My best mile time is 4:41 but that was run about 12 years ago (2011) at age 27. After doing a little digging, I discovered that I’ve run a sub-6 min mile every year since 2002. I’d like to keep that streak going for as long as possible. I can still average sub-6 min pace for a 5K pretty easily but the long term goal motivates me more. A sub-17 min 5K would be nice but it doesn’t excite me as much, considering I ran 16:03 in my mid to late 20s.
Get back into shape after a traumatic injury in September, stay healthy and recapture the joy of running strong, have a respectable finish at Boston and an age graded 2:30ish in Chicago.
Well, I'm currently making yet another comeback from the same hamstring injury that has plagued me for over 2 years now. Every time I think I might have it kicked, I do something stupid and tweak it. It's pretty annoying, and if I didn't enjoy running so much I would seriously consider hanging up the shoes and taking up weightlifting/calisthenics as my main form of exercise or something like that.
So goal #1 is hit the PT hard, then build up to 40 mpw by...early March maybe? If I can do that I will probably jump into some of my area's USATF road circuit races and try to race just for the fun of it. I'm 34 with a toddler and aforementioned hammy issue, so at this point chasing times only leads to disappointment. That said, I do wanna hit some hill strides at least twice a week during this buildup. It somewhat depresses me that my old mile pace (4:30) is literally a sprint now. So I would like to try to build up a little speed, which I realize does not play well with hammy issues. Hence the hills.
TL;DR get healthy, do some modest running, do some hill strides, mostly just try to enjoy being outside and moving.
This is my first year running track (uni student, but I did other sports as a kid so I kind of missed that.) I'm not too sure what my times will look like, so main goal is just to race as much as possible and build experience until I know what I'm looking at. Hopefully sub 37 10k on the roads, which should be good for a podium around these parts.
Also, opposite from many, I'd like to gain some weight. I've been pretty underweight for most of 2023 due to some other issues and it's definitely been a negative training/recovery wise, and though I've managed to sneak by without injury so far (knock on wood) it's far from ideal from a bone density standpoint esp. as I'm a female. Also it ain't hot. Need to hit the gym more.
My goal is to figure out when my 5k PR strategy of "just run faster bro" stops working, and then figure out how to train effectively enough to PR after that
Not a goal, but rather a plea, wish or prayer - that LETSRUN poster learn grammar in 2024!
It is NOT "What's (conjunction of 'what is') your running goals for 2024?
It IS.."What are your running goals for 2024?" "goals" is the subject, and needs a plural form of the verb being used. The decline of western civilzation is in full swing....
A dozen plus grammar mistakes to call out one by another person. Classic!
I became a below knee amputee almost 2 years ago. I was finally able to get back to running and start building back mileage this past spring. My goal for this year is to run my first ultramarathon since losing my leg.
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