I always like to start out the year with some goals. It is Feb. 19 (the same day I wrote this post last year), but I still wanted to share what I have planned for this year. … More Here are my three running and fitness goals for 2025
Again, it’s mid-February, but I already announced one of my 2024 running goals on social media. I’m going to officially share them here on the blog, too. Run at least 100 miles every month. This is the goal I’ve announced on social media. It has been years since I set any kind of mileage goal, … More Here are my three running goals for 2024
I’ve already thought about my running goals for this year, but I finally have some time to sit down and put them out there to all of you blog readers as the first month of 2023 comes to an end. Finish the Algonquin 50K. I wanted to get this blog post done before Saturday, because … More Three running goals for 2023
In 2021, I was successful in meeting three of my four goals. The year seemed to go well, so my 2022 goals are pretty similar, with a few tweaks. They are challenging but reasonable. Keep up the monthly 1600-meter runs for speed and run sub-8:00 by the end of the year. Back when I was … More These are my running goals for 2022
As usual at the beginning of each year, I’ve set some running goals for the new year. I know we’re already into the second half of January, but I got a little behind in my blogging. Some of the goals I already had in mind, and one of them, I added yesterday. Here goes… … More These are my 2021 running goals
Because I write for RunWashington but live on the Eastern Shore, I set a 2020 goal to run in at least six new-to-me places in the Washington, D.C., area, which I figured would include the District, Montgomery and Prince George’s Counties in Maryland, and Northern Virginia. I had the day off for Martin Luther King … More She Runs by the City: Exploring the WB&A Trail in Prince George’s County
I’m setting four goals for my running and fitness in 2020, and I decided to set at least two non-time goals because those were the only type of goals that I accomplished in 2019. I’m not as fast as I used to be, and for me, running is more than just fast times. But I … More These are the four running/fitness goals I’ve set to motivate myself during 2020
The bad news: I’m running more miles, but my times have somewhat stagnated. The good news: I did hit all of the non-time goals I set for myself in 2019. As I look back on 2019, I’d like to focus on the successes. I had my highest-ever mileage year, I had plenty of fun and … More I hit all my non-time-based running goals in 2019, and other highlights from the year
Disclaimer: I received free entry to the Chartway Norfolk Harbor 10K as part of being a BibRave Pro. Learn more about becoming a BibRave Pro (ambassador), and check out BibRave.com to review, find and write race reviews! I’ve had the goal of running a sub-50-minute 10K for years. I got really close in 2014, with … More Will the Chartway Norfolk Harbor 10K be my sub-50?
I only met one of my running goals in 2018, but that won’t stop me from starting out 2019 by setting five running-related goals. I tried to set a variety of goals — for example, they aren’t all time-based. I am also linking up with Zenaida Arroyo and Kookyrunner (Kim), two fellow BibRave Pros, for … More I’m heading into 2019 with these five running goals
