goals for 2014

kit3 · 02-01-2014 8:11pm

One main target for me - be consistent (and stay on my feet

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hopeful that this will eventually lead to a sub-2 half and a better crack at DCM.

Slow_Runner · 02-01-2014 10:52pm

5k sub 20 (pb 20:52)
10k sub 45 (pb 45:56)
HM - 1:40:xx (pb 1:44:26)
M - sub 4 (pb 4:37)

Run >1000 mile this year (964 miles in 2013:mad:)
Don't get injured (again) by doing strength training and sticking to it this time

rainbow kirby · 02-01-2014 11:26pm

My only running goal is to get back running consistently and pain-free. Have been pretty much chronically injured for around a year and a half at this stage and I'm fed up.

yaboya1 · 03-01-2014 1:10am

5k - Sub 19
5m - Sub 33
10k - Sub 40
10m - Sub 70
Half - Sub 1:30
Marathon - Sub 3:10

Should keep me busy :-)

Tec Diver · 03-01-2014 12:20pm

Tralee full in March - Will aim for sub 4.
Conn ultra in April - Aiming to finish
Either Portumna 50k or DAR in June - Aim to finish
Tralee 100 in August - Aim to finish
Powerscourt AR in September - Sub 5
Killarney AR in October - sub 5

Probably a few smaller ones along the way too.

eoglyn · 03-01-2014 1:00pm

I want to get back to running regularly - i have been way too inconsistent since i first started doing a bit 2010. With that in mind i went for my first jog in two months yesterday and on my nice and easy 7k, which was surprisingly manageable after christmas excesses, set the following targets for 2014:
- run at least 1000km
- target events and train for them specifically - at least one 5k, one 10k and a half
- Join local club in January and attend at least one of their three sessions per week - i have been threatening to do this forever

With the above in mind i have booked and paid for a 10k in exactly 6 weeks time - will be disappointed if i cannot achieve a sub-50

They are modest targets i know but i will be happy should i achieve them

LloydChristmas · 03-01-2014 3:17pm

- Join a club
- sub 20 5K
- sub 4 marathon
- sub 3.45 marathon (Berlin)

Stazza · 03-01-2014 4:59pm

Two years ago I started running again after a 26 year break - had a little return in 1999/2000. I've shed 85lbs and now weigh 9 stone. Had a cheeky little 10K race in November but went the wrong way twice and tweaked all sorts of tendons and muscles etc. But back at again after 4 weeks out and I'm looking forward to racing...

Goals for 2014:
5k - sub 15:35
10k - sub 32:25

Krusty_Clown · 03-01-2014 5:24pm

Stazza wrote: »

Two years ago I started running again after a 26 year break - had a little return in 1999/2000. I've shed 85lbs and now weigh 9 stone. Had a cheeky little 10K race in November but went the wrong way twice and tweaked all sorts of tendons and muscles etc. But back at again after 4 weeks out and I'm looking forward to racing...

Goals for 2014:
5k - sub 15:35
10k - sub 32:25

Good to see you back Stazza. You had planned a sub 2:30 in 2014. Still in the plan, or are you sticking to the shorter stuff? At that standard you'd be a good Irish master (close to 50, right?). M50 Irish 5k record is 16:30 (M45 is 15:22).

Stazza · 03-01-2014 5:55pm

Krusty_Clown wrote: »

Good to see you back Stazza. You had planned a sub 2:30 in 2014. Still in the plan, or are you sticking to the shorter stuff? At that standard you'd be a good Irish master (close to 50, right?). M50 Irish 5k record is 16:30 (M45 is 15:22).

Thanks Krusty. I've binned the idea of the marathon - it's a long way to race. Although I can handle weekly mileage of 100+, I'm more suited to the 5k/10k.

I'll be 49 on 7th Jan! I might be wrong on this but I thought the M50 Irish 5k record was 15:15 - it's one of my goals for 2015.

I noticed you are following Magness' 5k schedule; I'm doing a mix of Kellogg/Magness/Horwill and some crazy Stazza ideas. Kellogg would go nuts if he knew somebody was/were combining his system with Horwill!

Krusty_Clown · 03-01-2014 6:02pm

Stazza wrote: »

I'll be 49 on 7th Jan! I might be wrong on this but I thought the M50 Irish 5k record was 15:15 - it's one of my goals for 2015.

Still plenty time to have a go at the M45 records so! I got the times from the Irish Masters Athletics website, which has the track record as 15:15, but the road record as 16:30. If you can do 15:15 on the track, I'm sure you can manage 16:30 on the road! M45 road record is 15:22 (Mick Traynor).

Stazza · 03-01-2014 6:08pm

Krusty_Clown wrote: »

Still plenty time to have a go at the M45 records so! I got the times from the Irish Masters Athletics website, which has the track record as 15:15, but the road record as 16:30. If you can do 15:15 on the track, I'm sure you can manage 16:30 on the road! M45 road record is 15:22 (Mick Traynor).

Revised 2014 goal:
5000m - sub 15:15
5K - sub 15:22!

Thanks for that Krusty.

jebuz · 04-01-2014 9:58pm

5k - 16:xx
10k - 36:xx
Half - 79:xx
Marathon - 2:44:xx

Just back from 9 months travelling Asia and hungry for some miles again

Signed up for rotterdam marathon in April and training plan begins next week, hopefully as a result from that training I'll nab a few PB's over the next few month

martyboy48 · 04-01-2014 11:44pm

Continue to enjoy my running.
Join a club.
Stay injury free.
Improve diet(cut down on sugary junk).
Increase my mileage.
Increase quantity/quality of my runs.
Help others get into running and don't know where to start(had a few asking already)
Be more aggressive in some races, even if it means a blow out...

Don't know how to quantify the improvements in time for each distance, but
will be expecting plenty of PBs..

Want a big improvement in DCM'14

A long list but if I do what's in my control, the rest should follow...

SamforMayo · 04-01-2014 11:52pm

10km-Sub 48 (currently 49.40)
5Km- to be decided
HM-Sub 1hr 50 ( currently 1:54.)
Marathon should I decide to do one sub 3:55 (currently 3:58: )

This year I want to do more races, did very few last year, also to commit to core work 3 times a week instead of 5 times 1 week and none the next!

Inventive User Name · 04-01-2014 11:59pm

Had a bad case of overtraining around June 2013, messed me up completely for the rest of the year, only able to train properly again in the last few weeks. Goals are to get back to at least the same level I was at before, and a 16:30 5km..

mdlb · 06-01-2014 7:08am

10k - sub 45min..(current is 46 although its been ages since I've raced 10k)
Half marathon - sub 1hr 30... current is 1:32:30
Marathon - New PB - Current is 3.30, just aiming to chip away at this
Run 1000miles for the year, hit the crossbar last two years with mid 900's both times...
Stay injury free

I would be happy with any one of the above though!!

slingerz · 06-01-2014 10:36am

1. Get over this injury and get back running.
2. Sub 50 10K -- currently 56:35
3. Sub 23 5k -- currently 25:53
4. Sub 2:15 half marathon --Current PB is 2:27

RunRoryRun · 06-01-2014 11:49am

1. Sub 7.30 mile - currently 7.43
2. Sub 50 10k - currently 53.29
3. Sub 24 5k - currently 25.32
4. Sub 2.00 half marathon - currently 2:11.xx
5. Sub 4.30 marathon - currently 4:59.xx

hillsiderunner · 06-01-2014 1:58pm

My first posting on boards.ie, I've been lurking on the Athletics subforum for a few months now and have been inspired by some of the dedicated runners here! I've been running on-and-off for about 10 years (always at the same pace), and in the last year I've decided to try and get a bit faster. My PBs are 1:54:15 for HM (Nov 2013), 53:05 for 10k (Apr 2012) and 23:58 for 5k (August 2013).

Goals for 2014:

1. Go to interval training most weeks.
2. sub 23min 5k.
3. sub 50min 10k (aiming for the Great Ireland 10k in April).
4. sub 1:45 HM (not sure when, will first aim to break 1:50 in April/May).

amklo · 06-01-2014 2:38pm

Probably a bit more ameteur that the rest of ye, but my main goal is to run more often and more consistently in order to;

Complete my first half marathon...aiming for Kildare at end of April, ideally in 2 hours but whatever the result it'll be a PB!

Reduce 10k time to under 50mins

funrunner95 · 06-01-2014 6:30pm

My goals

5k sub 20 (current pb = 21.50)
10k sub 43 (current pb = 46.45)
HM sub 1.40 (current pb 1.46)
Marathon sub 4hr (current pb 4.38)

I wouldnt mind some feedback on these goals, I ran these times when I was more or less fully fit albeit a few pounds above my optimum weight and without doing any intervals/tempo runs/farleks/LSRs.

SamforMayo · 06-01-2014 8:43pm

hillsiderunner wrote: »

My first posting on boards.ie, I've been lurking on the Athletics subforum for a few months now and have been inspired by some of the dedicated runners here! I've been running on-and-off for about 10 years (always at the same pace), and in the last year I've decided to try and get a bit faster. My PBs are 1:54:15 for HM (Nov 2013), 53:05 for 10k (Apr 2012) and 23:58 for 5k (August 2013).

Goals for 2014:

1. Go to interval training most weeks.
2. sub 23min 5k.
3. sub 50min 10k (aiming for the Great Ireland 10k in April).
4. sub 1:45 HM (not sure when, will first aim to break 1:50 in April/May).

Welcome and good luck with the goals

SamforMayo · 06-01-2014 8:48pm

amklo wrote: »

Probably a bit more ameteur that the rest of ye, but my main goal is to run more often and more consistently in order to;

Complete my first half marathon...aiming for Kildare at end of April, ideally in 2 hours but whatever the result it'll be a PB!

Reduce 10k time to under 50mins

Are you following a plan for the Half? It s a good idea to pick a plan and stick to it , I followed Hal Higdon s novice 2 plan last year and it was grand, was new enough to running and had nt a clue what I was doing ( not much better now but Im learning).

Ruu · 06-01-2014 8:52pm

Not a huge amount going on in 2014 yet, have my first 100 miler in April, hoping sub 24 hours but will be happy enough to finish within the allotted time (loads of time to finish, 34 hours). I did crap in Dublin last year so will be looking for something more respectable.

Chivito550 · 06-01-2014 10:28pm

funrunner95 wrote: »

My goals

5k sub 20 (current pb = 21.50)
10k sub 43 (current pb = 46.45)
HM sub 1.40 (current pb 1.46)
Marathon sub 4hr (current pb 4.38)

I wouldnt mind some feedback on these goals, I ran these times when I was more or less fully fit albeit a few pounds above my optimum weight and without doing any intervals/tempo runs/farleks/LSRs.

Your marathon target is much weaker than the other targets. Either you are being way too cautious for this event or you are more suited to shorter distances, in which case why would you bother with the marathon? It's just another event in the end of the day. If you can go sub 20 in the 5k then why bother searching for a 3:59?

conavitzky · 06-01-2014 10:49pm

5k - sub 17.20 (pb 17.38)
8k - sub 30 (pb 30.49)
10k - sub 37.30 (pb 38.23)
half - sub 1.25 (pb 1.29.45)
Come up with a mindset and schedule that allows me to peak a few times in the year for races rather than smashing out training sessions in the lead up to races and feeling on top of the world only to find the tank not quite as full on race day. (summary-train sensibly)

ofthelord · 06-01-2014 11:31pm

5km - sub 19:30 - pb 19:35 2012
8km - anything under 31:59 - pb 31:59 2012
10km - sub 42 - pb 43:00 2012
10mile - sub 70 - pb 77:30 2011
1/2 mara - sub 1:32 - pb 1:32:12 2012
marathon - 3:30 - pb 3:36 2012

Injured on/off since last March - so 2013 was a write off on the running front, didn't even hit 700miles for the year.
Happy enough with most of my current pb times - but hope to be able to knock a few minutes off the marathon time and hit 3:30, & haven't run a 10mile race since 2011 - so hoping to go for sub 70 this year (have managed to go just under 70 for first 10miles of a half marathon, not sure if that counts as pb)

Wouldn't normally post about times I'm hoping to achieve, but as I haven't been able to race for almost a year I need a bit of motivation & am hoping that having advertised my goal times for this year here on boards I will be more motivated to achieve them!

It will be a few months before I will be close to getting near hitting any target times - hoping the parkruns will be a good indicator of progression.

Good luck everyone!

funrunner95 · 07-01-2014 2:55am

Chivito550 wrote: »

Your marathon target is much weaker than the other targets. Either you are being way too cautious for this event or you are more suited to shorter distances, in which case why would you bother with the marathon? It's just another event in the end of the day. If you can go sub 20 in the 5k then why bother searching for a 3:59?

Yeah I mean I was making these goals relative to my current pbs, I ran a 21.50 for 5k without any interval training so I reckon a sub 20 5k isn't beyond the realms of possibility. a 38 minute drop from my current marathon pb was enough I thought. I do tend to tire quite substantially over a marathon distance but I guess that happens to everyone? or maybe my marathon time will come down dramatically with some proper LSRs building up to it? What should a sub 20 5k runner be capable of over a marathon distance?

RayCun · 07-01-2014 10:11am

funrunner95 wrote: »

Yeah I mean I was making these goals relative to my current pbs, I ran a 21.50 for 5k without any interval training so I reckon a sub 20 5k isn't beyond the realms of possibility. a 38 minute drop from my current marathon pb was enough I thought. I do tend to tire quite substantially over a marathon distance but I guess that happens to everyone? or maybe my marathon time will come down dramatically with some proper LSRs building up to it? What should a sub 20 5k runner be capable of over a marathon distance?

about 3.30
You probably haven't built up your endurance enough, or got your pacing right, for the marathon distance

goals for 2014

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