Goals for 2019?

I love this game;

Win an IMRA race
Half Marathon PB at the Tullamore Quinlan Cup 31st August 2019 (currently 76:??)
Sub 17 5k, parkrun will do

And the hardest* of the lot - beat my age to to the top of Slieve Donard

*The others are all hard for me too

RayCun wrote: »

• Every run home to end with either hills or strides
• 6000km
• Run some shorter distances in the graded meets (this year the kid will be old enough to run them too)
• Gym once a week (except when there's a midweek race)
• Race more often in first 6 months of the year

6000km
Have you hit this mark, or near to it, before Ray?

Distance|Current PB/Year|A Goal|B Goal
Marathon|3:37 (2008) |<3:30:00|<3:15:00
Half Marathon|1:36:24 (2018) |<1:30:00|<1:35:00
10 Mile|1:09:27 (2002) |As far under Sub 70 as I can get|
5 Mile|33:07 (2009)|31:??|32:??
5K|19:25 (2009)|18:29|19:20
1 Mile|05:42 (2017)|05:12|05:28


Nice to have a new PB, that's 2 in 2 years, so would definitely like to improve that strike rate.

Big Goal race is Berlin Half in April and I'll be doing everything possible to hammer a new PB.

Didn't get to the track this year or make an appearance in the Dublin Novice, so still on my goals list.

To keep enjoying it, that's about 20 months of consistency and having fun, remembering why I like to run.

That time of the year already

I've a couple of non specific targets;
- clean up my diet outside of marathon training blocks! Im not that bad, but could definitely cut down/out sugary drinks.
- introduce s&c into my training. Have started already so will hopefully reap a few rewards here.
- more sleep (alas, I fear this one may be wishful thinking.....)

Race Specific Targets;

Marathon: Sub 2:50 (PB 2:58:01)
Looking like Dublin, but Berlin still could be a runner. Weighing up a couple of alternative entry routes & will decide one way or the other pretty soon. Either way hoping to give 2:50 a good rattle.

Half Marathon: Sub 79 (PB 1:19:59)
Aiming for Limerick in May for first go at this.

10 Mile: Sub 60 (PB 60:33)

10k: Sub 37 (PB 38:50ish)
Ran a 37:15 split in Frank Duffy in September, so will hopefully get under 37mins first and then maybe set another target.

5 Mile: Sub 28:30 (PB 29:51)
Raheny. January. Target.

5k: Run a decent 5k race at some stage in the next 12 months........really, that would do me. Don't really like the distance but I know there are a lot of benefits to racing over it.

For me I'd like to run 2000 miles or 3218.688km :pac: I might be a bit short on that this year but in and around the same. Why do I put distance ahead of PB's? Because to run this kind of distance it will mean the consistency of running 5 to 6 days a week, the PB's will follow. I will have to stay fairly injury free to run that distance, and finally I just love running

The focus will be to continue 5km to 10km racing with Dunshaughlin 10k, Rathfarham 5k in my sights. I've also some unfinished business in the Terenure 5mile after this years disaster.

Away from running my diet hasn't been hectic the past six months, so I need to improve there. Also I'm not as good as I used to be at strength work/gym
I hope to improve on that department too.

Happy running everyone in 2019

1) Manage more than 8 concurrent weeks without injury *
2) Run DCM2019 (and finish)
3) Half sub 1:40 (currently around 1:42)
4) 10k sub 41, stretch goal sub 40 (currently 42:22)
5) 5k 20:30'ish, stretch goal sub 20 (currently 21:53)
6) Up weekly mileage slowly from current low 30's roughly to 50-60 range (keeping 1 above in mind)
7) 1300 miles in the year, this year though injuries and sickness just missing out on the 1000 looks likely.

*Run slower in training and learn to enjoy it
*Lose 10kg to help all above - post xmas and new years indulgences

Been a long time since I posted goals like this son this forum

A Goals

1. Sub 3 - most likely DCM (entered) but I'll have a go at Limerick since its on my doorstep. 2019 is really all about the sub3
2. National Masters Gala in March - My first ever Gala - Don't disgrace myself, just give it my best and do tumble turns! I'd love to get into 24:xx shape for the 1,500m

B Goals

• All pbs are up for grabs. 18:10 5k, 38:09 10k and 1:23:40 HM. I'd be delighted to beat any of those but realistically sub3 type fitness should put me the ballpark of sub19, sub40 and sub 1:26.
• Stay healthy and injury free
• Give up tea (swap for green tea) and sliced bread

I haven’t posted on these threads in years, so committing to it represents my improved attitude of late.

Marathon: Sub 3. Haven’t gone under 3 since 2:49 back in 2014. 2016 was me bottoming out, so I am pretty confident sub3 should be doable.

Half: Haven’t done a 1/2 marathon in 4 years, pb of 1:19 unlikely to be under threat, but hopefully 1:23-1:25 in RnR in August.

Consistent Mileage: This needs work. Monthly mileage target is 100 minimum, if I hit 150 for 3-4 consecutive months, I see big rewards.

5k or 3k: I’m willing to stick my neck out here and target a pb at one of these distances. 17:28 and 10:05 are soft, I’ve not had a pb at any distance since running all of them in 2013-14. Maybe Louth outdoor for the 3,000 or a suitably fast 5k somewhere.

Goal mileage for the year: 1,500
I used to regularly do 1,500-1,900, that’s about the sweet spot for making gains, staying healthy and not taking away from family.

Posting some goals for accountability



Mileage - 2000 miles
Will be close-ish to 1500 miles this year and hoping that with consistently higher mileage next year I can hit the 2000 mark


Race times - not too sure - hoping that I can start shaving time off gradually. My experience this year is of taking off large chunks of time but this probably isnt likely anymore (fingers crossed I will be able to revise my goals later in the year)

5k - Sub 21 (PB 21.22)

10k - Sub 44 (PB 44.22)

Not sure about longer distances yet


Other goals
Have a go at a 1 mile and/or 2 mile race
Diet and nutrition is definitely an area I can make big improvements and hoping this will help me see time gains

I don't think i'll go down the road of setting time goals this year. Last year's goals in hindsight appear to have been quite soft and a bit pointless as a source of motivation.

For the purposes of reflection at the end of 2019 i'll record my times here, all of which were PBs set in 2018. I believe i still have big gains to make and hope to PB at all/most of these distances again in 2019.

5k - 23:33
8k: 40:26
10k: 49:48
10m: 1:26:xx
HM: 1:52:31
Full: 4:27:09

Mileage wise I'd love to build on this year (close to 1500 miles) but unfortunately with some changes in circumstances at home i expect mileage to be even more challenging than it was this year so if i can match this year's i'll be very happy.

I've been doing strength work in the past month while i haven't been running so much and one of my goals is to keep it up and continue to record it for accountability to myself.

Have a relatively injury free year like this year. The single biggest impedement to me running well.

Slight increase in volume.

Gym 2 times per week.

Arbitary times:

3k: 9.30
5k- 16.30

Both aggressive but achieveable if I can train consistent (see point numero 1).

If I write these down it might help. First goal is to keep running consistently 3-4 times a week minimum.

I was running regularly in 2013-14 and ended with DCM, picked up what I thought was a bruised foot just over 3 weeks before DCM. Made a lot of mistakes in training, running too hard too often, missing sessions as a result and struggling on all runs over 15 miles. Suffered in last 5 miles of marathon as a result, but was delighted to finish. Never got back running consistently afterwards and always had forefoot pain. Best part of 4 years later and finally have a diagnosis of psoriatic arthritis, some aggressive treatment and regular medication has it under control now and all goals are pretty dependent on keeping it that way. Running regularly for about 8 weeks now, 10k time from Run in the Dark, with only 3 weeks training. 5k from parkrun 2 weeks ago, 4 weeks into an 8 weeks plan.

PBs are all from 2014 and not sure I’ll get to that level this year so I’ll set slightly softer goals. I’ll be 36 in February and haven’t got the base I used to have from football training.

5k - 22.00 (pb 20.18, this year 24.14)
10k - 46.30 (pb 44.47, this year 56.24)
Half - 1.45 (pb 1.37.56)
DCM - sub 4 (pb 4.00.39)

Main goal is DCM, signed up for Wicklow half at end of March, will aim for a 10k race in Feb, race series in build up to marathon and maybe another half along the way.

Considering joining Tallaght AC too, I live close and I think it’d help with the longer training runs.

My goals for the year are:

1. 5k sub 19:30. (PB 19:51) Have only gone sub 20 once so want to get under that consistently and push on
2. 10K under 42 mins. Rarely race the distance and have never got it right when I have. Current PB of 43:30ish
3. Half marathon under 1:33. Current PB of 1:34:59
4. Marathon under 3:40. Signed up to Cork for my second marathon. Main goal is to run a composed race and enjoy it and not make a hames of it like the first one!

Happy racing in 2019 everyone!