Showing posts with label training. Show all posts
Showing posts with label training. Show all posts

Thursday, March 5, 2015

march goals

As we begin a fresh month, I am wiping the slate clean and getting back to business. January and February were tough months for me, as I switched gears in my career, completed the Dopey and Glass Slipper Challenge, and basically lost my motivation for running. I'm taking a deep breath this month and diving back in. So, here are my goals.


































1. Follow the training plan I set up for my half marathon in May, in which I want to run sub 3:00. I know that's not a lofty goal for most, but I've never done it and am determined to hit it this year! With Dopey training I could tell my speed was improving (though not for marathon distance haha) and I hope it translates into the half.

2. Cross train 2x a week - for me this will be walking, swimming, biking, hiking... anything that isn't running, really. I'd like to mix in strength training as well.

3. Run at least 3x a week, with a monthly total of no less than 50 miles. I've been slacking since Dopey Challenge ended, and I really need to get back into logging big miles for Run the Edge's 2,015 in 2015 Challenge.

4. Drink more water (and by more, I mean at least 48 oz. a day).

5. Hit my goal of 10,000 steps per day at least 5/7 days a week. I'd love to hit it every day, but that's unrealistic for me at the moment. I'll be upping my game once spring comes 'round.

6. Read 1 book (ideally 2, but I haven't had a lot of free time lately, so I'm just hoping to finish one).

Tuesday, July 29, 2014

the weekly chase #17


On Tuesdays I link up my Weekly Chase goals with Mindy from Road Runner Girl. Below is a recap from how the goals from last week went over, and my new goals for this week.

Weekly goals for July 21–27; recap

Goal #1 - Log and stay under calorie goals every day. Drink 48 oz. of water per day. Eat healthier snacks/meals.
Not too shabby. I drank my water most days, minus Saturday. I ate healthier, and stayed under my calories every day except Saturday and Sunday. My strength training and calorie watching is helping the number go down on the scale, as well as seeing a drop in my body fat percentage.

Goal #2 - Hit goal of 10,000 steps per day.
Not such a great week here, unfortunately. The step counts went as follow (Monday–Sunday): 9,739 • 14,809 • 12,363 • 24,382 • 9,000 • 3,355 • 9,758. So three really good days, three days where I almost made it, and one really bad day.

Goal #3 - Continue Dopey training.
Indeed. It's going pretty well so far, but I haven't gotten to the nitty gritty yet.

Goal #4 - Strength train two days. Cross train two days. Is it bad to strength train on days you run?
I only did some cross training this week (walking). 

Weekly goals for July 28–August 3

Goal #1 - Every day: Log and stay under calorie goals. Drink 48 ounces of water. Eat healthier snacks/meals. I give myself an exception for the healthy/under calories for Lollapalooza. I already know I won't be doing either.

Goal #2 - Hit goal of 10,000 steps per day via Fitbit. Should get plenty of steps in over the weekend, at least. Lots of running around at Lollapalooza from one end of the festival to the other end, multiple times a day.

Goal #3 - Continue Dopey training. Cross train two days. Strength train two days. I have my first Pure Barre class tomorrow – is that considered cross or strength training?

Goal #4 - Foam/stick roll and stretch daily.

Goal #5 - I have quite the stack of papers piling up. It's time to go through them all and get organized.

Thanks for hosting the weekly chase link upMindy

Road Runner Girl

What are your goals for this week?