I ran 1,111 miles in 2010. I didn't plan it that way and I didn't add my miles to my spreadsheet from mid-November through year-end until today. I think it was actually 1,110.85 and I elected to round up. I had started the year with a goal of 1,500 that soon became a goal of 1,200. Although I missed both, I did run more miles than any prior year of my life! Also, considering that I had a kidney stone, a MRSA infection, a couple of nasty colds and took a lot of fitness classes, I think I did pretty darn good.
Looking ahead to 2011, I'm wondering what a reasonable yet still challenging mileage goal will be. I could try for 1,500 again but I'm worried that some stints where I'm focusing more on fitness classes might derail that (did I mention that I bought a kickboxing Groupon??). Maybe a fluid goal of just more than 2010 is reasonable. What do you think??
Ha, I would have said 1,111 is a fitting number for 2011!
ReplyDeleteI like the idea of a fluid goal - 1500 sounds like a lot! You would have to average 4 miles every single day...
What about counting workout hours, then you can count all the cross-training.
Good luck!
Yeah, 1,500 IS a lot - it would be an average of 125 miles a month... I'm not sure I can do that.
ReplyDeleteCounting workout hours feels a lot like cheating to me but I'm not sure why. I think it is because the intensity level can vary so much.