Wednesday, February 10, 2010

January Goal Update

5K time
My very best time in 2009 was 44:39.0 with a pace of 14:22/mi in the Frisco ISD Gary Burns 5K on October 31st.

Likely - below 40:23 (pace 13:00/mi)
Hopeful - 37:17 (pace 12:00/mi)
Crazy - 35:44 (pace 11:30/mi)
Update: DRC Frigid 5K - 41:03.68 (pace 13:12/mi)

10K time
My PR in 2009 for a 10K was 1:37:00.0 with a pace of 15:39/mi in the H2H 10K in July.

Likely - below 1:33:12 (pace 15:00/mi)
Hopeful - 1:27:00 (pace 14:00/mi)
Crazy 1:20:47 (13:00/mi)
Update: Haven't ran a 10K this year yet

Race, PR, or Place in Monthly for an Event (revising)
Last year, I signed up and raced in an event every month from June to December.

Likely - an event every month
Hopeful - PR in every event
Crazy - Place 50% better than others in one of the divisions (Athena, Age, Women or Overall)

New Goal to replace above goal Monthly/Yearly Mileage
I haven't really tracked my mileage before, but I think as a good goal to replace the monthly event goal is to include monthy/yearly mileage goals.

Likely - 6 miles a week/24 miles a month/312 miles a year
Hopeful - 8 miles a week/32 miles a month/416 miles a year
Crazy - 675 miles a year
Update: 30.41 miles in January (8.63, 7.69, 8.05, 6.04 per week)

Run Weekly/Monthly
Last year, I started walking/running sporadically while sometimes 3 times a week, and other times going for several weeks between walking. I am hoping to bring exercise regularly into my weekly schedule.

Likely - Run/Walk once a week minimum with a one week a month forgiveness making up on the next or previous week totalling 4 times a month, but only of which 2 are in the same week
Hopeful - Run/Walk twice a week minimum with a one week a month forgiveness making up on the next or previous week totalling 8 times a month, but only of which 3 are in the same week
Crazy - Run/Walk three times a week, every week, no exceptions. **All these with a minimum of 1 mile and a minimum of 15 minutes with weeks measured from Saturday to Friday.
Update: Run/Walk three times a week in January.

Mile time/pace
My previous PR in a mile has been 14:20.

Likely - 13:00
Hopeful - 12:00
Crazy - under 11:00
Update: none timed yet

Again, I have really not much of an idea how realistic or crazy these are...but as I find every day, every race, every event...it is all a learning experience.