Wednesday, January 2, 2013

2013: Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger!

Happy New Year!

2012 was a successful running year for me.  However, the sheer number of races (one half marathon each month and 9 NYRR races) caused a hectic schedule.  For 2013, I want to focus on being harder, better, faster, and stronger!

Harder: Run more difficult races.  This will start next weekend with the Goofy's Marathon and a Half Challenge.  I'll be running a half marathon on Saturday followed by a full marathon on Sunday.

Better: This aspect describes my training plans for the year.  I plan to include much more speed work and strength training so that I can become faster without the injuries that plagued me at the end of last year.

Faster:  My main speed goal is to run a half marathon in under 2 hours.  I'm planning to do this for the NYC Half in March!  I'd also like to break my full marathon PR of 4:36, by shaving 7 minutes off my time, I can finish in under 4:30.  I'll have two chances this year to break my marathon record.  One will come next week and the other will be with the NYC Marathon in November.

Stronger: After the Goofy Challenge I'm planning to include P90X into my training regimen.  This will help prepare me for the Spartan Sprint Alek and I are planning to run in July!

What fitness goals do you have for 2013?

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