Goals check in!

So scarily enough we are a quarter of the way through 2016, so I figured I'd take a moment to check in on my goals and see where I stand.  

1.) 2016 miles in 2016.  I'm doing pretty well with this goal, especially since I had a lot of race miles, so fewer weekly miles, in February.  I'm currently at 513, which is just 4.1 miles off of where I should be.  On the positive side, I'm running injury free and have been much better about throwing down some consistent miles.  I'd like to start banking some miles to help with some tapers and recovery weeks through out the year.  But at least I'm currently on track.  

2.) Sub 1:40 half.  I haven't raced a half since Feb, where I fell short, but I've regrouped and realized I wasn't running long consistently enough.  So since the end of February I've done seven 10+ mile runs, two of which were 15 miles, some on consecutive days.  Tinkerbell is in the beginning of May, so I plan on at least three more double digit runs prior to them and we shall see where I stand.

3.) Sub 21:00 5k.  This hasn't been my focus yet, this will be my main goal through early summer, but I have been doing various length repeats st 6:40 and more recently 6:00 pace.  I think this is one of my harder goals to achieve.

4.) place at a Disney race.  I was shut down at Princess.  A fast field and rough day for me didn't go well.  Still have Pixie Dust and Wine and Dine.

5.) Qualify to Boston.  I'm working towards this by building a base and running more double digit runs. I've also begun looking at which marathon(s?) to attempt at.  I'm thinking of trying two... To have a back up just in case.

So with three months already gone I feel like I'm working towards my goals.  February gave me some feedback through racing and I've really been able to make some adjustments that should be able to help.

Now if Mother Nature would just cooperate.  We had snow last night and a winter storm warning for tonight as well.  I hate running on ice/snow, so I did my ten miles on the treadmill this morning.  Thank God for DVR,

Dreams and Goals

Sometimes I don't like to speak my dreams out loud.  It makes me nervous and makes me feel almost vulnerable, like I'm telling a deep dark secret about myself, which I guess I am in a way.  Revealing a dream is like giving away a little piece of myself, a little hope of the things that I'd like to achieve... And to reveal that seems scary.  Especially if you fail.  

 But I've decided to change this mindset, thinking that if I share my goals it will hold me more accountable towards them and help me achieve them by driving me to work.  So here goes...

1.) 2016 miles in 2016.  This goal is the least scary to share.  I've done 2500+ in a year so I know I can do this.  Thus just requires that I stay injury free (knock on wood) and that I make sure I stay disciplined as far as getting runs in.

2.) go sub 1:40 in the half.  I've got A LOT of halves planned this year.  I've had two training runs where I've gone sub 1:42:30, which will already be a 2:00 PR if I can replicate in a race, so I am being optimistic.

3.) get a sub 21:00 5 k.  This one makes me more nervous because I would need to take 1:30 off my 5  k time, but I really want to try this year.

4.) place at a Disney race.  I know- you can't control the performances of those around you, but I keep coming closer- I was :35 off of one last year.  Maybe this year will be it.  I've got Glass Slipper and Pixie Dust Challenges (yea pink c2c!) to try, and hopefully Wine and Dine in Nov.

5.). This is the one that scares me the most: qualify to the Boston.  After completing the Dopey Challenge in 2014, I had said I probably wouldn't do another marathon until I thought I could qualify to Boston.  Well the running calculators predict it with my current unofficial training times, so I'm thinking by the end of the year I could be on my way, especially if I'm on target with my other goals.  So there it is- I'm hoping to get the qualifying time for the 2018 Boston Marathon.

What kind of goals does everyone have for 2016?  Any running plans?  

And on that note I now feel compelled to go run....