2019 Goals

[jene]

Let’s be honest, we’ve had them set for a while . Let’s hear them!

[jene]

1. Have a solid performance at my 10 mile race in March

2. Big fat marathon PR

3. Cross another state off the half marathon list

[meganew]

- nyc marathon (if I get chosen)
- at least 3 half marathons
- pr Broad Street (pr’d this past year taking a crazy :45 off my per mile pace, shooting now for 8:40 pace)
- strength train more
- join gym and take advantage of the yoga classes

And, as always, do one pull-up. Lol. It’s been on my goal list for like 5 years now and I still can’t do it. ::shrug::

[mrshandy]

Sub 3:40 at Boston Marathon
After Boston get in at least one trail run in a week
PR my Sprint Triathlon in July
Run Wineglass and Marine Corps Marathon
Run JFK 50-miler
PR at least one distance that I've already run (like a 5K or 10K)

[thom]

jene — what are you running in March? Will you run Twin Cities or look at a different marathon this year?

[thom]

1) Take good care of baby #2 (and DS!) and my post-partum body. Return to exercise in a reasonable way and be realistic with how my body is responding.

2) See a pelvic floor PT 6-8 weeks after delivery and do what they tell me.

3) Get a double BOB or other good double jogging stroller

4) Run (easy) April half marathon IF I feel like I can do it smart and without injury.

5) Do at least one summer race — 5K or 10K — with both kiddos.

6) Work toward a fall goal race. Not necessarily a PR, but train for a strong performance. Probably either a 10K, 10 mile, or half.

[jene]

Dec 28, 2018 15:55:53 GMT -5 thom said:

jene — what are you running in March? Will you run Twin Cities or look at a different marathon this year?

I’m doing the hot dash 10 mile! And yeah, I just can’t quit Twin Cities, LOL. I’m looking forward to seeing what I can do on that course not pregnant.

I’m probably going to be selling my double Thule if you’re interested...

[sadlebred]

I've decided to have no 2019 goals for cycling other than to have fun. After three years of serious training, 6 National Championship trips, a bunch of Masters TrackNats medals, & a lot of focus, I want to ride my bike.

I want to
1. Do cool events
2. Race cool races
3. Ride with cool people.

[thom]

Dec 28, 2018 16:10:34 GMT -5 jene said:

Dec 28, 2018 15:55:53 GMT -5 thom said:

jene — what are you running in March? Will you run Twin Cities or look at a different marathon this year?

I’m doing the hot dash 10 mile! And yeah, I just can’t quit Twin Cities, LOL. I’m looking forward to seeing what I can do on that course not pregnant.

I’m probably going to be selling my double Thule if you’re interested...

Keep me posted! I don’t need to get serious about finding one until spring / early summer, and I’m definitely in the market for a used one.

[G22]

Well my racing for this year is up in the air, due to starting IF treatments for #2. So I dont have many H&F goals for 2019 yet.

1. Hopeful for a pregnancy soon.

2. Maintain my fitness throughout the pregnancy, maybe/hopefully ease into running during it.

[labbie]

Other things are floating around but these are my top 3:

1. Complete NROLFW by March
2. Hike Trans-Catalina trail(March) and 40 miles of Appalachian Trail (May) and finish happy/healthy
3. July 12 hour overnight ultra- stay out there moving for all 12 hours (i.e. don't mentally collapse at 4-5 a.m.). 3rd time's a charm? 

[cinco]

1. Get a BQ during 2019. I’ve gotten one every calendar year for the last 9 years, and I really want to make it a solid 10. After that, I can be done
2. Race at least 3 shorter distance races (10m and under)
3. Run at least 1 trail race.
4. Work on improving my cycling cadence. Not sure how to quantify this, but I have lots of room to improve here. Ride 100x
5. Do one group run or group exercise a month. (Forcing myself to be social, lol)

[jane6672]

I want to work on my 5k time. I raced one mid-December to set a baseline (22:50) so that will be my focus in the next few months.

Run at least one half (2? 3?) and set a new PR

Marathon:
1) my first full
2) it’s NYC!
3) I want to run sub 4:00 😬


Keep working on strength/lifting

Keep working on climbing - do outdoor climbing at least once

[Wines Not Whines]

I want to be realistic, so here goes:

1. Stay healthy with no major injuries.

2. Set at least one new PR.

3. Run a marathon. PRing would be great, too.

4. Keep up my PT exercises and strength work (which will help with #1.)

[vcubergirl]

I've had long lists the last few years, so this seems like a pretty short list to me this year

1. Sub 25 minute 5k
2. PR the Richmond half
3. No new injuries
4. Get down to my goal weight
5. More yoga

I'm sure I'll add more races, but mostly I would like to enjoy a year of good health, physical and mental

[chw57]

I’m only signed up for one thing so far - Whistler 70.3

I just want to enjoy the crap out of training and make the race a celebration of it. Sure I’d love to finally go sub-6 but I just want to be present and enjoy the process. Am I turning into a hippie?

[Mushe]

2018 kicked my rear H&F wise. Baby sleeps great, but pumping is killing me! I’ve finally figured it out to get a good 7 hours of sleep, so it’s time to get back to early morning runs.

1) Start training, and be consistent

2) Finish HM in March

3) Set new HM PR sometime this year (March is clearly too ambitious)

4) Finally Finally run my local marathon (December), after signing up for it probably 4 times.

[campermom]

1) Put a dent in the 18 lbs I’ve put on since May. I’d like to lose 10 by March.
2) Finish Base of RP Strength and evaluate Cut 1 when it comes
3) Complete NROLFW by April
4) First trail 50k in Jan. Make the 8 hour cutoff
5) Sub 2 Half in May which would be a PR
6) PR 2nd marathon in November

[bostonmichelle]

1) have a successful training cycle for VA 70.3 in may
2) be better about strength training and yoga
3) have fun the second half of the year

[secretlyevil]

2019 is going to be the year of rehab and reset.

Rehab hip
Restart running
Enjoy my garage boxing gym
Run the HC 5k next Dec under 35 minutes (secretly want 30 min)

[wambam]

I am trying to think of something. I still am not itching to train for anything. I run, do yoga, and crossfit as I feel like doing them. I couldn’t run a marathon right now, but I physically feel in shape.

I would like to get a stable handstand and maybe walk on my hands a few feet. Everything else in yoga is flexibility limited for me, not strength limited so I don’t see any huge goals there.

I feel like an H&F failure lol.

[hannahb]

I honestly have none. I guess maintain a regular exercise program. I do have some charity races so it will force me to keep my mileage up.
I am trying to convince someone to run the MD part of the AT with me for my 40th birthday (it’s 41 miles) but so far no takers

[cinco]

Dec 29, 2018 12:48:37 GMT -5 hannahb said:

I honestly have none. I guess maintain a regular exercise program. I do have some charity races so it will force me to keep my mileage up.
I am trying to convince someone to run the MD part of the AT with me for my 40th birthday (it’s 41 miles) but so far no takers

People in my running group do a RAM run (run across MD) a couple times a year. They have the crewing down to a science. I can get details if you are interested. Some go for part, others do the whole thing.

[scm1011]

Dec 28, 2018 16:01:55 GMT -5 thom said:

1) Take good care of baby #2 (and DS!) and my post-partum body. Return to exercise in a reasonable way and be realistic with how my body is responding.

4) Run (easy) April  fall half marathon IF I feel like I can do it smart and without injury.

I'm with you on the above, thom

My "big" races for 2019/the 2nd half of my pregnancy are a 15K in late January and a half marathon in early March. I'm hoping to complete both and then continue running as long I can before DD arrives.

[melmel48]

Dec 29, 2018 13:32:01 GMT -5 scm1011 said:

Dec 28, 2018 16:01:55 GMT -5 thom said:

1) Take good care of baby #2 (and DS!) and my post-partum body. Return to exercise in a reasonable way and be realistic with how my body is responding.

4) Run (easy) April  fall half marathon IF I feel like I can do it smart and without injury.

I'm with you on the above, thom

My "big" races for 2019/the 2nd half of my pregnancy are a 15K in late January and a half marathon in early March. I'm hoping to complete both and then continue running as long I can before DD arrives.

After the shit show that happened to me last year after that 15k I won't be participating, but I might spectate. I don't know what my plans are yet! 

[scm1011]

Dec 29, 2018 13:46:07 GMT -5 melmel48 said:

Dec 29, 2018 13:32:01 GMT -5 scm1011 said:

I'm with you on the above, thom

My "big" races for 2019/the 2nd half of my pregnancy are a 15K in late January and a half marathon in early March. I'm hoping to complete both and then continue running as long I can before DD arrives.

After the shit show that happened to me last year after that 15k I won't be participating, but I might spectate. I don't know what my plans are yet! 

I don't remember? I had to leave pretty quickly after finishing last year so I could pump in the car, ha. 

[melmel48]

Strengthen both my mind and my body. Lose some weight; I am already on the right track for that. I would love either a 5k PR or a half marathon PR, but I have a TON of work to do in order to achieve those.

I am fundraising for a race in August so I would love to fundraise my goal, and shatter my 2018 time on the same course. I also want to shatter my time on an 8k that will be Labor Day weekend. Money is a concern, so I won't be traveling as much in 2019 for races as I did in 2018. It feels good to be taking a break from traveling for races, although I really love destination races.

[melmel48]

Dec 29, 2018 13:48:06 GMT -5 scm1011 said:

Dec 29, 2018 13:46:07 GMT -5 melmel48 said:

After the shit show that happened to me last year after that 15k I won't be participating, but I might spectate. I don't know what my plans are yet! 

I don't remember? I had to leave pretty quickly after finishing last year so I could pump in the car, ha. 

You don't remember me sobbing in the cemetery? Lol.   The runner before me finished a minute ahead of me, but the race director told me I would have to start early next year because it wasn't fair to the volunteers to have to be out there in the cold waiting for me to finish. He said nothing to the runner who finished just ahead of me. It was so bizarre! 

[scm1011]

Dec 29, 2018 13:51:41 GMT -5 melmel48 said:

Dec 29, 2018 13:48:06 GMT -5 scm1011 said:

I don't remember? I had to leave pretty quickly after finishing last year so I could pump in the car, ha. 

You don't remember me sobbing in the cemetery? Lol.   The runner before me finished a minute ahead of me, but the race director told me I would have to start early next year because it wasn't fair to the volunteers to have to be out there in the cold waiting for me to finish. He said nothing to the runner who finished just ahead of me. It was so bizarre! 

I don't, no! If they have a time limit, they should let it be known. I don't see anything on their web site. 

[lilypad1126]

I have a couple big goals this year, and a couple smaller ones. Hopefully at least 3 of them are attainable.

1. PR Chicago Marathon. In theory, this should be easy. In 2016, I ran it pretty slow with a goal of enjoying it. I just want to shave 3 minutes off, so I can come in under 4:30.

2. PR my half in March. Last year I ran it while battling a migraine, so again, in theory, I should make it.

3. Continue to debate with myself about the whether to find a running coach. I live in the middle of nowhere, which makes this more difficult. Plus, I’m not actually sure I want to do the hard work I know I need to do. On the other hand, training for a marathon is a monster task and I probably could use the encouragement.

4. Continue to actually enjoy running. The one thing I did right with my goals of 2018 was to get to where I enjoyed what I was doing. I want to keep liking it, because really it’s so much easier to slog through the miles when you enjoy what you are doing.