Masters Weekend Runs and Races

Gotta have goals or I tend to just go (or not) through the motions.

Health is number one. Will have to not get to red line too often with this aging body.

Will cross-train 3x week for overall Fitness.

50's PR's in every distance.....nothing too good the first two years so far.

Help team win XC Nationals next December.

Improve beer-mile time of 7:13.

Cheers

TY

Goal is to get back into top race shape and actually race - a few good events on the radar.

Managed two track 5K's this week which I was pleased with. Other runs were in the desert or on the treadmill. Doing arm and core work daily now. Diet is really good.

Have a good week!

Goal is to get into shape and stay in shape. I'm too heavy. Also need to look into where I want to live next. My son is a senior in HS and I would like to live in a place that is more runner friendly. If he goes to school out west maybe Idaho ?

If he stays east maybe Asheville ? Have a great week !!

Happy New Year to all....

I'm in something of a holding pattern this year. Last year was better than I could have hoped for, but work and home life will be very busy for months, so I'm specifically NOT setting any goals beyond staying healthy and semi-fit for the next four months.

A mere 19 miles in three runs this week - which I think is my best week in the last ten. The highlight was a New Year's Eve race in a beautiful mediaeval town in Spain. In ten weeks I have gone from a world podium to not even making top 3 masters in a small town. Time to start training again...

Happy New Year!

Goals:

1. I'm finally over injuries- stay healthy

2. Get back to doing real workouts (see 1. above)

3. Race and set new "prs" in my new age group (55-59)

Goals: Get back in shape after achilles surgery

Marathon in under 3:20 (I'm a 44 yo Female) in May

This summer plan to work on getting my 5K under 20 and 10k under 41

Fall I will consider another 50k

Old Man By the Sea....if your son goes west you should consider Bend, OR if you are looking for runner friendly.

anthrrnr wrote:

Goals: Get back in shape after achilles surgery

Ditto. Have now run successfully for 3 weeks outside after a slow 10 week buildup on the treadmill (from 1 mile to 3 miles. This week I ran 5 times, topping out at 5.75 miles, albeit pretty darn slow.

Goal #2 - get back on the track. I'd love to go to Boston, but that's probably too soon. I'm taking it as it comes right now.

JM

Haven't posted in a while but I love New Year's Resolutions :)

I have a few:

#1 - 60 minutes of yoga per week

#2 - lift weights twice per week

I have other non-fitness related items but those are boring :)

Hope your start to the New Year has gone well. Topping last year will be hard for me but I'll try anyway!

Hey Reno!

Glad you are running

I had to be very aware of how my body was feeling and give myself plenty of days off....it has been a long time since I could stick to a training schedule and even now I put a lot of flexibility into it....only way it works. Good luck!

Running again...so psyched! Hardest comeback EVER...that'd be an age 58 thing at least a little bit.

BEST post-surgery run today...sold pace 11 miler...119 miles in past 21 days ( remember when 119 took between just 7 and 9 days?...)

Goals are to get physically way stronger (weights, core etc) to build a solid foundation as I approach next age group and World Masters T&F Championships...also to run more than 2000 miles for the year.

My wish for YOU in 2014 is that you appreciate every mile, every hurdle, every repeat, every racing opprtunity...be well and thrive!

your pal,

MF

Bend would be great. I love Oregon and the weather has to be better then far eastern NC.

OMBTS,

RE: Bend, my wife and I SERIOUSLY considered Bend...great little town and amongst my favorite fitness spots in America...have visited multiple times in past 4 years...given the opportunity to do so, I'd strongly suggest looking into it...alas as we are "semi-retiring" as of a few months back, we have opted to keep our Sonoma County wine country weekend home as primary digs and recently sold our primary residence further south nearer SF...BUT, we boiled things down to Bend and Santa Fe as final qualifiers before deciding...hope this helps.

i'll second skinnbones--i also haven't posted in a while, but i like resolutions/goals as well. i've struggled the last few fall seasons without an x-c goal since i haven't been able to do clubs (my youngest daughter does youth x-c and their nationals is on the same day).

so, for this winter/spring:

1) win the masters 8k road champs in february since it's basically in my backyard, brea. i hope to see some of you there--it's not particularly flat, but it ends up being a fast 8k with its net downhill course.

2) run sub-14:34 for a 5k on the track. this one'll be tough...

3) win carlsbad. this one gets tougher every year...

great to see mikef back in action, and hope you all have a good year of health, running, and racing...

1. Stay injury free

2. Have fun

3. sub 32:30 10k

1:11:xx half

2:37:17 marathon

6:30 beer mile

Goals for 2014

1. Keep mileage level and workouts more consistent. That didn't happen until the last two months of 2013.

2. Team title at the JP Morgan Chase Corporate Challenge Championships in London

3. Sub 5 mile, hopefully this month

4. Compete in Club Nats XC after a 2 year hiatus

Good week to start/end the year, highlighted by a 4 mile tempo run in 19:50 and 10x0.25 mile (TM) at sub 72s average.

Scott

Mike F.

Hope you are well. Thanks for the tips. In the next few months we should know where our son is going to school and can plan accordingly. I love Oregon and would love to get away from this brutal humidity but if it's UNC then Asheville area would be the place. I wish you health and happiness for this new year.

I too haven't posted in a while, but I like setting goals and I know a few of the folks on this thread will remind me of these during the year!

1. Stay healthy

2. Lose 5 more pounds (I lost 22 in 2012

3. Stay consistent with my running (Got a wake up call in March that kicked me in the ass)

4. Run a sub 5:00 mile

5. Run a sub 3:00 marathon at Boston this year (went 3:01:35 this past Oct)

6. Run my first 50 miler in December.

Lets have a great healthy year

Gary, did you do anything special to drop the 22 lbs ? thanks

Old Man By the Sea wrote:

Gary, did you do anything special to drop the 22 lbs ? thanks

I've cleaned up the nutrition. Went a tad on the paleo "ish" side. Cut down on processed food, almost totally eliminated fast food. Stopped drinking sports drinks and when I drink any soft drinks I went with diet. The initial loss in weight allowed me to actually run more mileage and more consistent.