2014 Running Goals

As the year comes to an end, I have found that I am starting to plan out my running goals for 2014. There are a number of events I want to participate in and given I have a little thing on known as my wedding and honeymoon, I am trying to plan now so I can achieve the best times possible. Some of my more general goals are:

- 5km in 23 minutes
- 10km in 48 minutes
- Sub 2 hours for half marathon
- Sub 4 hours for marathon
- Place in my age group in a Sri Chinmoy race
- Be under 70kg (about 6kg to go, these are the toughest kg's ever!)
- Continue to incorporate more weight training in my gym routine.
- Do 'The Bird' in Body Balance

 

This is a running event schedule that I have put together in order to help achieve some of these goals. There is a lot in there but consistency will help me to hopefully reach some of these goals. As I am getting married in February and having a month long honeymoon, my events are not going to start until April.

 

April:

13th - Run for the Kids - 15km

27th - Princes Park - 15km (Sri Chinmoy)

 

May:

4th - Puffing Billy Race (13.2km) (Must beat the train - most likely the second one!)

11th - Mother's Day Classic (8km)

25th - Como Landing Half Marathon (Sri Chinmoy)

 

June:

22nd - Albert Park Half Marathon (Sri Chinmoy)

 

July:

6th - Gold Coast Marathon (will make a bit of a holiday out of this one!)

20th - Princes Park (either Half Marathon or 30km)

27th - Run Melbourne Half Marathon

 

August:

10th - City to Surf (Sydney) (14km) - most likely a fly in, fly out type thing

 

September:

21st - Yarra Blvd Half Marathon (Sri Chinmoy)

 

October:

12th - Melbourne Marathon

26th - Maribyrnong Rive Run -12km (Sri Chinmoy)

 

November:

9th - Yarra Bend Trail Run - 10km (Sri Chinmoy)

Point to Pinnacle Half Marathon (Tassie - toughest half marathon!) - Date not yet set

City to Sea - 14km (Date not yet set)

 

December:

7th - Cherry Lake, Altona - 10.5km (Sri Chinmoy)

 

Lots there to keep me busy and hopefully a few opportunities to achieve my goals!

 

 



This Week's Training Plan

So I was very happy with my training plan last week. I mostly stuck to it (except for one day) and actually did add a couple of extra things. The only thing I did miss was my hill sprints and this was due to crappy Melbourne weather. However, I covered it with a Body Attack/Body Pump double class so I am still happy with what I achieved for the week.

This is what I done during the previous week:
Monday: 30 minute Spin Class and 45 minutes boot camp (focus on legs - lots of sprints and lunges)
Tuesday: 12km run in the morning, including 2 laps of The Tan
Wednesday: 1 hour Body Pump class and 45 minute Boot Camp (mixture of sprints, skipping, triceps, etc)
Thursday: Timed Weekly Challenge (2km sprint, 3km bike, 50 compound rows, 50 push ups & 20 burpees -as fast as you can - any order, I completed in 21.50). I also did 30 minutes Body Attack & 30 minutes Body Pump.
Friday: 30 minutes Personal Training. I will do a post soon with the routine I am currently doing in PT.

Saturday I had a rest day and today I competed in a run, which I will blog about soon once the official times come through.

The one thing I did miss this week was a Body Balance/Pilates class. So I need to be able to add this to my training. I was wanting to do Pilates on Tuesday lunch, but I did have some urgent work to do so I missed the class. However, I am determined I will be there this week. So here is this week's training plan:

Monday: AM: 30 minutes Spin Class and PM: 45 minutes boot camp
Tuesday: AM: 12km run in the morning and PM: 30 minutes Pilates. (if I feel good I will also do 30 minutes of Body Step but I will not hold myself to this).
Wednesday: AM: 1 hour Body Pump and PM (evening): 45 minutes Boot Camp and 45 minutes Body Balance (I need it!)
Thursday: AM: Morning Run including hill sprints (distance will not be too much of a concern) and PM: Body Attack class.
Friday: Personal Training
Saturday: REST
Sunday: Run - 15km.

Should be a busy week! I also got a heap of Lorna Jane tops during the week. I had been given a few vouchers for my birthday which you can see in the top picture along with my dog.

Have a good week!

Fitness Friay - On a Saturday

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So I missed my Fitness Friday post yesterday, due to the fact it was my birthday! It's actually been a good week for me post Melbourne Marathon. I managed to recover quite well and managed a reasonably active week at the gym. Although I did not do 100% of what I would normally do, I was about 80% there which I was happy with post marathon. I think doing cycle on both Monday & Tuesday after the marathon helped to keep my legs moving with minimal impact.

 

Today I gave myself a rest day. The Boy & I had a wonderful lunch at Melba at the Langham. The food was delicious but I have not ate that much in one sitting for so long. Great to do once in a while but wouldn't want to make it a habit. The peking duck pancakes and Indian food station were highlights.

 

This week, my focus is going to be to get my diet back on track from Monday. No unhealthy snacks and preparing meals to ensure correct portion size. I also want to start incorporating some endurance into my running. By including hills and sprints, I can start to develop my endurance and hoping reduce my times. This is my plan for the upcoming week:

 

Sunday: 12km run (easy pace) Just trying to get back into things

Monday: 30 min Spin & 45 min Boot Camp

Tuesday: 13km run in morning (2 laps of the Tan)

Wednesday: 1 hour Body Pump Class & 45 min Boot Camp

Thursday: 8km run at lunchtime. Incorporate Anderson Street Hill. I am aiming for 6 hill sprints but will see how I go as this is my first time doing multiple hill sprints.

Friday: 30 min Personal Training (focus on building endurance)

Saturday: Rest Day!

Sunday: Sri Chinmoy Maribyrnong River Run - 12km - I have done 10km in 54:23 (PB) so I am aiming to do 12km in less than 65 minutes.

 

So quite a busy week for me but hoping the weather will be on my side for the runs and boot camps! 



Melbourne Marathon - 6 More Sleeps to Go

This year when I started on my fitness journey, the one thing I wanted to do was a marathon. 42.195km. 26.2 miles. However you look at it, it is bloody scary! The first person I done about wanting to do a Marathon was my Fernwood Food Coach in late May. I had wanted to set goals for myself that would help me to continue to lose weight but also maintain my weight loss.

When the words, 'I want to do Melbourne Marathon,' came out of my mouth, I could not believe it. By telling someone, I was committing myself to it. Making myself accountable. Since that day in May, I have used a schedule to train for this marathon and I have stuck to it about 90% of the time. My focus is on finishing the marathon, not speed, so my main focus was to get the km's in every week.

So now, I have six more sleeps until I will be running my first marathon. I feel I am as prepared as I can be. I completed a number of long runs with the longest one being just shy of 33km. I have participated in two half marathons so these were great opportunities to take in fluids whilst I was running and to run against a clock.

This week, I am focusing on resting my body and adding additional carbs to my diet. I also need to keep myself well hydrated during the week. In relation to my gym schedule, this is my plan for the week:

Monday: Body Balance & PT
Tuesday: Running - 8km (roughly, will go with more about how I am feeling rather than distance)
Wednesday: Body Pump & possibly Pilates (depending on how I am feeling)
Thursday: Rest
Friday: Yoga
Saturday: Rest - maybe take Ally for a walk
Sunday: MARATHON!

My PB for a half marathon is 2:06:52 on what was quite a flat course. Based on this I am hoping to complete a sub 4:30 marathon. *Fingers Crossed!*