Hi all! I have decided to join a monthly link up with Tracy at a Change of Pace and Alyssa at Alyssa Goes Bang to look at my goals for the month. 

DECEMBER GOALS
1. Roll at work F
I did not do this enough. I was not sore but it does not matter, it makes such a difference when sitting at my desk 

2. Plank every day C-
I start strong and then fell off during the holidays

3. Roll every day C-
I was good until break and then nothing. I was so lazy on Winter Break! 

4. SLEEP C
I was good until winter break. For some reason the 2 hour time change really messed up my sleeping-I could not get to bed before midnight and then didn't want to wake up and felt exhausted the whole day and it never got better! 

JANUARY GOALS
same as before! I need to work on these and get them into habits ASAP! 

1. Roll at work

2. Plank every day

3. Roll every day

4. SLEEP 8 hours


How about you?

Hi all! I have decided to join a new monthly link up where I will be discussing goals over the next month. Please visit Tracy at a Change of Pace and Alyssa at Alyssa Goes Bang to view more of the linkup.

I totally skipped October because of work craziness. That should be calming down soon so I will get back to a regular blog schedule. 

Training for Tuesday: August update and September goals9/2/2015
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Hi all! I have decided to join a new monthly link up where I will be discussing goals over the next month. Please visit Tracy at a Change of Pace and Alyssa at Alyssa Goes Bang to view more of the linkup.
 

September Goals
1. Rock Dumbo Double Dare- A+
I definitely did! Such a good time and I loved every minute of it! Read my recaps here: 10k+ Half

2. Run at least 20 miles for a long run- A+
Did that as my taper for the Long Beach Marathon! and it was hot and I finished which was helpful as it was just as warm when I ran LBM. 

3. Do Cize 8 min ab workout workout 3x per week-C
Adding a marathon to my training definitely threw off my core work and now I am in taper again so it is off again. I do love this workout though! 

4. Roll at work-F
I did not do this! ugh! I will be carrying this goal over as it is a great one

NOVEMBER GOALS
1. Roll at work
I will be on vacation for a lot of November but for the days I am working, I would like to roll every day for at least 2 minutes. 

2. Plank every day
Yes, every day! I need to do at least 3-5 minutes of plank work every day to make sure I am staying on top of it with all of my running.

3. Roll every day
Sometimes I get lazy and I can't let that happen. I have 8 races in November and need to stay healthy so I can do well in them. By stretching and rolling every day, it will help keep my muscles loose. 


4. Rock the NYC Mararthon
yup-I am SO EXCITED! I will be writing about my goals later this week but I am so pumped for this race and I am really hoping to rock it and finish strong. I am looking for the sub-5 finish, FINALLY!

​What are some of your goals for November? 

Hi all! I have decided to join a new monthly link up where I will be discussing goals over the next month. Please visit Tracy at a Change of Pace and Alyssa at Alyssa Goes Bang to view more of the linkup.


1. Rock the Inaugural Pixie Dust Challenge 
This was an A++++. I rocked both races (10k recap and half recap) and came away with Disney PRs for both races. The 10k was a PR of 1:21:57 and about 3 minutes off of my Star Wars 10k time and my half time was 2:35:53 which was about 7 minutes faster than my Avengers half time. I was able to take 15 photo stops during the 10k and 12 during the half. Also for the half, my last few miles were under 10 min mile pace which is great since they were fatigued for sure. 

2. Add weights to my core training
I give myself a C- on this. Before Pixie Dust and after, I went lax on the core work a bit as part of the taper and also rest time. I will be rolling this one over to June for sure. 

3. Be able to do 3 real push-ups 
I am going to give myself a B+ on this one. I did 3 push-ups and got about 75% down but I know my form is all wonky. I will want to keep working on this 



JUNE GOALS
1. Add weights to my core training
I think this will definitely help up with building strength. I need to get on this and will make it the workout priority of the month

2. Take 10 days off from running
Yes! I will be in Walt Disney World with the family from June 5th-15th and my plan is to not run the entire time. I know I will miss it but with all of the walking we will be doing along with the heat and humidity, this will be a good goal. 

3. Do Piyo while on vacation
I will be in WDW June 5th-15th but it won't be a complete rest time. I plan on doing Piyo every morning as well as 5-10 min of core work while everyone is getting ready. It will be interesting with the 3 kiddos around but they also love to work out too! I am hoping it will help my strength and flexibility so when i start running again after the vacation, I won't have lost much time. 

4. Speedwork
I will be make it a goal to do speedwork at least once a week-whether it is fartleks, repeats or hill repeats, I will get it in once a week. My training for Dumbo and my crazy Fall doesn't begin until end of June so I am hoping adding in speedwork will work wonders. 

What are your goals for June? 

Hi all! I have decided to join a new monthly link up where I will be discussing goals over the next month. Please visit Tracy at a Change of Pace and Alyssa at Alyssa Goes Bang to view more of the linkup.

This month did not go as I had planned with the crazy hot LA marathon and not going to lie, I was pretty down and depressed over it. After a week, I was able to pick myself up, dust myself off and am moving forward with what is shaping up to be a challenging yet so rewarding race calendar for the year.  I am not forgetting the fact that I ran a marathon in 91+ degree weather (believe me, I will never forget that!), I am just learning from mistakes, trying a few new things and hoping to keep improving. 

I had a great outing at the Old Agoura 10k as part of the Great Race (full recap is coming once the pictures are posted! free pictures, i gotta wait for those!) and PRed the course by almost 5 minutes over last year. Considering I had a cold and made a few silly mistakes, I am very proud of this result. 

This morning I took that confidence and was short on time so decided to do some speed work, I was able to run for 2:10 (2 min and 10 sec) at paces of 9:33, 8:32, 7:59, and after a slow cycle at 11:25, able to pull a 8:47. This was a challenge for me as I usually just do speedwork in bursts of 30 seconds but decided to challenge myself today. I am proud of what I was able to do! 

GOALS FOR APRIL
1. set a new PR at the Angels 5k
I am running a 5k this weekend (Santa Anita Derby 5k) and have decided my goal for that is to try and run the whole thing, which I have never done mainly because I am faster when using intervals. I will write a bit more about this race later in the week but I am excited for it. However since training for the Sunset Strip half needs to happen, I need to do 10 miles on Sunday (including some hill work!). However the next week, my goal is to PR the 5k at theAngels Foundation 5k. It is at Angels stadium and will be very flat. My only concern is course crowding but I will do my best! Next week I will write more about my goals for that but a new 5k PR would be great.

2. Rock the Sunset Strip Half
As the final of my 4 weekends in a row racing, I will be running the inaugural Sunset Strip half which is going to be INSANELY hilly. I don't do well on hills so I have been working on them. I don't think I have it in me to PR (since that race was pretty flat) but my goal is to do my best and really get in some solid hill work in a race. I am still thinking about my goalsWith the NYCM on the horizon, I need to get work on hills. 

3. Get back into Core work
I will be joining in on the #Rockyourcore Ab challenge as well as doing daily core work. I created a routine that worked well for me in the past but I have fallen off doing it. My goal is to try and do core work at least 6 days a week, every week for the whole month of April. I know it will help with my strength but also should help with the lingering sciatica, hip flexor issues I have been having off and on since October. 


How is your training going? Any goals for April?