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As a part of the first annual CLE Running and Walking Club FreshStart 5k, we asked participants to develop and submit their personal and fitness goals for 2012 to help inspire them to run full speed into the New Year. The response was overwhelming and the goals were too good to let float away and be forgotten in a few short hours. So here they are, in no particular order, the goals that our running community are striving towards in the coming year. Feel free to think of your own or use the ones below as inspiration so that 2012 is a year of emotional and physical fitness and abundance.
Thank you once again to everyone who came together to make this event possible, and remember to save the date for next year as well- Saturday Dec. 29th, 2012!
goals for 2012
These goals have been submitted by the CLE Running and Walking Club community:
- Apply to run the NYC marathon
- Train with others and run a marathon this fall, if not NYC
- Work on bringing my pace down to 9 / 9.5
- Evaluate my work alternatives by Jan 31st to see if I want to make a move
- I will focus on taking better care of my whole body health to reduce injury (hopefully an injury free year).
- I will cross train this year which will include weights/strength training and spinning/biking.
- I want to get stronger with biking, and a stronger core.
- Continue speed workouts.
- I will run one 1/2 marathon, and PR in 5k.
- Run a 1/2 marathon this year
- PR my 5k time
- Do two Sprint triathlons this year and have a PR in each
- To take on new challenges with enthusiasm and invite others to join me.
- I plan to go for a PR in the DC half marathon….that’s would be less than 1:58!
- I also plan to do my first HALF IRON Man triathlon in July.
- I will share my fears and get support to train well. I will move more into trusting the outcome will be a good one and find abundance in whatever that is!
- I will get support when I am complaining about running and shift my thinking in order to be more positive and relational.
- I will paired share with someone new each running club. Seek out people I have not paired shared with.
- I will contribute food and share what I am learning during our group time each running club.
- I will get help when I am feeling potential injury. Massage and chiropractor.
- Chicago Half Marathon in September: Kill last years’ time.
- Glenview Sprint Triathlon in July.
- Run 4 – 5k’s: 8 min. miles.
- MC200 Wheel Man! Drive faster than last year
- I will run a half marathon in under 1:51 (8:30’s)
- I will go for community in at least 5 other races – join those who have put out races before me
- I will do speed work, yoga and spinning to vary my exercising and beat the running slumps when they come
- Start a blog about the parallels in my life with running and growth work
- Will run without music 1 time per week – learn to play guitar instead.
- Do 2 strength training classes per week.
- Do the half in Door County.
- Track workouts.
- No Pop tarts although I love them a lot in the morning.
- No snacking predominantly after 7 PM.
- Commit to 2 early runs 2 times per month before 8 am.
- To take better care of myself by remembering to take my supplements and to eat healthier.
- To do yoga once a week.
- To run 2xs a week.
- To continue to lift weights 2xs a week.
- To have more meaningful relationships.
- To join Evanston Running Club or another Club in my community where I can practice on becoming a better runner.
- To run two half marathons and/or several smaller races.
- In the community of the CLE Running Group, I will train and run to the best of my ability. I will frame the race as “fun” and look forward to the special time I will have with the group when we all come together on race day.
- I will coordinate longer runs for CLE runners in my pace group and with other faster runners. I will also find and run several local races and will invite other runners to join me.
- Do pre-hab, gluteus maximus and minimus exercises to prepare for surgery
- Keep doing mild exercise (walking, swimming, strengthening) to stay fit and strong
- Get surgery & and do recommended rehab over summer
- Maybe start running by this time next year!!
- Run 3-4 times per week (M, T, W, Sat)
- Run door county half marathon
- Complete one sprint and one Olympic triathlon
- Push through fears and resistance in training and racing and go for pr’s in each distance in 2012. (5k, 10k, 1/2 marathon), believing that I can do more than I think I can.
- be authentic: accept all of myself and tell the truth in love. seek intimacy and connection in all relationships.
- I’d like to put running back into my regular routine by running about 3xweek.
- Run a 5k and 10k
- To sign up for the Half Marathon in Door county
- To not complain about doing it
- To make a plan to train for it
- To get support from my running buddies to make it fun
- My real work is in dealing with my anxiety about it and to enjoy the process and the things I can learn and grow through it.
- Complete first half marathon end of January 2012
- Complete first full marathon Oct. 2012
- Join a Ragnar Relay team for summer 2012 Find people who will support me in these goals and reach outAsk to be pushed and challenged Learn to use my competitiveness in a beautiful and good way
- Don’t get stuck in the winning and losing, use it to fuel me forward and be open to the learns
- Keep attempting things I’m not sure I can do (like the Half Marathon — and leading a Satellite Group — and dating consciously) in order to fuel my growth
- Continue to intentionally work to increase my speed — by working on my core strength, integrating interval training into my workouts, etc; I always have work to o in the “doing more than I think I can” area!
- Seek help for my injury
- Qualify for Boston
Be sure to also checkout our race day results from Saturday Dec. 31st, 2011
