goals for 2014

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

Missed the big goal by ~12 mins last weekend

Ah well win some, lose some.

I've decided to add a new challenge for the Autumn and try nipping under three hours in the Frankfurt marathon. Most of July is being spent on holidays so don't have a huge window to try and whip myself in shape.

hillsiderunner

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).

OK ... after 6 months of less than perfect training (including a month and half of no running back in March/April) finally finally finally some progress today at the Fingal 10K - 49:02. It was a nice cloudy day, and the flat course helped. A 4minute pb for me, though it's over 2 years since I did a 10k race so I haven't been contesting it too strongly!

If I'm feeling strong in a couple of weeks I'll put in a late entry for the Haddington half-marathon (south of Edinburgh) for 9th August. The "race-equivalent" online calculators suggest that a sub 1:50 might be possible and I have been doing some good long-runs lately :-)

Very impressed with the speedy 2014 progress of SamForMayo and other posters with similar goal-times.

TFBubendorfer

TFBubendorfer wrote: »

Only 1 goal this year, and only 1 shot at it.

- run 220 km in the 24 hrs to achieve the IAAF B standard and qualify for the Championships

Good God, it's been a long time since I've written those words. Having one single shot at a very lofty target is generally not the recipe for success, but sometimes the stars just happen to align.

225.271k/139.977 miles

I do not have the words to describe what it felt like when I crossed the line for 220k.

tiny_penguin

tiny_penguin wrote: »

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!

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 2 in complete. I did my first half marathon on saturday in 2hrs 15 minutes, 15 mins faster than I was aiming. I wanted to do it in under 2 and a half hours so delighted with it. Gonna start looking for my next half marathon to sign up for!

yaboya1

yaboya1 wrote: »

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)

Forgot all about these.

Got them all apart from the 10k (37:07! ). Not sure if I'll get to have a go at that again by the end of 2014, but we'll see.
A good year nonetheless

SamforMayo

yaboya1 wrote: »

Forgot all about these.

Got them all apart from the 10k (37:07! ). Not sure if I'll get to have a go at that again by the end of 2014, but we'll see.
A good year nonetheless

Ah going on find a 10 km and do it! Cause we know with the way you are going you would hit the target!

ciaranmac

ciaranmac wrote: »

1. Get back running again... starting tonight. I haven't been for a run since August so it won't be pretty.
2. Tuam 8K the weekend after next, that's depending how tonight's run goes.
3. Get a 10k under my belt in Feb or March. Preferably under an hour but I'd rather work on distance.
4. Connemara half.
5. DCM.

1. Done.
2. Didn't enter it, can't remember what my excuse was.
3. Kinvara Rock & Roll 10k, 1st March - 66 minutes.
4. Didn't do this, thought I'd registered when I hadn't... :rolleyes: I've done 3 HMs since though. Planning to run it next year.
5. Done :cool:

Goal for the rest of 2014 is to beat that 60 minutes for 10k.

opus

opus wrote: »

I've decided to add a new challenge for the Autumn and try nipping under three hours in the Frankfurt marathon. Most of July is being spent on holidays so don't have a huge window to try and whip myself in shape.

Happy to report I made the bonus goal last Sunday week in Frankfurt, that's definitely it for '14 now anyway!

Time to think about '15 I guess

RayCun

RayCun wrote: »

last year's goals

36.xx in the national 10k (Great Ireland Run)
Sub-80 in the national half (Rock and Roll Dublin?)
Sub 2.50 in the Dublin city marathon

Didn't run any of those races, didn't run a 10k or a marathon at all :rolleyes:
1.22 in Bohermeen was on the right track anyway.

Sub 60 in the Frank Duffy 10
Sub-80 half marathon (probably the Dublin half)
Sub 2.50 DCM

Another year of failure :pac:

adrian522

adrian522 wrote: »

1. Get over this injury and get back running.
2. Sub 50 10K -- currently 51:51
3. Sub 23 5k -- currently 23:38
4. Sub 2 Hour half marathon --Current PB is 2:02
5. Sub 4 Hour Marathon -- No PB

Time to revisit my goals for the year, a table is in order:

Distance|2013 PB|2014 goal|2014 PB
5K|23:38|23:00|21:09
10K|51:51|50:00|48:24
Half Marathon|2:02:36|2:00:00|1:42:51
Marathon|N/A|4:00:00|3:49:23

Closing in on 1500 miles for the year!

Good year running!

Krusty_Clown

Krusty_Clown wrote: »

1. 15:xx 5k
2. 33:xx 10k
3. 1:14 Half
4. Sub 2:35 marathon
5. Complete the big-10 challenge.

Not sure if I'll manage to tick any of them off, but it's good to think big.

1. 15:xx 5k - Yep!
2. 33:xx 10k - Yep!
3. 1:14 Half - Nope. Injury put paid to my opportunity to race properly.
4. Sub 2:35 marathon - Nope. Missed it by 4 seconds. :mad:
5. Complete the big-10 challenge. - Nope, missed it by 2/10ths of a second. :mad:

A pretty solid year and came damn close to hitting most of my targets.

Tigerandahalf

Tigerandahalf wrote: »

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.

I might as well update this. I have got all the goals except the 5 and 10 miler. I haven't had enough opportunities to do those type of races. I might do a 5 miler in the new year. If I improved the training I reckon I could get under 30 mins. The 10 mile target is out of reach for the moment.

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!

10 km -46.58
5km-22.38
HM-1.43.40
No marathon
Mission accomplished:D The core work is still come a day, going a day though:o

conavitzky

conavitzky wrote: »

1. 5k - sub 17.20 (pb 17.38)
2. 8k - sub 30 (pb 30.49)
3. 10k - sub 37.30 (pb 38.23)
4. half - sub 1.25 (pb 1.29.45)
5. 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)

1. 5k 17 check
2. 8k 29:27 check
3. 10k 36:55 check
4. Half 1:28:-- no or not even close but pb nonetheless
5. No. Spent my usual 10-12 weeks out injured or unwell. Pneumonia in april Achilles issues in may and June mumps in November!
Happy enough with the year overall. Pbs at all distances.

ClashCityRocker

skeleton_boy wrote: »

1. Sub 3.10 marathon
2. Sub 90 min half
3. Sub 40 min 10K
4. Sub 20 min 5K
5. Do more to prevent injury.

ClashCityRocker wrote: »

Thanks for saving me a bit of typing, these would be mine too.

Hit 2-4 handily enough (88:18 half, 39.01 10k and 19.01 5K), well off on the two marathon attempts though. Tried to run 3:10 in Cork, did the first half in 93 mins :rolleyes: the last ten miles were a predictable funeral march. Decided to be more conservative in Chicago later in the year, aimed for 3:15 and ran 3:18:33. Wasn't too disappointed with that. Since Chicago I've started training with a club, i'm looking forward to hopefully improving times next year as a result of better, smarter training.

jebuz

jebuz wrote: »

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

5k: 16:27
10k - 35:01 (in a 10 mile race, it counts )
Half: 75:40
Marathon: 2:46:59

skeleton_boy

skeleton_boy wrote: »

1. Sub 3.10 marathon
2. Sub 90 min half
3. Sub 40 min 10K
4. Sub 20 min 5K
5. Do more to prevent injury.

1. Blew up to 3.39 in Dublin
2. A pair of 1.21.47 runs
3. 37.27
4. 17.55
5. Can't say I've done a whole pile more but I missed only a handful of days all year with slight strains / more than niggles.

All in all it's been a good year.

RonanP77

Run the 3.65k loop of the lake without stopping - completed.
Do a 5k without stopping - completed.
Do a 10k - completed.
Do a Duathlon - completed.
Do a half marathon - incomplete.
Drop my average pace to 4:30 - completed.

Too many injuries to ever get my distance beyond 12k so I came nowhere near doing the half. It's been passed over to my 2015 list of goals.

RunRoryRun

RunRoryRun wrote: »

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

Ok - so only got 1 of the pack.

1. Sub 7.30 mile YUSSS! 7.00
2. Sub 50 10k - got closer, took 1 minute off my best but still at 52.30 (only attempted one and that was in April)
3. Sub 24 5k - no attempts but hit 24.38 in training
4. Sub 2.00 half marathon - no attempts - again PB'd in training but didn't hit target for the year (now at 2.06)
5. Sub 4.30 marathon - Nope! DCM - beat last year, but didn't do well on the day!

Will focus on them for next year

ECOLII

ecoli wrote: »

Just had a look and thank christ I didn't put any goals up last year

This year

- Minimum 250 miles a month (No disappearing for a month here or there as I have done the past two years)
- Sub 2.36 in Rotterdam (initial goal was between 2.30 and 2.35 but if the clock reads 2.35.xx ill take it )
- 5 PBs
- Complete the Big 10 (not really a major target but with running the marathon this year I finally have the opportunity to give it a bash)
- 3000 miles for the year (just over 8 miles a day)

- Minimum 250 miles a month (No disappearing for a month here or there as I have done the past two years) - Ironically the month that let me down here was probably one of my best in terms of quality (220 that month)
- Sub 2.36 in Rotterdam (initial goal was between 2.30 and 2.35 but if the clock reads 2.35.xx ill take it ) - DNS due to broken nose
- 5 PBs Excluding the pacing gigs and 1st time at distance this weekend was the 5th so I will take it
- Complete the Big 10 (not really a major target but with running the marathon this year I finally have the opportunity to give it a bash) Despite a few 2.18-2.19 800s in training I never raced anything below 3k this year. May hit the mile on Xmas day but won't have a chance to race the other two.
- 3000 miles for the year (just over 8 miles a day) 1st time I have monitored this throughout they year as well as being consistent enough year round to hit it

All in all more fails than successes however it has been my best year by far in terms of number of races, PB's, competitiveness and overall training so I can't not be happy with it

TFBubendorfer

TFBubendorfer wrote: »

Only 1 goal this year, and only 1 shot at it.

- run 220 km in the 24 hrs to achieve the IAAF B standard and qualify for the Championships

- run 220 km in the 24 hrs to achieve the IAAF B standard and qualify for the Championships

It's been a good year!

echancrure

Reviewing my 2014 goals posted on 9th January 2014

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echancrure wrote: »

My Goals:

Staying injury free ; almost, had ITBS in June/July after Portumna. And Sinusitis for the past 6 months (does this count?)
Enjoying my training ; yes, can't remember it ever being a shore
Running my first Marathon ; yes Connemara Marathon in April
Running a Marathon under 3 hours 20 ; yes 3:14 in Connemara !
Running a half-marathon under 1 hour 30 (currently 1:38); yes 1:27 in Carlow
Running a 10k under 40 minutes (currently 42'25''); yes 38:10 in SLOT Carlow
Running a 5k under 19 minutes (currently 19'17''); yes 17:59 in IT Carlow fun run
Running for pleasure everyday, early in the morning, for two weeks in Spain in the summer holidays; well that got shafted by the ITBS, but did it in France for a week
Meeting other runners and sharing experience more: need to make more effort on that front!
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Overall a great year, overshadowed by a big DNF in DCM, but raised by 3:14 time in Connemara and my first 50k in Portumna

Brewing over 2015 goals...

rom

rom wrote: »

get sick less. everything else will happen if this does.

Failed at this one. Under recovered post marathon. Went back too hard too soon. Took from Sept till now to get over it. PB over 5 distances. How bad. Goal for 2015 is to recover recover recover.

donnacha

donnacha wrote: »

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

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

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

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

1. Crossed the 1,500 mark today whilst out for a breezy easy 6 miles.
2. Managed a 1:33:43 at Clontarf in Nov. Was delighted and still coming to terms with the progress at this distance in 2014
3. Missed this one I think more due to a lack of planning - though Clontarf had a 10km mat which I hit in 43:45

Did my final race of 2014 yesterday at the Marlay ParkRun - went out way to fast (1km PB of 3:50) and paid the price at 3km when I had to stop and walk :eek: Had forgotten how much pain a 5km is - crossed the line in 20:35 which I'll take as its a 20sec PB.

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

5k - didn't actually run a 5k - time wasn't right anytine one came up
10k - 44.26 - K club
HM - 1:40:52 - Waterford HM,
M - 4:10 - Barcelona
>1000 miles - 1116

Bit of a disaster with marathons, 4:10 in Barcelona and 4:22 in Dublin:mad: Know where I went wrong and it was the last goal - strength training to remain injury free did not happen and only myself to blame..
On the run up to Barcelona had a good routine going and stayed relatively injury free (a few niggles) and did pretty ok on the day. After that left the S&C slide and found it very hard to get back into it, result: 34 days missed due to injury and a clusterf**k of a Dublin marathon, hopefully lesson learned for 2015.