So here it is, halfway through the month of January and I am wondering where the heck the time goes. It seems like I was just putting up the Christmas decorations outside and now the wife and I are planning the spring break vacation as well as our summer vacation. Where does the time really go?
Three weeks into the month and I wonder if New Year's resolutions are still intact. I think it's right around this time when people start falling off and revert back to their old habits.I think that's why every year I set small goals and not something that's not attainable. For instance, this year I set out to be a better person overall. For those of you who do not actually know me, I am not a "bad" person at all. What I mean is to improve little things to make me a better person as a whole. For example, listening. My wife will tell you that I have selective hearing. I cannot tell you how many times that I ask about something and she tells me "I told you about it last week". I swear I need a voice recorder. Along with listening I would like to spend more time with the kids, especially my oldest who is 15. The days of hanging out with dad are slowly coming to end and I can see her developing other interests; which I know are natural but still hard to deal with.
All and all 2012 has started off pretty good. Everyone is healthy,training is going really well and I am keeping my resolutions in check. Stay vertical and moving forward my friends....Chris
Monday, January 16, 2012
A new year means new goals
2011 was a very successful running year me. I accomplished a lot of firsts; a 50K, 50 miler and a 100K. So it's only natural to raise the bar for 2012. While I don't think I'll race more than 4-6 races, I hope to accomplish a few milestones along the way. Of course the key to a successful running year will be my ability to stay healthy and injury free. I didn't have too many injury issues this past year except for the occasional Arthritis flare ups.
I think one of my main goals for 2012 should be to consistently post my blog. I have a habit of forgetting to write stuff down. Like this post for instance, I started it back on Jan 3rd and it's now the 16th. I guess i need to get into a routine.
So what are my running plans for the new year? Well I hope to hit the 100 mile mark at this years Hampton Ultra Run and Relay in April. Last year I covered 50 miles in 11hrs and I learned a lot about what it takes to run long distance and about myself. Hopefully I can go the distance this year. I was tossing around the idea of running the Shamrock Marathon this year as well, which will be held a month earlier. While I have pretty much stopped road races, I figured since it's right down the street from my house why not! Maybe I'll set a new PR there. For the Summer months I think I will only run one race and that's the Xterra 21K held up in Richmond at Browns Island. I've ran this race the past two years, great race. My fall schedule is up in the air. Not sure if I want to run UROC again and try to better my time or try something else. It was tough training in the summers for a September race, we'll see though. JFK50 is on my mind as it's the 50th anniversary and I would like to to tackle Grindstone 100. The winter race will definitely be the Seashore Nature Trail 50k again. Gonna shoot for a sub 5hr.
Well that's about it for right now. I will post shortly training stuff over the past two weeks. Stay vertical and moving forward my friends....Chris
I think one of my main goals for 2012 should be to consistently post my blog. I have a habit of forgetting to write stuff down. Like this post for instance, I started it back on Jan 3rd and it's now the 16th. I guess i need to get into a routine.
So what are my running plans for the new year? Well I hope to hit the 100 mile mark at this years Hampton Ultra Run and Relay in April. Last year I covered 50 miles in 11hrs and I learned a lot about what it takes to run long distance and about myself. Hopefully I can go the distance this year. I was tossing around the idea of running the Shamrock Marathon this year as well, which will be held a month earlier. While I have pretty much stopped road races, I figured since it's right down the street from my house why not! Maybe I'll set a new PR there. For the Summer months I think I will only run one race and that's the Xterra 21K held up in Richmond at Browns Island. I've ran this race the past two years, great race. My fall schedule is up in the air. Not sure if I want to run UROC again and try to better my time or try something else. It was tough training in the summers for a September race, we'll see though. JFK50 is on my mind as it's the 50th anniversary and I would like to to tackle Grindstone 100. The winter race will definitely be the Seashore Nature Trail 50k again. Gonna shoot for a sub 5hr.
Well that's about it for right now. I will post shortly training stuff over the past two weeks. Stay vertical and moving forward my friends....Chris
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