Race Pace Training Diaries follows Jess D, a Race Pace Runner, training with the goal of becoming a faster runner and setting a new Personal Records in everything from the marathon to the 5k. Learn more about Jess here.
While I am someone who believes in constantly setting and revising goals, I recently got the Believe Training Journal as a holiday gift and thought this would be a perfect time to formalize some of my 2015 goals.
1- Set a new best/faster pace with the NYRR: Currently, I have a best pace of 8:49 on file. I haven’t run a short race in so many years that I am really excited to race some 4 milers and/or 5ks and log a faster time!
2- Run two, sub-two hour half marathons: One of these will be the Brooklyn Half, the other TBD. My half PR is currently 1:58:26 and that was set in 2012 at Staten Island. I absolutely love the Brooklyn Half and have run it every year since 2011. I have never actually “trained” for a half marathon though, so this will be all new territory for me and I am looking forward to it.
3- Get back to my old base weight: Ever since college, I weighed basically the same amount, give or take a pound. Last winter, due to a combination of lifting heavy weights and running less due to the polar vortex, I gained 13 pounds. That’s a LOT for someone my size. The good news? I’ve already lost 6 of them. But my goal is to get the last 7 off before the Brooklyn Half on May 16.
4- Run a 4:00-4:07 marathon: If you’ve read my posts these past couple months, you probably already know about my NYCM experience. Not what I planned for, but still a great day. I’m going to give it another shot on November 1 and I’ll be more than ready for my redemption.
I’ll keep you posted as I check these goals off my list. And feel free to keep me accountable too!
Go Jess Go!