 Goals: still developing, but I'm looking at a summer Ultra as my A-race, and possibly a late fall trail 50K. Some fun races sprinkled in- a du relay with a friend, possibly a sprint tri, etc.



Well, I was as noncommittal then as I am now, so.....goals met? Haha.

Actually my biggest goal of the year is being met, which was to run for fun. I certainly have been so far.

I am doing my summer Ultra this weekend, and planning on the fall race, but no du or tri in my plans.

[luckystar2]

I wanted to be injury free and actually run this summer. So far so good (fingers crossed). I had thought about 5k pr but that’s not happening. Super slow this year. Instead I’m training for a half. I had said I wanted to find a new normal so I don’t get injured. I’m hoping that means I can train for 1 half a year maybe??! I am just started to increase my mileage so I’m hoping my hips stay ok!

[secretlyevil]

2018 Goals:

Be happy and healthy
Enjoy my runs and workouts
Find a fun late fall, early winter half to focus my training on.
Focus on cross training which incorporates strength and yoga
Run 1,000 miles


Well...I’m currently at the most I’ve ever weighed, I was doing ok on goals earlier in the year and then I jacked myself up again so...

Working on core and recovery

I’m pretty much piss and vinegar these days mood wise. H has had some significant challenges this year and some other things have me dwelling more and more rather than letting go. However I think we’ve reached a turning point so I’m trying to be more optimistic overall.

Obviously at a low point but this check-in is a bit of a “shake it off” opportunity for me. I want to really move forward for the rest of the year.

ETA: Ugh...so whiny, sorry y'all.

[jade]

Complete 4 half-marathons, improving time at each one

2 out of 4 done, 3rd this weekend, PR at each so far

Bike to work consistently in the spring and summer

Yep! Been riding 2 to 3 times per week since May

Lose 10 pounds, hopefully 20?

I am down 23 lbs since Jan 1 so yay!

Get more sleep

Maybe? I am feeling less tired so that's good but can still improve on this one

Run at least 4 mornings a week

Yep!

Incorporate some kind of strength/resistance training into my running routine

Lol, no. I am totally unmotivated to work out at home. The only way this happens is if I sign up for something.

[itsme]

1. Maintain fitness
Mid-year - I my have slowed a little on running & at CF but I'm still at it.  If I meant maintain weight as well, I lost what I gained over the last few months of last year and have maintained it but I have lost some muscle (confirmed).

2. Sprint tri that I didn't end up doing this year. It'll be a first.
Mid-year - Eh, maybe. It's local so if I feel a hankering then I will.

[vcubergirl]

My goals for this year are:

PR the half marathon in Richmond - it's not until Nov, but I am on track to smash my old time

Do a sprint triathlon - done!

Do an unassisted pullup - ha. We'll see

Do an unassisted headstand - this is also a we'll see. But I'm giving myself some slack on these 2 because we were in a fairly bad car accident Dec 29th, and I lost a lot of upper body strength during the recovery process from that.

Century bike ride - I was planning on doing a century hosted by my gym, but we moved and I found out that I don't really car for cycling, so I may have to replace this with something else. Or just let it go. I am running an extra half marathon that I wasn't planning on, so maybe that will count.

Sub-30 5k - I've done this a few times on the treadmill and running outside, but not at an official race. I don't even know when I'll do another 5k, maybe Thanksgiving?

Lose the last 18-ish pounds - I haven't really lost anything, in fact I gained some, partly because of said car accident. But I have decreased my body fat percentage about 1%, so that's something at least.

[gt7301b]

Hmmm

Goal 2018: Half marathon and 10 miler PRs.... maybe another marathon, but I am not sure I want to commit to that one just yet.
I ran a solid half, but not a PR. For some reason the 10 miler PR is an elusive goal for me. Based on all my other paces my 10 miler should be faster, I don't know what the deal is.

I am on week 7 of Pfitz's 18/55 plan, so I plan to at least cross that one off the list.

[lilypad1126]

**Get faster. This is always a goal. I really want to break 1:50 for a half marathon. So, I need to figure out a plan for that. That would be an 8 minute PR, so while I want to do this, I’m not going to stress about it.

LOL for days! An 8 minute PR?!? WTH what I thinking? So far I have managed to just keep running, so uh, good thing I have a few more months on this? HAHAHA.


**Sign up for races early and often. I have my sights set on RNR DC (March), Pittsburgh (May), and then a local half in June. That’s not really going to help my speed I don’t think, but I also know that I’ll be more disciplined with a planned out schedule.

I ran RNR DC in 1:58 (see, no 8 minute PR there!) but not Pittsburgh or my local half (thanks WORK!). But I am running RNR Chicago this weekend (maybe I'm going to hit that magical PR there? LOL), and hopefully a half in October. Again, work might get in my way. I hate work. 


**Since I don’t have a marathon planned, try to actually ENJOY running.

This I have excelled on. I have enjoyed running so much this year. For real. Maybe don't read back through all my posts in the who's up weekend threads, b/c in the actual moment of heat and humidity, running feels awful, but overall, I've gotten back to enjoying this. So much so that I actually look forward to running again. So I'm doing something right.

[wambam]

2018 goals. Learn to play the guitar. This sound non-H&F but it is. My goal for 2018 is not to set enormous H&F goals. My goal is to do what I want and pursue other hobbies while still maintaining fitness.

I suck so hard at the guitar, but I'm still taking lessons. I have no big H&F goals. I run, lift, and yoga when I want. I still workout 6 days a week, but I do what I want.

[thom]

@vtcupcake -- I'm happy and impressed to see you've got some "yes" answers here in the midst of the no's that were out of your control. Hoping things come together on the running front this fall and winter. How are you doing right now?

secretlyevil -- I hope the year improves for you from here. Sometimes you really do need a shake-off and reset for things ahead. Sorry it's been a tough year.

Great job to everyone for setting goals and then following up here to check in and evaluate. That's hard in itself. Wishing you well in the 5.5 months ahead.

[thom]

1) Get pregnant. YES!! I'm 13 weeks and due in January.

2) April half marathon. Yup. And only a few minutes slower than last year on much slower training. I was quite happy with this race.

3) Make enough time for sweating, running, yoga, etc.
Well, I doubt I'll ever feel like I have ENOUGH time for working out and self care, but I'm doing ok.

4) N/A Definitely will not be doing a preggo fall marathon.

[mrshandy]

thom, Did I miss your announcement? If so, congrats!!!

[chw57]

Congratulations thom !!

My only goal was a 50k under 5:45...and maybe a road marathon.

I PRd the shit out of my 50K with a 5:12 and climbed Mt Hood a few weeks later. I am super happy about both of those things!

So far my only other race this year will be Hood to Coast, which I’m excited about because it’s my first relay and I just found out that the legs I’m doing are the same ones my dad did when he ran it in 1990!

[cinco]

My original thought is TERRIBLE, but let's see

1. Sub 1:10 at RRCA 10 miler (Feb) DH had to work so it was a DNS.
2. Sub 3:25 at Myrtle Beach (March) 3:28:03 and it was windy AF. It would have been damn near close without the gusts. I'm good with it. Plus I won my AG!
3. Course PR at Blue Ridge (April) YES!!!!
4. Sub 20:30 5k (Summer or Fall) No.
5. Sub 3:20 Marathon There's still Kiawah, but not likely! I don't want to do an intensive training cycle so I'm okay with that.
I’ll be happy if I come close!

Overall, not awful! It's only been May-current that things are not good on the H&F front. Not so long in the scheme of things.

[mysticmuffin]

Hmmmm

2018 Goals:

1. Solid training cycle for my deferred Sprint in October September.
    Haven't exactly started training.
2. Finish said Sprint, happy and healthy.
    TBD
3. Lose the baby weight and then some.
    I did this! And then put on ~10 lbs of breastfeeding weight. Oy.

[jene]

Be kind to myself about baby weight. Yes, I feel like this was a success. I’m now below my pre pregnancy weight for DS2, only a couple pounds away from my pre DS1 weight.
5K PR—um, probably not. Lol.
10 mile PR- eh, we’ll see. Maybe something magical will happen with my training this summer and TC10 mile will be kind to me
Half-meh, maybe?

[irene adler]

@thom, congratulations!

@vtcupcake, you are forever an inspiration to me (among so many others), and I am so proud to have run two races with you this year.

I didn’t have any goals I was ready to say out loud in January, but here goes.
Secret goal number 1) finally break the 60 minute mark on a 10K. I did it in February, after one truly epic 10K race Where I also also PRed my 5k distance.

Secret goal number 2) beat the five hour mark at Napa. LOL LOL oh LOL. That race went exactly like my training – the first 18 or so miles felt strong and amazing and then I fell off a gigantic cliff. I enjoyed my last 7 miles of sunshine and walking, but it was so damn slow .

Secret goal 3) start running with some new training groups. I have done this, and I’m very proud.


I am toying with the idea of running 40 half marathon distances between my 39th and 40th birthday. Half the number 1 will be Kiawah ( which is the day after my 39th birthday, a fact that will be very, very obvious to anyone I see), with number 40 on my 40th

[sadlebred]

My goals were very noncommittal.

1. Continue to get stronger on the bike. yep, going well so far.

2. Have fun at the 2018 Cyclocross National Championships. Ask me after they happen in Dec.

[emilyj]

2018:
This is going to be the year of the PR for me.
1. PR my half marathon
- We'll see at Kiawah

2. PR my Oly and 70.3 distances (I would say sprint, but I don't know if I'll actually do a sprint this year)
- Missed an Oly PR by :25 in May, on a much harder course than my PR was on. Nationals are coming up, so that's my next chance.
- 70.3 is September, so we'll see.
- I did PR my Sprint by a nice chunk last weekend.

3. Have a strong and kick ass showing at USAT nationals
- Pending.

4. Do the Ride Across Indiana in July
- I bailed on this in favor of adding a couple of tri's. The tri's are benefiting me more. Plus, the weather is supposed to be utter garbage in the state on Saturday (the day of the ride) so I'm not sad.

Basically, I'm still pending on a lot. I love my new coach and I am SO glad I made the switch.

[emilyj]

@vtcupcake Even with all the utter shit that got thrown at you and the bullshit you have had to deal with, you didn't give up. You still have "yes" on your list. I love you so hard. (((Hug)))

[Wines Not Whines]

Oh wow, I completely forgot about this. These were my goals:

1. Don't get injured!
2. Run a fall marathon
3. Maybe run a trail race in the spring
4. I haven't PRed at any distance since 2015, so it would be great to PR at something. Anything.

So far:

1. Define injured? I tore my meniscus in January. That really sucked. I also had some PF problems. Both are significantly better now. I went to PT and got some great advice about how to change my stride to prevent injuries. I really hope nothing else happens!

2. TBD. I'm planning to run two fall marathons.

3. Accomplished! I ran 2 trail races.

4. Accomplished! I PRed at my 10k and 10-mile races in April. I am honestly kind of shocked by the breakthrough I've had this year. I'm sure I could PR at all kinds of other distances, too, but I haven't run other distances yet this year. I need to find a good fall half marathon.

[reginaphalange72]

Whelp...

H&F goals:
1) Complete a solid block of training and finish my scheduled races (2 50ks, a 24 or 48 hour race, and a 100 miler) with a smile on my face and minimal misery.

Ehhhhhh... I PR'd my first 50k in January, but DNF'd my second one (injury at mile 2), didn't go the 24 hour race, and canceled the 100 miler.  Soooo...  Too much going on these past three months to keep everything at top priority and something had to give.

2) Finally lose the extra weight I've put on since starting the Ph.D. program and get to a point where I am strong and comfortable with my body

Also nope.

3) Be a more active member of this board. I've been mostly just lurking for the past couple years since most of my brainpower and energy was going towards school and I didn't really feel like I had anything to contribute. But it's such a great place and wonderful motivation to follow through on my plans and goals.

Annnnnnnd nope.  Clearly.  I keep lurking, but my life is one giant H&F failure right now and I don't feel comfortable chiming in much.

Non H&F goals:
1) Defend my Ph.D. this spring! Ack! <-- YES!
2) Find a job (see #1) <-- YES!  Started a week and a half ago
3) Plan and host a kickass wedding for FI and I <-- HELLLLLLLL YEAH
4) Learn how to really play the guitar (partially related to #3 above, but also because I've just always wanted to) <-- haha!  Nope!
5) Start TTC  <-- Soon

[clseale]

I ran our 15k in March and got a 10% hat! I’m currently training for a fall full. I am being kinder to myself and taking more time for self care. I stopped thinking about what others THOUGHT I would do and have focused more on what I actually WANT to do. 2018 is going well.

ETA: Congrats, thom!

[fuckyourcouch]

I didn’t make any but I ran a 4:16 marathon (26 min PR) and a 2:01 half (8 min PR) so far, so I’m satisfied ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[mrsukyankee]

I didn't join the group until well into 2018. I basically just wanted to run a 10k. And I did it. Twice. And signed up for 2 more with a look at a 3rd this year. That would make 5 10ks before my 50th birthday. Yup, that's a good goal.

My goal for the second half of 2018 - keep running despite field hockey season starting up in August. Beat my 10k time (currently 1:6:21). That's it.

[shauni27]

This is such an inspiring group of women. You are all so bad ass, even those of you who feel like they are struggling.

thom, I already said this but I am SO happy for you!
@vtcupcake, So much love my friend. I am with you and feel really disappointed.

I have met zero of my goals and will not by the end of the year. Which has me crying at my desk now. I wanted to run a spring half. Fail, I can barely run a 5K. Wanted to do a sprint tri a couple of weeks ago. LOL for days. Wanted to get a bike and try to do a 25-50 mile ride with my husband--so far I have biked twice for a grand total of 15 miles. Lastly, I wanted to lose the baby weight and feel better about myself. I am so unhappy with my health right now but cannot seem to find the motivation or accountability I need to make the changes I know I need to make.

I feel so, so sad about this. I am LOVING every minute with Sage and I do try to get in a few 30 minute runs a week but I just do not feel like I have the time to do much more than that. And the energy to eat healthy is just totally gone. Blah. I really feel like a fraud being on this board anymore.

[vcubergirl]

Jul 19, 2018 7:31:38 GMT -5 shauni27 said:

This is such an inspiring group of women. You are all so bad ass, even those of you who feel like they are struggling.

thom, I already said this but I am SO happy for you!
@vtcupcake, So much love my friend. I am with you and feel really disappointed.

I have met zero of my goals and will not by the end of the year. Which has me crying at my desk now. I wanted to run a spring half. Fail, I can barely run a 5K. Wanted to do a sprint tri a couple of weeks ago. LOL for days. Wanted to get a bike and try to do a 25-50 mile ride with my husband--so far I have biked twice for a grand total of 15 miles. Lastly, I wanted to lose the baby weight and feel better about myself. I am so unhappy with my health right now but cannot seem to find the motivation or accountability I need to make the changes I know I need to make.

I feel so, so sad about this. I am LOVING every minute with Sage and I do try to get in a few 30 minute runs a week but I just do not feel like I have the time to do much more than that. And the energy to eat healthy is just totally gone. Blah. I really feel like a fraud being on this board anymore.

Please don't feel like a fraud! My DS was 2 before I even got around to working out, and then it was only sporadically. And don't even get me started on eating. It's such a hard season of life. Some days it seemed like surviving is effort enough. Heck, some days are still like that. But now they are few and far between, and I feel like myself again. I know it's hard, but give it time and give yourself grace. You'll get there! I tried to always remember how I would treat my friends in the same situation. Would I be as hard on them as I am on myself? My answer was always of course not, and so I tried to show myself that same level of care and respect ❤️