The Next Step

It was cold and windy this morning with a WC of around 10.  Our church had a special Christmas services that didn't start until 11 so gave me time to get out before and still get to sleep in some.  I felt good today other than feeling alittle bloated because of all the food I ate yesterday.  I just ran easy and enjoyed the peace and calm of the morning.  It was very quiet the day after Christmas and kind of enjoyed the quiet.  I did pick up the pace the last mile just to see how I felt.  Nothing special just worked it down gradually to around 7:20 pace.  I had to run slow through the neighborhood since it is still covered with ice.

49:59 (8:20 avg) 

Another cold and windy morning.  It was around 20 with a North wind.  This is actually the first time I have ran back to back day in awhile.  I felt pretty good but did have a couple of twinges in the achilles which worried me some.  Hopefully it is nothing serious and could be me just being overly cautious.  It is supposed to warm up and the week goes on so I am looking forward to that.

41:34 (8:18 avg) 

It was warmer today around 38 but windy.  I felt good today and ran easy.  It was a little faster than I have been running lately and was good.  The warm weather always seems to quicken my pace after the cold windy days.  No aches or pains today which is great.  I have today off so doing some things with the family.

48:13 (8:02 avg) 

Started the New Year off with an easy 5 miles today.  It was nice around 38 with just light wind.  I felt a little sluggish today. Probably from staying up late and eating a bunch of junk.  Time to get in gear.  I spent most of the day having fun with the family but did jot down some goals for this year.  I am going to shoot high this year with running and see what I can do.  My first goal is to stay healthy.  If I can't do this all of the goals go out the window. I finished 2010 off poorly due to injuries and lack of motivation so time to turn that around.  Here is what I am shooting for this year:

 1.  Sub 3 marathon.  I am not getting any younger so need to go after this now before I slow down too much.

2. Sub 1:25 half.  I love the half marathon distance and would like to improve my PR in this area.

3. Sub 39:00 10k.  I have run a 10k in a long time and want to see what I can do.

4.  Run 2600 miles for the year.  That is 50 miles a week avg and I will need to do this to accomplish the other goals.

5.  Run more races.  I didn't race much in 2010 and it seems that when I race more I get faster.  Just need to set aside the time to make it happen.

There it is so now time to get busy.

 Happy New Year!!