What's your running goals for 2024 ?

Main goal is of course to stay healthy and not get injured. As an older dude, even the slightest niggle that requires 3-4 weeks off, really sets one back. Can take months to regain that 'racing' edge.

Secondarily, run 1000 - 1200 miles. When running mainly 4 days a week, with 10-20 races, mostly 5Ks on the weekends, sometimes hitting 20 for a week is tough. I don't want to run miles, for just the sake of keeping the mileage up.

Run under 6:10 for the mile. Under 22 for the 5K. (I am in my mid-60s.)

Happy holidays everyone!

1. Bring down marathon PR from 2:40 to as close to 2:30 as possible by December.

2. Thoroughly enjoy the process and stay balanced while going after this.

Continue to enjoy my 4.5 miles runs. Continue to sign up and enjoy my 5K races.

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1) Stay healthier than in 2023

2) Run at least 1200 miles in 2024 (which depends on goal #1)

2024 will mark a decade since I dance high school xc or track.

My goal this year is to break my HS PRs. I need to break 16 in the 5k and run sub 4:50 in the mile. I’ve sniffed both of these times in the last decade but always missed it because the main goal was a marathon or an ultra, but this is the year of speed.

3:55 / 7:45 / 8:20 SC

My only goal is to be healthy so I can run consistently.

2 major injuries in 2023 and still recovering from the 2nd one (SI joint). Hopefully the PT exercises will start to work, I'm just doing an easy run every other day for now and trying not to make it worse. So I'd be satisfied with getting to the point where I can run 6 days a week with a tempo run and not have to worry about an injury.

As a guy in my 50s, I have the usual first goal: stay healthy.

Also, lose some weight. Oof. The holiday season has been rough and my wife is a really good cook/baker. I am paying the price on every uphill. If I could lose 10 lbs, I would feel like a new man.

Also, keep up my tradition of breaking 6 minutes in the mile, 20 in the 5km, 1:30 in the Half, and so on. I also like to run as many miles as the year. So this year I did over 2,023 miles in 2023. I'd like to keep that up.

I am old and slow but I still have fun running.

My goal is to qualify for the Boston marathon in 5 different states that I have not qualified in yet.

Well, I can't run at all. But I have other, related goals:
1) PR in the shot, discus, hammer, and javelin
2) Get back to 68kg or lighter
3) Get some actual racewalk coaching (beyond "walk fast")
4) Break 5:15 for a walked marathon

And I've been reminded that a goal without a plan and a deadline is just a wish.

I have other goals related to my work (as a track coach), but I don't think those are relevant here.

Just to keep running regularly, run a few races, and not get to a point where I hate the whole things.

Really, it's just to stay in shape and enjoy it, at least as some level.

Break the women’s 800m AR.

(As a man)

Come to Colorado. The 100s are pretty easy on the body vs the 100s in the south.

After a 5 year layoff due to back injuries my goal is to simply run a half and maybe a full. At 34, try and get back as much fitness as I can.

1. PR in my half marathon (1:37, raced it only once a few years back so I dont think it'll be too difficult)

2. Complete a 70.3

3. Run sub 5:15 in the mile by end of year (f/36).

I'm coming back from having had a pretty crappy year in 2023 and not much running, mainly sporadic cycling. I'm hoping to run another sub-5 mile eventually (Sping 2025) but think it might be unrealistic to by the end of 2024

A 5:15 mile is significantly stronger than a 1:37 half marathon.

That's crazy, what's your current weight right now?

This is awesome, keep it up on all fronts.