2020 Goals

[thom]

Has anyone posted this yet? I need some inspiration.
Share some personal, work, fitness, and/or life goals for the new year and decade ahead!

[Wines Not Whines]

I think my 2020 goals are to stay healthy (no major injuries, and preferably no minor ones either!) and run a fall marathon. I’ll only run one if I’m healthy and can train the way I want to. If that doesn’t work out, I’ll run some shorter races for fun.

I also want to keep up my strength workouts (aim for 2 a week) and try to do at least 10 minutes of foam rolling and stretching most days.

[jene]

I’m focusing on speed and shooting for PRs in a lot of distances. I’m also going to cross a couple more states off my half marathon list, so I have a good mix of performance and fun goals

[vcubergirl]

I really need to come up with a list. PR's, probably. DH and I are talking about doing a sprint tri as a relay. And I'm doing yoga teacher training, which will take up a lot of my H&F time. I really need to have a more specific plan though, or I won't end up doing anything. Or half-doing a lot of things. I'm just totally unmotivated right now!

[mrshandy]

Nothing too big next year. I'd love a PR in my 10-miler or my Olympic triathlon, but I'm not going to obsess over trying to get one.

My main goal is to improve my swimming and I'm planning on investing in a swim coach to make that happen.

[melmel48]

Lose some weight and have a successful Boston Marathon ( I am a slower runner, so this means to finish!)

I would love to increase my speed, as it has gone backwards with my weight gain. I also need to work on not being a stress/emotional eater and to stop rewarding myself with food. I tend to reward myself for achievements with going out for food and drinks.

[sadlebred]

My main goal is to have a good national cyclocross championships next December and a consistent race season. I'd also like to drop a few pounds.

[lilypad1126]

I’d love to get speedier. I had some major PRs in 2019 and I’d like that trend to continue. So, here are my big goals:

1- run a 1:55 half marathon. That’s only a 2 minute PR but it feels impossible right now.

2- run a 4:15 marathon. Im running Chicago again, so barring any crappy weather I should get there.

Otherwise, it’s just to continue enjoying running. I don’t want it to become a chore.

[Susie]

I'd like to come back here  But seriously:

1.  Pump until June (when DS turns 1) and then stop.  Wean DS at a comfortable pace for both of us after that.

2.  Start running again, ramp up gradually, and be ready to do my favorite local race, a 15k, by November.

3.  Lose the baby weight by the end of 2020 (so, 15 lb. in a  year).

I haven't done a whole lot H&F wise since having kids in 2015 and 2019, but our family is complete now and I'm looking forward to my body being my own again.  Working out is so hard when you're sharing your body -- juggling the breastfeeding/pumping logistics, not being able to get over colds because you can't take the good meds, the whole nine.  

My little guy is also a much more chill baby than my first, so maybe he and I will be able to log some BOB miles in the spring.  Plus come summer he'll be old enough for a bike helmet and to ride in the trailer!

[labbie]

My biggest fitness goal is to "run/hike/walk the year" in KM, so 2020km total, or about 1255 miles for the year. 
I've never had an annual mileage goal, and have a bad habit of ramping up for races and then backing way (or totally off). 

[G22]

My main goal is to just get back into running and get my fitness level back after having baby #2. I'd like to run a half at some point in the fall.

[Mushe]

1) Actually do some cross training, so I can hopefully avoid injury

2) PR my marathon, with a super goal of a BQ, but that will probably take a few tries, or getting older. I was so sad to lose those 5 minutes this year!

3) Work on speed and try to PR the 5k distance, as my old PR is a few years old

[gt7301b]

This year:

Run the Boston Marathon and have a fun time while doing it, not focus too much on the time but enjoy the moment.

Do yoga/ stretching 10 minutes a day 5 days a week.

A 10 mile PR.

[brooke77]

I’m busier than ever and meeting a lot of non-H&F goals. I looked back at my data from last year and saw that I averaged 2 runs a week. I want to improve but not make unattainable goals. So, my 2020 goals are:

- Run 10 times a month
- Run 2 HMs (would love to PR, but realize I probably just don’t have the time to devote to it right now)

[meagain]

-Lose 60 lbs to reach goal ( I lost 75 in the last year)
-Currently training for a 10K in April
-Will be running several 5K's this year
-Get more organized at work
-Stay on top of my house better
-Purge, purge, purge

[katyintx]

My main goal is to just get back into running again and be more active here again! I hit such a running wall a few years ago when I ran my last (and worst) marathon, and never really got excited about running again. Until my last 10k race on Thanksgiving where I think I PRd!

I’m also moving back to MN (!) soon and have signed up for Grandma’s Marathon, so I guess one concrete goal is to get 4:05 or less.

I’d also like to continue to do OTF 2x/week to supplement my running.

[jene]

Jan 1, 2020 22:10:03 GMT -5 katyintx said:

My main goal is to just get back into running again and be more active here again! I hit such a running wall a few years ago when I ran my last (and worst) marathon, and never really got excited about running again. Until my last 10k race on Thanksgiving where I think I PRd!

I’m also moving back to MN (!) soon and have signed up for Grandma’s Marathon, so I guess one concrete goal is to get 4:05 or less.

I’d also like to continue to do OTF 2x/week to supplement my running.

Yayyyyy! When and what part of the state?

[katyintx]

Jan 2, 2020 7:57:08 GMT -5 jene said:

Jan 1, 2020 22:10:03 GMT -5 katyintx said:

My main goal is to just get back into running again and be more active here again! I hit such a running wall a few years ago when I ran my last (and worst) marathon, and never really got excited about running again. Until my last 10k race on Thanksgiving where I think I PRd!

I’m also moving back to MN (!) soon and have signed up for Grandma’s Marathon, so I guess one concrete goal is to get 4:05 or less.

I’d also like to continue to do OTF 2x/week to supplement my running.

Yayyyyy! When and what part of the state?

We’re under contract to close on a house in early February. We’ll be in a southern suburb of Minneapolis (like, far south). I’m so excited to move back near family again, but we’ll be moving at such a cold time! 😬 What area are you in? 

[moreace01]

I'd like to PR my marathon time by at least 10 minutes. We'll see how do-able that is.
PR my half marathon by 5 minutes.
Get back in the pool from time to time.
Don't get injured.
That's about it.

[bullygirl979]

My goals for 2020 are:

1) PR at the half marathon distance
2) Strength train twice weekly
3) Foam roll and stretch twice weekly
4) Less stuff, more experiences
5) Stop "saving" stuff. I'm awful about that. For example, I will get a nice bottle of wine and "save" it until there is a "nice" occasion. So silly. Enjoy the stuff. You can always get more.

[eddy]

-stick with IF for eating
-Decrease alcohol consumption to 2 evenings a week
-Continue to get 20 workouts in a month
-Get up into full crow pose in yoga
-Run a 7 mile race that I have take off the last couple years. My 12 year old wants to run it and I run a closer pace to him than H.
-Accept that my body is good enough and not a work in progress.

[katyintx]

Jan 2, 2020 9:09:53 GMT -5 bullygirl979 said:

My goals for 2020 are:

1) PR at the half marathon distance
2) Strength train twice weekly
3) Foam roll and stretch twice weekly
4) Less stuff, more experiences
5) Stop "saving" stuff. I'm awful about that. For example, I will get a nice bottle of wine and "save" it until there is a "nice" occasion. So silly. Enjoy the stuff. You can always get more.

I love this!  I might need to steal it for myself as well! 

[jene]

Jan 2, 2020 8:58:38 GMT -5 katyintx said:

Jan 2, 2020 7:57:08 GMT -5 jene said:

Yayyyyy! When and what part of the state?

We’re under contract to close on a house in early February. We’ll be in a southern suburb of Minneapolis (like, far south). I’m so excited to move back near family again, but we’ll be moving at such a cold time! 😬 What area are you in? 

We live in the south metro. You should sign up for some of the TC races!

[jene]

Jan 2, 2020 8:58:38 GMT -5 katyintx said:

Jan 2, 2020 7:57:08 GMT -5 jene said:

Yayyyyy! When and what part of the state?

We’re under contract to close on a house in early February. We’ll be in a southern suburb of Minneapolis (like, far south). I’m so excited to move back near family again, but we’ll be moving at such a cold time! 😬 What area are you in? 

We live in the south metro. You should sign up for some of the TC races!

[oswin]

I don't feel particularly strongly about yearly goals, but here are a few that I'll at least kind of work towards 

1. 5000 strict pull-ups. I installed a pull-up bar at home about 6 months ago, and in December I did 10 pull-ups almost every night - and I really like the results, my pull-ups are getting much better and it's helping my core too. So 5000 is a somewhat arbitrary number that I'll hit if I do 15 most days. I've printed out a scorecard which has numbers up to 5000 counting by 5s and it's right next to my pull-up bar.
2. Run at least one trail race. I'm hoping to run the same half-marathon I ran last year that I really enjoyed, and hopefully run it faster.
3. Eat healthier. Always a goal, but often one I'm not really focusing on.
4. Be able to do a ring muscle-up again. Hoping the pull-ups help with this.
5. Run 365 miles? Not sure if that's really the number I want to go for, but I do want to run more (but without sacrificing my strength).

[hurricanedrunk]

My 2020 goals
1) 2020 miles in 2020 across all disciplines (swim, bike, run)
2) Become a better swimmer
3) Train for and finish my HIM. It will be PR if I finish
4) PR in either marathon or half distance
5) Enjoy the journey and find the joy.

[katyintx]

Jan 2, 2020 15:05:07 GMT -5 jene said:

Jan 2, 2020 8:58:38 GMT -5 katyintx said:

We’re under contract to close on a house in early February. We’ll be in a southern suburb of Minneapolis (like, far south). I’m so excited to move back near family again, but we’ll be moving at such a cold time! 😬 What area are you in? 

We live in the south metro. You should sign up for some of the TC races!

I would love to do the Medtronic 10-miler. Get a sense of the race weekend before I sign up for the full in 2021 maybe... 😂 Which btw, are you doing? 

I also think I’m signing up for Goldy’s Run (10 miler) which isn’t necessarily the TC series, but same city I guess. There are so many options, now that I don’t have to look at races just in the “winter”!  Once we get back there we’ll definitely have to meet up! 

[wawa]

In chronological order:

1. Run my first road half.
2. Ride another century. Ride the first half with minimal/no rest time.
3. Race two Oly Tris- exact goal paces tbd based on how training goes generally for...
4. 70.3. eeep! Goal is to finish and not hit a cutoff.

Inherent in these goals... actually do the training. ALL OF IT. And stretch and foam roll and do squats etc etc etc.
Reset. Commit. Execute.

[jene]

Jan 2, 2020 21:03:45 GMT -5 katyintx said:

Jan 2, 2020 15:05:07 GMT -5 jene said:

We live in the south metro. You should sign up for some of the TC races!

I would love to do the Medtronic 10-miler. Get a sense of the race weekend before I sign up for the full in 2021 maybe... 😂 Which btw, are you doing? 

I also think I’m signing up for Goldy’s Run (10 miler) which isn’t necessarily the TC series, but same city I guess. There are so many options, now that I don’t have to look at races just in the “winter”!  Once we get back there we’ll definitely have to meet up! 

I’ll send you my race schedule 😂

[emilyj]

I am gun shy about setting goals after last year. I can’t deal with another season of constantly being frustrated. Thus:

1. Find the answers to some health issues I have been having
1a. I have gone from being insulin resistant to prediabetic, so get that crap under control.
2. Find the joy in training and racing.
3. Be consistent with strength and PT
4. PR...something.
5. Race a 70.3 on my birthday and enjoy the fact that I can do something like that!