Running Goals for 2011

I guess I am a month late in making this post but I think it's the best place to start.

We all make New Years Resolutions and here are mine, specifically wrt running:

• Run a Marathon (Seattle Rock N Roll on June 25,2011)
• Run 600 miles by Dec 31,2011. (Averaging 50miles/month)

Given that I have been running for a year now, I think both of these goals are quite achievable, barring any serious injury. I have given myself 6 months to train for Seattle RnR, which is plenty , and in essence, my first goal will help me achieve the second one. Achieving my second goal may become challenging during the second half of the year, but Hood to Coast and the Columbia Gorge Half Marathon should help me keep on target. 

Now having outlined my goals, I am quite proud to say that I did achieve my target for January, racking up 63 miles! But thinking back on it, maybe I shouldn't have set the bar so high in the first month! It's going to be a tough act to follow, especially with February being a shorter month and a couple of business trips planned in the next few weeks. Oh well...

Before I sign off from this first post, I would just like to give a shout out to my partners in crime, Yelena Bean and Chris Nunez, who are both doing the Seattle RnR with me. I do my long weekend runs with Yelena and Chris and also run a couple of times with Yelena mid-week. The three of us are going to be spending a lot of time running and training in the coming few months!

If any of you reading this want to get in on the action, just let me know and we'll work something out :)