According the Hal "The Hammer" Higdon's plan, (who shall, from here on out, be called as such) I was to run 3 miles. The only glitch with that was the fact that my Garmin conked out .25 miles into the run (low battery). Sooo.....I estimated the time and logged it accordingly. According to my calculations, I ran it in 20 minutes. Impressive!
I've set some goals for myself during this whole process:
- Sign up for the race. That'd be a good idea, huh? This sounds like a pretty easy goal, but I usually wait until the last possible minute to register. I'm waiting till the end of July to see how dedicated I actually am.
- Be injury-free at the starting line. OK, at least a major injury. My IT band is my main concern. With this many miles, though, I'm hoping that I can be smarter and more patient than previous races.
- Finish. I don't care about my time. I really don't. But, if someone held a proverbial gun to my head, any time that hovers around 4 hours would be gravy.
- Have fun. Too many times, I don't see the forest for the trees. Have fun during the whole process. "Not the victory, but the action. Not the goal, but the game. In the deed, the glory."*
- Run 4 times per week. No exceptions, no excuses.
- Don't miss the long run. If I can't adhere to #5. You know, just in case.
- Cross train, cross train, cross train. That way I won't get bored and it should help me be injury free.
On October 20th, let's see how we do.
*Pretty deep, huh? It's inscribed on the southwest corner outside Memorial Stadium in Lincoln. GO BIG RED!
9 comments:
Wow. you're already setting yourself up for failure. October 20th is a Monday. See, you're setting goals for something you don't even know when it takes place.
OMFG HAHAHAHAHAHAHAAA I'm dying of laughter at Topher!! Dude, he totally has a point!
Yeah, smart guy. I KNOW the 20th is a Monday. That's the day after, when I take a "reflection day" off from school.
You really should at least goal #1 out of the was as that would be the most important one. Plus once youve paid, its harder to quit for any reason other then injury. Unless of course you like throwing your $$$ away
Goal #6 is the one that really counts. Unless you have a good reason, like being hungover. Then it's acceptable to throw it out the window.
I too am keeping my goals low, but mine are for my first half marathon.
Good luck! I know you can do it.
I agree with Kevin that signing up is a pretty big deal. If you're not signed up, it might keep you from skipping a run, which turns into another, and another...
Hey Raz...Just a few mere months till the start of a new era in Husker football!! Love it! I will be there after running in my first half marathon earlier in the day.
I am using Hal's novice plan to train for the Bill Seymour Half Marathon in Grand Island on August 30th!
The nice thing about Blogger is that - if you don't hit any of these goals - you can go back and edit them to make thyem match what actually happened. So, you know, keep that in mind.
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