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Goals for 2018?
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Achieved all of them - some of them might have been a bit soft in hindsight but i genuinely didn't think so when i set them :cool:
5k (sub 24) - new pb 23:33 in May (another 23:3x in June and at least one sub 24 park run in the first half of the year)
10k (sub 51) - ran 49:48 in June in my only 10k race this year
10m (sub 90) - 86:xx in March and 87:xx in July
HM (sub 2) - 1:56:xx in June & 1:52:31 in Sept
Marathon: a pb (4:27:09) despite a fairly shocking performance but this wasn't really a goal
Amazing year. Shows the benefits of a nicely consistent approach.
I'm going to yoink your PBs coming into 2018 as my goals for 2019
5k: Current 24:36
10k: Current 52:12
10m: Current 1:30:500 -
Amazing year. Shows the benefits of a nicely consistent approach.
I'm going to yoink your PBs coming into 2018 as my goals for 2019
Thanks Huzzah that means a lot, personally I don't think i come near you in terms of consistency! You're going to have a fantastic year in 2019 and will blow those goals out of the water, your meticulous approach and patient positive attitude to your training is phenomenal.0 -
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3 or 4 runs a week, every week (starting next week
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Win an IMRA race - hopefully the College Champs in my last year of night classes
Beat my fecking age to the top at Slieve Donard - that should be getting easier at least!
Sub 17 Parkrun
2018 Final update:
Managed one of four, a very low key IMRA race which was still a very hard won race!
3 of the 2018 goals will be the same for 2019 and I will give up on the notion of 4 runs a week, just not feasible with the amount of cycling I like to do.
I have yet another minute to get up Slieve Donard though...0 -
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Since I was in a car accident last year my left knee hasn't been right.
At its worst I couldn't run more than three quarters of a mile without agony in it.
With a lot of physio over the last couple of months and strength training it seems to be finally getting a bit better (up to 1.75 miles now, may even go for 2 this weekend!).
If I can do a 10k and maybe even a half this year I'd be over the moon.
My wife is doing the womens mini marathon for the first time and its pure torture watching her training.
My names Supercell and I'm a recovering runaholic
Looking back to where I was when I wrote this and where I am now is pretty amazing. I was in a pretty bad place both mentally and physically after the car accident and didnt even know if I would ever be able to run a race again.
Fast forward to now and have ran multiple half marathon plus distances in training and races over the year.
My knee is an ongoing thing which I need to be mindful of always but it's manageable.
I didn't quite manage the marathon this year but came close to doing it..see 2019 goals thread.
Overall delighted to still call myself a runner (ok hobby jogger) rather than a couch potato, next year herself will be running a 10k with me
Hope all you all had equally happy running memories and achievements for 2018, sometimes it really isn't about winning, it's about getting to the starting line that counts!Have a weather station?, why not join the Ireland Weather Network - http://irelandweather.eu/
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1. Sub 20 5k even if I have to wait until Jingle Bells
2. Hopefully get through S&C in one piece, stay injury free and notice the benefits
3. 1.35 for a half
4. 1:09:59 for 10 miles
5. Keep enjoying running as much as I have been.
Happy Christmas to all, hope ye have a ball
1. 19:25 and 19:12. The only 2 5k I raced. BHAA and Bob Heffernan.
2. It's not for me...well it's not for me in a gym environment. I'll try it at home just using bodyweight exercises.
3. 1:33:20 in my worst race of the year which included 2 bits of walking. It's my target distance for 2019 as a result.
4. 68:02 in Kilcock. More in the tank I'm sure.
5. I did, and more.0 -
Main goal is sub 3 Marathon in Rotterdam. PB 3:15:26
After that I reckon (hope) almost all of my PBs are there for the taking.
5k: Sub 18. Will actually have to run a 5k race for the first time to do this obviously, 18:58 PB from my solitary Parkrun in 2016.
5m: Sub 30. 30:55 PB from Raheny just gone. Reckon this is there for me right now, hopefully going to run Ferrycarraig 5 in the New Year and knock this off the list.
10k: Sub 37. Ran a 37:52 10k split in a 12k race a couple of weeks back. 37 seems the next logical step.
10m: Sub 62. Running Trim in Feb so will have a rattle there first. PB of 65:55 is pretty soft.
Half: Sub 1:24 Would hope to go lower but that's a number that hits a lot of targets for me. PB of 1:25:55 from Tullamore this year when I had an iffy enough day at office.
Whilst I re-evaluated a couple of goals mid year, it's always nice to look back at how original goals stacked up to performances.
5k: 18:58 >> 18:52
Sub 18 didn't happen. Tried to force it inbetween marathon blocks and ended up running a very disheartening 18:52. Ran an 18:17 split in Frank Duffy.....Not in too much of a hurry to run another 5k at the moment!
5 Mile: 30:55>>29:51
Didn't run Raheny or Ferrycarraig but went 29:59 in Army 5 Miler around Baldonnell on a horrendous day, and ran 29:51 in the Irish Runner 5 Mile the week after the aforementioned fluffed 5k. Ran a 29:07 5Mile tempo last week though
10k: No PB.
Didn't happen. Only one 10k in there where i ran 39:09 in a local 10k a couple of weeks into Rotterdam training block. Clocked a 37:15 10k split in Frank Duffy....I hope to fix this New Years Day
10 Mile: 65:55>>60:33
Posted a 62:27 in Trim In February and then a 60:33 at the Frank Duffy, which was a good day to be fair
Half Marathon: 1:25:55>>1:19:59
Overcame some shoelace malfunctions to squeak under 80mins. This was my highlight of the year, had to bite down and go for it over the last 5 miles when things were in the melting pot. I also ran a 1:22:33 time trial in the PP before Rotterdam.
Marathon: 3:15:26>>2:58:01
Rotterdam was a 3:14 dehydrated death shuffle....which was rescued by a 2:59:45 shot to nothing in Limerick 4 weeks later. 2:58 In Dublin was a little disappointing but still delighted to have gone sub 3 and PB'd again.
Will end up having ran just over 4500km. Will hope to maybe push this to 3000 Miles next year but that's not particularly a target. All in all a great year hopefully next year will be as kind. 0 -
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Healy, that's a shocking 5k time!! Unless you're a diesel man of course. As for the 1.22.xx time trial, jeez that's impressive. The Half is a very good time and I'm sure the Full will come into line soon enough. You have a good attitude to training and recovery so with just another bit of experience and base you should do well.
Just don't listen to the "you'll smash it" merchants.
The 5k attempt was probably ill advised, i wasn't recovered after the two marathons. And by ill advised, I mean I took no advice. I checked out mentally about 1k in
I was paced around the PP for the half time trial, so it wasn't solo as such. I just had to follow my really fast mate who lent a helping hand and jogged around with me. Looking forward to the new year 0
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