Too Soon? 2017 Final Goal Checkin/New 2018 Goals.

[laurack]

hum I didn't meet my goals last year. I did mountain bike a fair bit but I've been seriously slacking on weight training so didn't make any of those goals, and I didn't run a half marathon or a sub-22 5k. What was I thinking! lol

However I did get way better at swimming, but that was a new goal I picked up mid year I suppose. But that has been my greatest achievement this year. I went from being able to swim 25 yards, and having to rest after each 25 gasping for breath, not being able to do breast stroke at all, doing back stroke and freestyle incorrectly and it taking me 45 minutes in the pool to cover 400 yards to:

- can swim breast stroke now and it feels somewhat effortless (I'm slow as hell but for the first time in the pool I've been thinking this is a little boring almost, and I could use some music !!)
- can swim back stroke and freestyle "properly". Still struggle with breathing in free style but huge improvements
- can get through 1,200 yards in 40 minutes

Now for 2018!

- complete a triathlon for the first time (I'll be happy with a sprint I'd say)
- run a half marathon
- sub 22 5k
- actually weight train 1-2x a week
- Run 500 miles
- bike 1,000 miles
- stretch and foam roll more in order to allow me to do these things!
- lose that 5lbs (re-occurring goal lol)

[clseale]

Well this little exercise is about as depressing as I thought it would be. 

1) Continue to have an active and healthy pregnancy for these last 10 wks.
Nailed this.
2) Hopefully have a smooth and low intervention delivery.
GIRL HAD OTHER PLANS 
3) Find a healthy balance for our new family of three. (Eating, exercising, SLEEPING, etc.)
We are still working on this. We have a new normal, but I wouldn't say it's ideal.
4) Hopefully have a smooth transition back to running, and somehow manage to train and run Chicago in Oct. The BOB is all set up and waiting for her. LOL
Massive failure. Although this was way more mental/emotional than physical. When I run, it's fine. A bit of consistency and my paces drop quickly. I just totally underestimated 1) How guilty I would feel leaving for a long run on the weekends when I already spend so much time away from her during the week. 2) How my desire to not pump on the weekends (in order to make a long run happen)  after spending so much time pumping all week, would trump getting a good run in.  


For 2018:

1) Run our local 15k in March and finish in top 10% (you get a hat)
2) Run a fall full (Right now the plan is to mostly wean after the 1 yr mark, so hopefully the logistics of long runs will be easier.)
3) Take better care of myself. I returned to pre-pregnancy weight within the first few weeks, but muscle tone as taken a hard hit. I want to work on some strength & I know with that, my paces will drop.

[jade]

I didn't post any goals last year but the ones I had for last year were:
10k PR - done!
5k PR - nope, but got close to where I was a few years ago
Have a better training year than 2016 - check! 2016 sucked but I kicked butt in 2017
Start riding to work and conquer the hill - check!

2018 Goals:

Complete 4 half-marathons, improving time at each one
Bike to work consistently in the spring and summer
Lose 10 pounds, hopefully 20?
Get more sleep
Run at least 4 mornings a week
Incorporate some kind of strength/resistance training into my running routine

[itsme]

-CrossFit competitions - I didn't do any this year since I was focused on running

Mid-year - Two down, one to do and maybe more after that. I even podiumed on one.
End of year - I did 3 this year and am happy with that.


-Continue with the volume of CrossFit I do and get better at it overall.

Mid-year - I may have increased or kept my volume but a few months into the year I decide to trade out two days of CF for two day of weightlifting.
End of year - Life happened and I had to adjust my schedule so I managed to keep the volume for a good 6 months and I did get better but the last few months has been a little downhill.  I had to adjust my length of workouts down so I am nowhere near where I was at the beginning of the year but still fit and strong so I will take that.


-Continue running but shorter distances. I'm completely OK with running 4-6 miles and am looking forward to not having all those double digit runs looming over my head.

Mid-year - I stopped that for a bit but am on week three of running 5x/week.
End of Year - So that 5x/wk lasted a month because I was waking up before work and running.  It was way too exhausting to get up that early, run, then workout after work again.  I did however for real start running regularly again and now run at least 2x/wk.  I swore off half marathons but I ended up running two this year.

-Lose enough to get into a position where I feel like I can mass/bulk. Which really means lose all this holiday fluff plus a little more.

Mid-year - Done
End of year - Have to lose the weight again.  HA.  It's not much but enough to tell a difference.

-Maybe PR my 5k. I dropped 4 minutes or more this year and maybe I can drop another 1 or 2. In almost impossible territory maybe get sub 20? Like what is that pace? I don't even want to know.

Mid-year - Not going to happen.
End of year - Still not going to happen.  I have embraced the new much slower me.

[itsme]

Oops forgot 2018 goals.

1. Maintain fitness

2. Sprint tri that I didn't end up doing this year. It'll be a first.

[ktzmoh]

My only 2017 goal was ironman and you are all sick of me glowing in that glory.

2018 is going to be about speed for me. I want to be faster after so much focus on endurance. I've got a long term goal of a sub 3:30 marathon, which I definitely can't do next year. BUT... I look forward to focusing on the foundations of that speed by doing lots of strength building, many intervals, and building my wattage cottage.

Specific goals in chronological order:
1) Run a strong 3:50 at Napa
2) I'm finally going to get my sub 6 hour 70.3 - it would only be a 65 second PR, but those 65 seconds have been taunting me for over a year.
3) Conditional on staying healthy and strong- and if things go well this year, I'd like to go for sub 3:45 at Kiawah. That would be a BQ for me at that point, I think. But it's a cheater year because I'll only be 39 (is it true that your bq times are based on your age at the time of the Boston you are qualifying for?), and the BQ isn't my primary goal. (ETA: what I meant is that going to Boston isn't my primary goal. Meaning I'm trying to prevent myself from doing that thing I always do of forgettting how awesome achievement is if it's not slightly more awesome- so if I make my 3:45 goal but miss the Boston cutoff, I don't want to be sad)

[gt7301b]

Dec 12, 2017 14:59:45 GMT -5 ktzmoh said:

My only 2017 goal was ironman and you are all sick of me glowing in that glory.

2018 is going to be about speed for me. I want to be faster after so much focus on endurance. I've got a long term goal of a sub 3:30 marathon, which I definitely can't do next year. BUT... I look forward to focusing on the foundations of that speed by doing lots of strength building, many intervals, and building my wattage cottage.

Specific goals in chronological order:
1) Run a strong 3:50 at Napa
2) I'm finally going to get my sub 6 hour 70.3 - it would only be a 65 second PR, but those 65 seconds have been taunting me for over a year.
3) Conditional on staying healthy and strong- and if things go well this year, I'd like to go for sub 3:45 at Kiawah. That would be a BQ for me at that point, I think. But it's a cheater year because I'll only be 39 (is it true that your bq times are based on your age at the time of the Boston you are qualifying for?), and the BQ isn't my primary goal.

Yes and it isn't cheating cause you are playing by the same rules as everyone, and I age up too 

[campermom]

I don't think I had goals last year.

2018: my first marathon. Writing it down here makes it one step closer. Although I haven't registered.

[ktzmoh]

Dec 12, 2017 16:51:32 GMT -5 gt7301b said:

Dec 12, 2017 14:59:45 GMT -5 ktzmoh said:

My only 2017 goal was ironman and you are all sick of me glowing in that glory.

2018 is going to be about speed for me. I want to be faster after so much focus on endurance. I've got a long term goal of a sub 3:30 marathon, which I definitely can't do next year. BUT... I look forward to focusing on the foundations of that speed by doing lots of strength building, many intervals, and building my wattage cottage.

Specific goals in chronological order:
1) Run a strong 3:50 at Napa
2) I'm finally going to get my sub 6 hour 70.3 - it would only be a 65 second PR, but those 65 seconds have been taunting me for over a year.
3) Conditional on staying healthy and strong- and if things go well this year, I'd like to go for sub 3:45 at Kiawah. That would be a BQ for me at that point, I think. But it's a cheater year because I'll only be 39 (is it true that your bq times are based on your age at the time of the Boston you are qualifying for?), and the BQ isn't my primary goal.

Yes and it isn't cheating cause you are playing by the same rules as everyone, and I age up too 

Well you speedy ladies have a lot to teach me about how to fly {insert Wayne's World we're not worthy gif}

Are you planning on doing the half or the full at Kiawah?

[lilypad1126]

I didn’t set 2017 goals b/c we moved and I started a new job last January. Now that I’m settled into that, I’m ready for 2018!

Goals (in no particular order)

**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.

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

[brooke77]

2017 Goals:
1. Have an active and healthy pregnancy (and have a healthy baby in August!) - Yup! I was able to stay active throughout my pregnancy and had a healthy boy in July!
2. Embrace/accept my changing body (this is tough) - ha! Well, I definitely struggled with this. I’m still about 5 lbs above my prepregnancy weight and my body is totally different, but I’m starting to feel good about myself
3. Run a fall race - Yup! I did two halves in November and December.

2018 Goals:
1. Workout 3 times a week, while balancing work and family time
2. Learn to cook new healthy meals
3. Run a fall marathon - hopefully NYC

[gt7301b]

Dec 12, 2017 17:44:06 GMT -5 ktzmoh said:

Dec 12, 2017 16:51:32 GMT -5 gt7301b said:

Yes and it isn't cheating cause you are playing by the same rules as everyone, and I age up too 

Well you speedy ladies have a lot to teach me about how to fly {insert Wayne's World we're not worthy gif}

Are you planning on doing the half or the full at Kiawah?

This coming from the Ironman

I'm going to do the half, I have to do as many of the high mileage weeks as I can in the summer when Mr. GT can drop the little man off in the mornings.

[melmel48]

I don't remember my 2017 goals but I doubt I achieved any of them. My personal life was a hot mess all year and I also was injured twice.

for 2018:
Marathon PR
Half PR
Travel to more states to race

lose 50 lbs
Save up to buy a bike and start bike riding


I think that is about it. 

[nachos]

Lurker here, who'd like to play...

My 2017 goals were:
-lose 20lbs (I gained 25lbs thanks to Mirena, which fell out mid-January). I wish. Hasn't budged, and is very discouraging.
-get back into strength training and get a home gym. Managed to score an elusive gym membership, but their hours are crap, so I haven't been as much as I'd like. Did start home strength training again, though.
-do more yoga to increase flexibility. Did some, but not enough to call it a win.

I did walk a half in October, which was not something that I planned to do. It was an amazing experience, and something that I will do again. Who knows - maybe I'll attempt running! 

2018 goals:

- lose 25lbs. More would be cool, but I'll aim for that. 
-strength train 3x a week
-take a yoga PL through work so that I can offer yoga classes at my school
-do the half in October again, and take 10 min off my walk time (more if I can run)

[shauni27]

Dec 12, 2017 14:59:45 GMT -5 ktzmoh said:

My only 2017 goal was ironman and you are all sick of me glowing in that glory.

FALSE. I am still bragging about the three of you amazing athletes, lol.

My goals for 2017 were to have a healthy baby and add more variety to my fitness routine. I did add a lot of variety to my workouts during pregnancy (swimming, TRX, various classes) and I had a cute and healthy baby who I have kept alive for a few months, lol. Pictures attached because I am obsessed (sry).
    

Goals for 2018:

• Covered Bridge Half Marathon
  
• Sprint Tri in July
• 25 or 50 mile bike race in September (I know I can do 25, 50 would be a challenge, but I am not sure I will have it in me to spend so much time away from baby while training)
• Lose the baby weight, but more importantly, gain back my previous fitness level. I have turned into a sloth.

Attachments:

[mysticmuffin]

shauni27 Never apologize for sharing pictures of that cutie. <3

[shauni27]

Dec 13, 2017 13:15:13 GMT -5 mysticmuffin said:

shauni27 Never apologize for sharing pictures of that cutie. <3

not sure why one of the pictures shows up twice? weird. but thank you! You must be getting excited to meet your little one!!

[jene]

He's so cute shauni27

[labbie]

shauni27, thank you for baby pics to cheer up the day! He's so cute :-)

[jordylee]

My 2017 goals were:
Exercise at least 3x/week through the end of pregnancy -CHECK! I got so many comments at the gym throwing around weights and hugely pregnant, but I really do credit my easy recovery to staying in good shape. Only the last 2 weeks or so were walking only.

Deliver a healthy baby - CHECK! She’s pretty fucking great.

Get into a routine that works for me that includes exercise and healthy eating - meh. I’ve been eating healthy and I have somewhat of a routine down, but unfortunately that routine includes zero exercise.

2018 goals:

Run at least 2 races

Get back to a weightlifting routine

Make at least 1 mom friend (I currently have zero and generally don’t introduce myself to new people)

[shauni27]

jordylee, I AM OBSESSED WITH HER.

[mysticmuffin]

jordylee Hiiii baby! <3

I'm all heart eyes emoji over here about the next generation of H&Fers.

[scm1011]

shauni27 and jordylee, SQUEEE!! S & T are so so cute!

2017 goal check-in:

1) Rock my first post-baby marathon: Check! After the Chicago stomach-bug disaster, I PRed at Cape Cod Marathon!
2) Get better with cross-training/mixing it up: Fail.

I managed to PR my 5k, half, and full this year. I'm pretty thrilled about that!

2018 goals:

1) Sub 1:55 half

2) Sub-24 5K

3) be better about cross training (for reals this time)

4) TTC #2

[thom]

shauni27 and jordylee -- they are both ah-mazing. 😊😊 So glad you decided to share these gems with us.

scm1011- You had THREE PRs this year? That is insane. Congrats!! I hope we are both successful with your listed 4th goal this year. It's such a roller coaster.

[scm1011]

Dec 14, 2017 9:31:23 GMT -5 thom said:

scm1011 - You had THREE PRs this year? That is insane. Congrats!! I hope we are both successful with your listed 4th goal this year. It's such a roller coaster.

Thanks!! Baby who doesn't sleep and nurses round-the-clock for me = dropping to lowest adult weight ever = faster. Silver lining to a needy AF baby? lol

And yes, good luck to you too! It'll definitely be a 2nd half of 2018 endeavor for us.

[jordylee]

shauni27 can S and T grow up and get married so we can be sister moms? LOL

[shauni27]

Dec 14, 2017 10:49:22 GMT -5 jordylee said:

shauni27 can S and T grow up and get married so we can be sister moms? LOL

I like your thinking here...

[phoebebuffay]

You are all so inspirational! I didn't make specific goals for 2017 other than get back to being more active and lose a little weight. In the process, my goals morphed over the year, and I can certainly say I accomplished what I set out to do and more.

2017 Accomplishments
1. Started cycling
2. Ran 2 half marathons (April: 2:30, November 2:02)
3. Completed a 70.3 triathlon
4. Lost some weight and started truly enjoying work outs and training
5. Discovered that I have grit, determination, focus, and finally consider myself an athlete

2018 Goals
1. OKC memorial marathon: no time goal, main goal is to stick to the training plan better than I ever have
2. Complete another 70.3 faster than before (specifically my transition times....haha!)
3. Complete century bike ride
4. Finish every race smiling

[Deleted]

Mine were:
PR London Marathon (under 3:43:14). London was 3:32 and Chicago was 3:30 - check!
Run a 1:35 Half Marathon (thinking Sweden will be this one). Nope, but I was injured and running with someone who was also injured.
Do a Sprint, Sprint Plus and Olympic distance Triathlon. Did Sprint and Sprint plus, but due to timing didn't do the Olympic.
Chicago Marathon Yes! Was so much fun running with hannahb too!
Stay injury-free Yes, pretty much. Couple of niggles, but nothing major.

I also have a super secret goal, but it's insane and frankly beyond me, so it sounds stupid to even mention it. But I have some excellent support to at least attempt it so I will give it a go.
OK, so this was the one that I was too scared to mention, but then went for it anyway in the background. And last night it was confirmed that I have qualified for the National Age Group team for Aquathlon. I'm in freaking TEAM GB!!! I'll be competing at the World Championships in Denmark next year. 

[reginaphalange72]

Dec 16, 2017 12:11:29 GMT -5 @cheshire said:

I also have a super secret goal, but it's insane and frankly beyond me, so it sounds stupid to even mention it. But I have some excellent support to at least attempt it so I will give it a go.
OK, so this was the one that I was too scared to mention, but then went for it anyway in the background. And last night it was confirmed that I have qualified for the National Age Group team for Aquathlon. I'm in freaking TEAM GB!!! I'll be competing at the World Championships in Denmark next year. 

OMG that's awesome!! Congratulations!!