I'm not sure if I posted these anywhere:
1) Break 30 min 5K: topped out at 28:42!
2) Break 2:30 HM: topped out at 2:21:45!
3) 1000 miles...looks like I'll get to 900+ but not 1K...still a yearly PR
I had a few sick/injured/recovery weeks in there but I hit my mileage goal most weeks (20+ miles minimum)




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-Andy
Competing in 5Ks and HM's
My running/writing blog:
http://blog.dawnsrise.com/2007/10/running-gear.html
PS it's iapetus NOT Lapetus

wow Sherie! I didn't realize you ran so many HM's! That's great!

At the beginning of 2007, these were the goals I wrote down in my running journal:

1. To run a 5K in the 25 min range
2. Stay consistent with weight training to develop stronger legs
3. train slowly and not flare-up ITBS
4. run a half marathon in a sub 2:10
5. run a marathon
6. annual mileage of at least 800 miles.

I have achieved most of these goals. These are the races I ran this year:

1. Shamrock Run 5 miles (3/17) 46:20 (missed a PR by less than one min.)
2. Pear Blossom 10 miles (4/14) 1:37:45 (PR by over 5 min)
3. Avenue of the Giants HM (5/6) 2:11:43 (PR by default)
4. Evans Valley Duathlon (6/16) I ran the 2 5K's in 26:53 and 27:30 (neither was a PR)
5. Rooster Crow 5K (6/30) 26:28 (PR)
6. Hellgate Challenge 12K (8/11) 1:03:45 (PR)
7. Harvest Festival 10K (9/8 ) 55:17 (PR & 1st AG)
8. Redwoods HM (10/21) 1:54:48 (PR by 16+ min)
9. Pioneer Run 5K (11/10) 24:48 (PR)

So, I surpassed goal #1 of running a 5K in under 25 min.
With Goal #2, I didn't always do regular leg strengthening exercises, but I certainly developed better toned legs and the muscles are more in balance. Goal #3 was met as I have not had any ITB issues in 2007. I think in part this is due to my leg muscles being better balanced, and also by training slowly, increasing mileage in very small increments, using my foam roller, having better fitted shoes and just being a smarter runner this year than I was last year.
I surpassed my expectations on goal #4 by running my 2nd HM in not only under 2:10, but also under 1:55.
I didn't attempt a marathon in 2007. I decided I'd wait another year so I could have more running as my base before increasing the mileage necessary to train for a full.
And in respect to annual mileage, I've already gone over 800 miles and will probably end up the year somewhere around the mid 800's.

I'm pleased with my 2007 running year and looking forward to the new challenges I will set for myself for 2008 . . . . when I come up with them


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The goal when I started running in the fall of '06 was to run a marathon in fall '07. I reached that goal so you could say that I attained all of my goals. But along the way to the marathon I set the goal of finishing in 4 hours and I feel like that was my real 2007 goal. I missed that by less than 5 minutes, so I'll say that I missed my one and only 2007 goal.

Gee, thanks for helping me feel like a loser! :-)

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Allen Freeman
email
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I don't think I formally wrote down my goals for '07 but I did manage the following:

1. stay relatively injury free (crossing fingers)
2. run a sub 3:30 marathon
3. run a 70 mile week
4. run 2,000+ miles for the year

Although I'm really happy with the marathon, the 70 mile week actually feels like a bigger accomplishment.  I'm impressed with any of you that maintain that kind of mileage on a regular basis.  I think I might be able to do it if I didn't work full time (I didn't work that week), but running 10+ miles a day took a lot out of me.

Those are good goals to have and it is good to try to achieve them.

Good job on the running. It is good that you completed some races.

Yes I have met my goals. I am still training and running too.