After every big goal race, there’s the lingering question of “What’s Next?”. There is either the excitement generated by a great race that fuels your fire of wanting to go back for more, or the disappointment of a not so good race that pushes you to seek revenge/redemption. I started training with coach back in July 2014 for the Dopey Challenge as precursor to Augusta 70.3. Those 18 months were structured and intense. Even after I split up with coach,…
Over a recent conversation with Coach Mike, he mentioned that part of racing is learning how not to quit. That made me think of races and goals. (This is more of a rambling thinking out aloud post than a definitive answer post). Race Goals – A ton of what I’ve read and been advised is to have ABC goals in a race. Why so many goals for a single race? The idea is to have a perfect day A goal, backup plan…
It is not yet January , the time for goals and resolutions. But I have my goal picked out for this season and I’m going to treat the next 5 months as a “mini-year” with goals, resolutions and check points! I have a SMART goal (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, Time-based) – for a marathon that I will refer to as the “Mystery Marathon”. And the goal in this marathon is to complete within the official time limit. But a goal…
Barbara created this challenge as a means for us to remember the basics needed to continue on our journey to being a stronger runner. Taking all of 8 minutes, it consists of 2minutes foam rolling (I added in 5 min instead of 2, as I can never get anything done in 2min) 1 minute plank 1 minute side planks (30 sec. Each side) 1 minute push-ups (however you need to do them- knees, stability ball, etc.) 1 minute clam shells…
Now that I have successfully gotten through my goal of finishing Little Rock Marathon, what’s next in store for me? I had gone into the race pretty burnt out with running and frustrated with the forced pace changed in the past 4 months. I came out having rediscovered my running mojo and looking for what to do next. I’m taking a break from the marathon distance; something that I should have done last spring! But using this time to strengthen…
My goal for 2013 – Run a 2:30 Half Marathon. That is all.
As runners we need some motivation to keep us going when we are in a rut, when we are injured, when we need to show some TLC to our body, or just for some variety. I started this 5:5:5 last year around the holiday season last year to keep me going strong through to my journey to New Orleans. Very easy and self-explanatory. Takes about 10-15 minutes of your time every day. Here’s what you do 5 Sun Salutations every…