goals for 2014

john mayo 10 · 01-01-2014 10:50AM #1

Just thought id set up a thread for this. Feel free to enter whatever goals you want to achieve in 2014.

skittles8710 · 01-01-2014 10:54AM

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

john mayo 10 · 01-01-2014 12:04PM

10k- sub 45 but will settle for sub 47.

sub 2hr half marathon in may.Would love a sub 1.50

sub 4hr full marathon in dublin.would be happy to complete it all the same.

Havent raced beyond 10k so its going to be an interesting year.Current 10k pb is 49.20

Teeley · 01-01-2014 12:10PM

A sub 1:32 half marathon and a sub 3:40 Berlin marathon would be nice!!
It started off well enough this morning with 9 miles done in the crappy weather!
Best of luck to all!

pointer28 · 01-01-2014 02:51PM

10k - Sub 40
HM - Sub 1:30

belcarra · 01-01-2014 05:14PM

pointer28 wrote: »

10k - Sub 40
HM - Sub 1:30

Don't mind if I steal these myself?!

pointer28 · 01-01-2014 05:21PM

belcarra wrote: »

Don't mind if I steal these myself?!

Were you at Wexford this year? I think you paced me to my first sub 1:45.

Ron DMC · 01-01-2014 05:49PM

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

vitani · 01-01-2014 06:01PM

Have no idea how conservative or optimistic these are but here goes:

5k - sub 23 (currently 24.57)
10k - sub 46 (currently 50.44)
HM - sub 1.45 (currently 1.58.16)
Marathon - sub 4 (but primarily to finish)

FrClintPower · 01-01-2014 06:07PM

Now been injured for 5 months so the list of goals for 2014 is -

1) Run again.
2) Not be injured.

belcarra · 01-01-2014 06:22PM

pointer28 wrote: »

Were you at Wexford this year? I think you paced me to my first sub 1:45.

Yip, that was me alright! Great going if you manage a 1:30 this year!

adrian522 · 01-01-2014 06:24PM

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

Cabaal · 01-01-2014 08:05PM

- Sub 6hour connemara ultra (knocking 30min off)
- run my first 100km
- get sub 1.30 half marathon at some stage... All going well

Bludub · 01-01-2014 08:16PM

10k - Sub 40
HM - Sub 1:30

belcarra wrote: »

Don't mind if I steal these myself?!

me too - got close in 2013 but no cigar

Murtinho · 01-01-2014 08:26PM

1) To run at least 1000km, hopefully 1200km, got 916km this year but didnt run in January due to a calf strain.

2) To run at least 3times/ week. I normally manage it during school terms but when the kids are on holidays i struggle.

3) To get a 10km under 1 hr, had been doing well on the 5k-10k plan but the recent school holidays and festivities put an end to it.

Hermione* · 01-01-2014 08:38PM

- run 4 - 5 times a week.
- start interval training
- run at least another two half marathons
- knock at least a minute off my three mile time

colin32 · 01-01-2014 08:56PM

Aims for this year

10km sub 50mins, currently 52.09

To run 1st half marathon ideally around 2hrs

Depending how half marathon goes then to do a full marathon

Also signed up for tough mudder in October, just want to finish it. 10-12 miles of pain

ThePiedPiper · 01-01-2014 11:05PM

1. Sub 2:45 for the marathon
2. Top 3 in a county cross county race
3. Love running

gaz200 · 02-01-2014 12:10AM

sub 3hr marathon manchester in april (current is 3.15)

RayCun · 02-01-2014 08:22AM

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

ecoli · 02-01-2014 08:37AM

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)

wobblemouth · 02-01-2014 09:13AM

5k - Sub 18:30 parkrun
10k - Sub 38.30
Half - Not Blowing Up (unlike 2013)
Marathon - Get new PB - Sub 3.07

Letyourselfgo · 02-01-2014 09:22AM

1. To just run and not go AWOL
2. Race more
3. Sub 20 5k

Krusty_Clown · 02-01-2014 10:14AM

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.

nerraw1111 · 02-01-2014 10:53AM

1. Do core/leg strengthening at least twice a week.
2. Run my first 50 mile in July.
3. Sub 18min 5km. This is annoying me at this stage. Reckon 17.30 is do-able.
4. Sub 2.50 marathon.
5. Not get lost in an IMRA race. Three times last year.

rovers_runner · 02-01-2014 11:57AM

Short term
1. Get back to a weight where improvements take care of themselves.
2. Manage a schedule of increased running / spending as much free time with wife and baby as possible.
2. Sub 43 10k -- currently 46
3. Sub 20 5k -- currently 22 (never trained for this distance alone)
4. Sub 1:35 half marathon -- currently 1:45

Longer term
5. Sub 3:30 Hour Marathon -- currently 3:54 (having been stuck in 4:3x for years)

morceli · 02-01-2014 01:05PM

Get the weight down need to drop about 3 stone.
5k pb (20.35) at the moment but wouldn't run 24 now.
Stay injury free and run more races in 2014 2mile/10k (only one race in 2013).
Train with the club more often.
Run Dublin inter XC 2014.

snailsong · 02-01-2014 04:45PM

belcarra wrote: »

Don't mind if I steal these myself?!

I had those last year, pass them on when you're done.

Enjoy, we might never hit targets ending in zeros again.

(Except for the 3:00:00 of course).

TFBubendorfer · 02-01-2014 05:28PM

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

pointer28 · 02-01-2014 05:39PM

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

Sweet suffering succetash, or however the term goes.

That's just insane. I'd be happy with that as a nice handy MONTHLY total. As would most people I imagine.

Either way, absolute best of luck with it and I hope you qualify.

LaHaine · 02-01-2014 06:01PM

PB the bejaysus out of it. Starting with a 5k pb in dublin on St Patricks weekend. Culminating in the dublin marathon. After my last pathetic effort revenge id on the cards.

Approach training with more sense. Introduce tempo runs etc into my training.

Join a running club. It'd be great to have friends interested in running. Plus its always good to widen a circle of friends.

goals for 2014

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