Since there is apparently nothing wrong with my knee (except that sometimes it hurts and feels weak), I have decided I need to make some long term and short term goals. It's easy to make goals when your body feels strong, but it's not so easy when you are still questioning what you can handle. I am not ready to make any long term goals yet, but here are some short term goals I think I have settled on!
2. Stick with a training plan. I posted one a few days ago, but now I am thinking I need to run more. At least for a couples weeks. So...
3. Run more!
4. Work my way up to a 10 mile long run. I would like to be at the point where I can bust out a 10 miler whenever. I think it's a good long run base for me to be at. Especially since there is not a marathon or anything in my immediate future.
5. Find a race to run.
6. I want to learn more about why my knee hurts when there is nothing wrong with it. Which brings me to number six...
7. Read my book.
Do you have any short term goals?
short term goal: get my butt out the door to run a six miler today, the procrastination cycle has started...
ReplyDeletelol I hope you got it done! One step at a time. :)
DeleteThere's something about a 10 mile base that feels right. I guess it's that perfect distance that proves we're endurance runners even when we can't say "I'm training for X race" - or at least that is the case for me. Running 10 reminds me that I'm capable of running far even when I don't have to.
ReplyDeleteShort term goal: RICE my knee and make it feel better by tomorrow!
Oh no I hope your knee feels better. I am behind on blogs so I will catch up on what is going on. Give it some TLC.
DeleteGreat goals! And I love that quote about being stubborn about your goals and flexible about your methods:)
ReplyDeleteMe too :) As a personal trainer, it is sort of my mindset that no one should hold themselves back from where they ultimately want to be. We all have the potential to get there, it's just we get there in different ways!
DeleteMegan, you're really onto something in regards to the 10 mile base. There's just something about that number that keeps a runner's fitness up. It's a long enough run to make us work hard, for a long enough time. Anything shorter just isn't the same. It's okay to decide to run a half marathon 4 days before the race if we've consistently been doing 10 mile runs. That's always been my standpoint, anyway!
ReplyDeleteThat's a great standpoint to have! Maybe that is what I was unintentionally thinking. :)
DeleteI'm trying to work my way back up to a higher mileage base also, but my short term goal right now is simply to survive running in this heat!
ReplyDeleteI am having trouble with the heat too!!
DeleteI love that saying you posted...I need to be more stubborn about my goals!
ReplyDeleteRight now my short-term goals are to start running again after some time off to prep for my training plan in late August, and to start brainstorming classroom ideas...I start marathon training and go back to school the same week!
What a way to start the new school year! I sometimes play games with myself when I run. Maybe you could get two birds stoned at once (hahaha) and brainstorm during some of your runs. :) Sometimes when I run I think outside the box!
DeleteDouble digit runs just sound badass so that is a great base. Short term is stay injury free, train smart...long term is to dominate the marathon in november
ReplyDeleteSound like GREAT goals Richard.
DeleteThank you for those reminders, Karen! I promise I will be careful. I don't want to run wonky or have a weird gait and mess something else up.
ReplyDeleteMy goals were almost derailed this week...and then they weren't. More to come! Great job sticking to it!
ReplyDeleteOh my I am glad it seems like everything is working out okay! I will read more about it I'm sure.
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