goals for 2014

BeepBeep!

Cheers lads, I am aware that it is a bit of a 'soft' target. I have already changed my mind and will go for a 2.55 with the possibilty in the next few weeks to go to 2.52/3 depending on how training goes. Although, a sub 3 marathon has always being a goal of mine since I started running, so if I run 2.59.59 I'll be absolutely delighted.

Ron DMC

Ron DMC wrote: »

5K - Sub 18
10k - Sub 40
HM - Sub 1:30
M - Sub 3:20
Connemara Ultra (1.5M) - Finish done!

One goal down, Ultra completed.

opus

opus wrote: »

My only real goal for the year is to finish Comrades in and around my target time from last year namely ~8:15. Weather on the day will play a big part as I found to my cost!

Apart from that I'd like to go under 4h at the Doneda 50k in Feb and perhaps knock a few mins for the Conn ultra in April.

Bit wishy washy I know

Ok so #2 was just barely achieved on Sunday but they all count! Roll on the June w/end now for the big one

echancrure

echancrure wrote: »

My Goals:

Staying injury free
Enjoying my training
Running my first Marathon (still looking after Kildare cancellation: Connemarathon?)
Running a Marathon under 3 hours 20 (in Belfast, in Waterford, in Dublin?)
Running a half-marathon under 1 hour 30 (currently 1:38)
Running a 10k under 40 minutes (currently 42'25'')
Running a 5k under 19 minutes (currently 19'17'')
Running for pleasure everyday, early in the morning, for two weeks in Spain in the summer holidays
Meeting other runners and sharing experience more

All the best to all!!

Previously:
5k and 10k goals achieved, injury free, enjoying training, and posting more

10k in 38'10'' in St Laurence O'Toole Paddy's weekend
5k in 17'59'' in IT Carlow fun run

Last Sunday in Connemara:
1st Marathon ran in 3:14 (2 goals in one!)

That leaves the half in under 1:30 and running in Spain for fun.

Waiting for DOMS to disappear to review goals...:o

yaboya1

echancrure wrote: »

Previously:
5k and 10k goals achieved, injury free, enjoying training, and posting more

10k in 38'10'' in St Laurence O'Toole Paddy's weekend
5k in 17'59'' in IT Carlow fun run

Last Sunday in Connemara:
1st Marathon ran in 3:14 (2 goals in one!)

That leaves the half in under 1:30 and running in Spain for fun.

Waiting for DOMS to disappear to review goals...:o

Great stuff echancrue. I think a bit like me, you're going to have to set some new goals for the second half of the year.

Bahanaman

You're flying the Carlow flag well Echancrure!!

TFBubendorfer

echancrure wrote: »

Last Sunday in Connemara:
1st Marathon ran in 3:14 (2 goals in one!)

Smashing result, that's a great time for a first marathon, and to do it on a tough course like Connemara is a fantastic achievement. Well done!

echancrure

TFBubendorfer wrote: »

Smashing result, that's a great time for a first marathon, and to do it on a tough course like Connemara is a fantastic achievement. Well done!

Thoroughly enjoyed it too.

A bit on a high at the moment: I must be careful not too overdo it now.

Is there such a thing as a post marathon recovery plan? Thinking of running 5k this evening ...

TFBubendorfer

echancrure wrote: »

Is there such a thing as a post marathon recovery plan? Thinking of running 5k this evening ...

Standard advice is to take a full break of 10-14 days.
Needless to say that would be "do as I say, not as I do" ....

Slow_Runner

Slow_Runner wrote: »

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

44:36 at K-Club last week . Helped me get over the disappointment of Barcelona. Next goal Le Cheile 5k

yaboya1

yaboya1 wrote: »

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

Should keep me busy :-)

yaboya1 wrote: »

39:07 in the Enniscorthy 10k last Sunday.
Sub 3:10 Marathon attempt is up next on Sunday week.

yaboya1 wrote: »

3:08:26 in Seville yesterday.
Two down. Four to go!

yaboya1 wrote: »

18:19 in the Marlay parkrun today.
Halfway there!

yaboya1 wrote: »

1:25:25 in the Larne Half-Marathon this morning.
4/6 complete.
Just the 5 & 10 milers to do and they're both coming up in the next 6 weeks

1:05:02 in the Clonakilty 10 Mile this morning. Terenure 5 Mile on the 18th May for the final one. I'll be back with new goals for the rest of the year after that.

SamforMayo

yaboya1 wrote: »

1:05:02 in the Clonakilty 10 Mile this morning. Terenure 5 Mile on the 18th May for the final one. I'll be back with new goals for the rest of the year after that.

Wow you smashed that one, well done:D

skittles8710

skittles8710 wrote: »

First Half Marathon in April - want to finish close to 2hours flat.
First Full in June - just want to finish
Lose a few kgs by June.
Be healthy and happy = D

So result from 1st Half Marathon (Connemara) 2:00:54.

Delighted but also a bit gutted didn't get under 2hours. Silly thoughts! Really enjoyed it.

Working towards first marathon now in Cork in June - all going relatively well so far.

Am thinking I'll give up booze for next 6weeks to work towards the healthy part which hopefully will have a positive effect on the mood too!!

donnacha

donnacha wrote: »

Run 1,000+ miles in 2014 (727 miles in 2013)

At 500 miles already

donnacha wrote: »

Sub 1:42 HM (PB 1:44:37 - Aug 2013)

Ran 1:37:41 @ Wexford Half Marathon

donnacha wrote: »

Sub 47m 10k (PB 49:25 - Apr 2013)

Ran 44:24 in 10k race pace run in March as part of my HM training - not official race distance.

So my revised goals for 2014 are:

1. Run 1,500+ miles
2. 1:35 HM
3. 43min 10k

yaboya1

donnacha wrote: »

At 500 miles already


Ran 1:37:41 @ Wexford Half Marathon


Ran 44:24 in 10k race pace run in March as part of my HM training - not official race distance.

So my revised goals for 2014 are:

1. Run 1,500+ miles
2. 1:35 HM
3. 43min 10k

Great stuff donnacha

adrian522

adrian522 wrote: »

1. Get over this injury and get back running. --Ticked that one off some time ago
2. Sub 50 10K -- currently 51:51 -- Still no joy on this one, I'll probably run 1 or 2 10K's before marathon time
3. Sub 23 5k -- currently 23:38 -- Haven't run a 5k yet and to be honest I don't know when I will
4. Sub 2 Hour half marathon --Current PB is 2:02 - -Sub 2 seems soft but in any case it will wait until the race series half.
5. Sub 4 Hour Marathon -- Oct 27th.

Well, I came on here to post about my 5 mile time but now realise I didn't list 5 mile as a target

RonanP77

I only started running this year so I had/have a lot.

1. Run the 3.65 km loop of the lake without stopping. Completed.
2. Do a 5k without stopping. Completed.
3. Get my average pace below 5min/km. Completed. (4:48 average now)
4. Do a 10k.
5. Do a duathlon.
6. Do a half marathon.
7. Drop my average pace to 4:30.

SamforMayo

SamforMayo wrote: »

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!

10km ticked off got under 48 in training.
HM ticked off today with 1.43.30
5km now at 22.38.
I have raced more and have stuck with the core work 2/3 times per week.
I will be back with revised goals in a few days.

inigo

I know it's a bit late in the year, but the first two goals were in my mind before the end of 2013. The third kind of happened when I was still dreaming... Here are my main goals:

1. To keep enjoying my runs as I increase volume without injury.
2. To hit the hills and trails as often as I can and keep having a blast each and every single time I'm out there.
3. To run and finish my first ever marathon while enjoying the views: Causeway Coast on 27th September 2014. I wanted my first to be special after my Yosemite adventure...

yaboya1

yaboya1 wrote: »

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

Should keep me busy :-)

yaboya1 wrote: »

39:07 in the Enniscorthy 10k last Sunday.
Sub 3:10 Marathon attempt is up next on Sunday week.

yaboya1 wrote: »

3:08:26 in Seville yesterday.
Two down. Four to go!

yaboya1 wrote: »

18:19 in the Marlay parkrun today.
Halfway there!

yaboya1 wrote: »

1:25:25 in the Larne Half-Marathon this morning.
4/6 complete.
Just the 5 & 10 milers to do and they're both coming up in the next 6 weeks

yaboya1 wrote: »

1:05:02 in the Clonakilty 10 Mile this morning. Terenure 5 Mile on the 18th May for the final one. I'll be back with new goals for the rest of the year after that.

29:58 in Terenure this morning.
All done

New goals for the rest of the year:

10k - Sub 37
10 Mile - Sub 62 (I may not run this distance though so it's the least important)
HM - Sub 1:23
Marathon - Sub 3 (Main goal)

Tigerandahalf

That is great progress yaboya since the start of the year.

yaboya1

Tigerandahalf wrote: »

That is great progress yaboya since the start of the year.

Thanks. It's mostly down to training more intelligently instead of running lots of junk miles. I doubt the improvement will continue at the same rate in the future.

Tigerandahalf

How many days running do you do each week?
I am doing about 4 days at the moment with two tough sessions - a 5k flat out and a LSR at about 5 - 5.20 mins/km.
Recently came close to 91 mins for half marathon.

yaboya1

Tigerandahalf wrote: »

How many days running do you do each week?
I am doing about 4 days at the moment with two tough sessions - a 5k flat out and a LSR at about 5 - 5.20 mins/km.
Recently came close to 91 mins for half marathon.

Probably five/six on average. I've been skimping a little bit lately though as I've raced three times in less than two weeks and was trying to stay relatively fresh. I think that's the guts of it. One (hard) fast session, one long (slow) run and lots of easy miles. Recently I've been training by heart rate with two steady sessions a week backed up by easy miles the other days, using races as my hard workouts instead. It's been working for me so far :P

Tigerandahalf

Goals for 2014

5k under 19 mins (current PB 19.37)

5 mile/8k under 30 mins (current PB 33+)

10k under 40 mins (current PB 41.33)

10 mile under 65 mins (current PB 69.55)

Half Marathon under 90 mins (current PB 91.30)

Marathon under 3.30 (to be done)

Not sure yet about the marathon time. I would need to up my LSR mileage and see how my body reacts.
The 10 mile is probably overly ambitious and I may not have too many opportunities to do them.

Currently doing 4 runs per week plus 1/2 swims.

tang1

Tigerandahalf wrote: »

The 10 mile is probably overly ambitious and I may not have too many opportunities to do.

Mullingar Harriers are running a 10 miler on 27th of July, info & entry on precision timing, may suit you. There few and far between alright in summer months.

cullenswood

cullenswood wrote: »

This year I want to get sub 20 5k (current time 20:08, so should be achievable short term).

Also want to run my first HM, and am targetting a time below 100 mins. That will probably be later in the year. Will have to up my long runs over the next few months though

Goal number one achieved: 5km in 19m 40secs.

rainbow kirby

Did the Bupa London 10,000 yesterday - ran 55:42, still five and a half minutes slower than my PB, but a big improvement from the 58:18 I ran in Regents Park in March. Happy enough with that tbh, even if my legs aren't today!

tiny_penguin

tiny_penguin wrote: »

Want to start getting a bit more serious about my running this year. Have done a good few 10k races over the years letting my fitness levels go up and down but never sticking with it long term to achieve any goals so making this year the one I actually do it.

Goal 1: Sub 60 minutes 10k (hoping to get this in the womans mini marathon in June - my PB is 61 mins but the last 10k I ran i was at 76mins)

Goal 2: Complete my first half marathon (looking at the Galway Bay half in October for this)

Goal 3: Run 2-4 times a week every week for the year. (aiming for 4 runs most weeks but taking into account that I may not be perfect, I want a minimum of 2 runs each week)


I am a bit daunted by the concept of a half marathon, my longest run is 10k but I am determined!

Goal 1 done! Mini Marathon yesterday and official time 59min43seconds. I just scraped it, but its still sub 60 so happy for now!

I've kept up the 2-4 runs per week since I started, in fact the minimum per week has been 3 so happy with that too. Have signed up for the half marathon now and am up to 16km non stop running so feeling confident about goal 2!

jaggiebunnet

jaggiebunnet wrote: »

Sub 45m for 10k, did 45.02 last one so should be achievable!

Sub 70m for 10m, bit harder this one, did 78m for Ballycotton last year but have a lot more miles under my belt so hopefully that will help and the training i am doing.

sub 4hr for Cork Marathon, hopefully can do, did the cork to cobh 15m in 2hr 01min, will aim a bit higher but all depends on how i get on in training really.

sub 45 for 10k was done a couple of months ago, 43.52 -- now aiming to get sub 40 before end of year. Did sub 20 for the first time in 5k a couple of weeks ago.

did Cork Marathon in 3.45 - feels like an anti climax after all the training (over 600 miles!) really wanted sub 3.30 - damned 18th mile. Want to do another marathon now before year is out..will need to see.

half marathon PB done during cork, 1.44 so if I target any halves then I will be looking sub 1.40

cork to cobh - looking sub 1.50 now - still a few months away though

Need to save for new runners - won something (first time -- good being older) at one of the races but 25 quid off anything as long as it is brooks is not really gonna help