2010 Marathon Goal - Marathon du Medoc
Karl wrote a great article on how to turn your goals into a reality rather than just a good idea. It boils down to - You need a date (ie the event), and a plan on how you are going to get there. Smaller goals along the way are also a really good idea (if not essential).
The marathon I am committing to is on September 11, 2010. It is the Marathon du Medoc in France. I have (a) never ran a marathon before (in fact I started the year as a non-runner), and (b) I have never been to France. So this is going to be a 2-fer as far as things I’d like to do in my lifetime.
The plan was developed by Lisa, a running coach and marathoner. It tells me what I need to do every day between now and September 11th - at least as far as workouts are concerned. It takes into account that I am a non-runner, and builds me up to a marathon runner. Nine months is long enough to accomplish the goal in a sane fashion.
I am still working on short term goals. Right now, I am thinking of picking runs I’ve always wanted to do or that are known for something as buildup events. I don’t need to do events as buildups, but I think it will be more fun. I haven’t settled on these yet, but I am leaning toward running the St Patrick’s day dash on March 14th, and Bloomsday on May 2nd. I know I will want to do a half-marathon around June, but I haven’t picked on yet.
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2010 Goals
In 2010, I am going to knock off a bucket list item, I am going to take on my first marathon. My goals for 2010 are designed to support me in accomplishing the marathon. By completing the marathon and all the things necessary to accomplish it, I will be supporting my overall health and giving myself a great foundation for hiking, cycling, and all the other crazy adventure stuff my brother, uncle, and I get ourselves into.
Here are my goals:
Hard Goals
- Complete a marathon
- Weigh less than 200 pounds
- Take on the “being” of a runner (act, think, behave like a runner)
- Follow schedule for marathon training (written by Lisa of course)
- Stay balanced in life
- No suffering
- Get a good nights sleep (7-8 hours)
- Drink enough water (at least 8 glasses a day)
- Spend time in a spiritual practice
- Relax (read, play with dog, spend time with friends, etc)
- Rest day once a week
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Walk on Treadmill
Workout:
- Type: Walk
- Date: 12/24/2009
- Time: 19:08:28
- Total Time: 1:00:00.00
- Calories: 503
- Distance: 4.1 miles
- Average Pace: 14:38.05/mile
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Walk - 1 hours - 06/16/2009
Workout:
- Type: Walk
- Date: 06/16/2009
- Total Time: 1:00:00.00
- Calories: 503
- Distance: 4 miles
- Average Pace: 15:00/mile
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Walk - 1 hours - 06/15/2009
Workout:
- Type: Walk
- Date: 06/15/2009
- Total Time: 1:00:00.00
- Calories: 503
- Distance: 4 miles
- Average Pace: 15:00/mile
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Walk - 1 hours - 06/09/2009
Workout:
- Type: Walk
- Date: 06/09/2009
- Total Time: 1:00:00.00
- Calories: 503
- Distance: 4 miles
- Average Pace: 15:00/mile
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Walk - 1 hours - 06/08/2009
Workout:
- Type: Walk
- Date: 06/08/2009
- Total Time: 1:00:00.00
- Calories: 503
- Distance: 4 miles
- Average Pace: 15:00/mile
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Walk - 1 hours - 06/05/2009
Workout:
- Type: Walk
- Date: 06/05/2009
- Total Time: 1:00:00.00
- Calories: 503
- Distance: 4 miles
- Average Pace: 15:00/mile
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Walk - 1 hours - 06/02/2009
Workout:
- Type: Walk
- Date: 06/02/2009
- Total Time: 1:00:00.00
- Calories: 503
- Distance: 4 miles
- Average Pace: 15:00/mile
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Walk - 1 hours - 05/28/2009
Workout:
- Type: Walk
- Date: 05/28/2009
- Total Time: 1:00:00.00
- Calories: 503
- Distance: 4 miles
- Average Pace: 15:00/mile
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