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It's a new year and a new me. Well not really, but kind of!
~Flashback to December 31, 2013~
While sitting idly getting ready to ring in the New Year, I was trying to come up with a resolution for the year to come. Options included:
- Stop biting my nails (again)
- Stop drinking soda (which will lead into stop drinking colored soda, and then into a soda a month, and then into a soda a week. Again.)
- Unplug from technology at least once a week (virtually impossible)
- Run X amount of miles within the upcoming year. (Doable!)
I voted for the last option. Now it was time to pick a distance. 365 sounded nice. A mile a day. However, I run at least 2 miles everytime I go out - sometimes going for 13 miles. Well, how about 500? Meh, still doesn't seem like a challenge...
So, what did I do? Well I went to +Google of course! I simple search of "running goals" showed that 1,000 miles was a popular choice.
1,000 miles. Let's break that down. 83.33 miles per month, 19.23 miles per week, 2.74 miles a day.
Sounds reasonable. I can easily run 2.74 miles a day I thought. Heck I can even double up and get ahead real quick.
As of today, January 5th, I have logged 21.84 miles.
That is 8.14 miles ahead of pace! Not too shabby.
Unfortunately, I think I am going to have a slight regression. See, I am a teacher. It's a pretty demanding job and time consuming once you factor in coaching. My thought is to crank out a mile runch (running during lunch), but I will have lunch duty from time to time. Also, I like to eat. I can also head out during my prep (45 minutes each - which means I can easily get in 6 or 7 miles). However, I would come back a sweaty, gross mess. Fortunately, I teach Health/P.E. (and pre-algebra), so this would be acceptable. The downside is, it's my prep! I need that time to grade papers, plan, mentor the youngins, and maybe even relax a bit.
With that said, the success of my goal is mystery. Though I am sure I can accomplish it, I would be lying if I said that everything is going to be just peachy. Stayed tuned for the end result!
1,000 miles. Let's break that down. 83.33 miles per month, 19.23 miles per week, 2.74 miles a day.
Sounds reasonable. I can easily run 2.74 miles a day I thought. Heck I can even double up and get ahead real quick.
As of today, January 5th, I have logged 21.84 miles.
That is 8.14 miles ahead of pace! Not too shabby.
Unfortunately, I think I am going to have a slight regression. See, I am a teacher. It's a pretty demanding job and time consuming once you factor in coaching. My thought is to crank out a mile runch (running during lunch), but I will have lunch duty from time to time. Also, I like to eat. I can also head out during my prep (45 minutes each - which means I can easily get in 6 or 7 miles). However, I would come back a sweaty, gross mess. Fortunately, I teach Health/P.E. (and pre-algebra), so this would be acceptable. The downside is, it's my prep! I need that time to grade papers, plan, mentor the youngins, and maybe even relax a bit.
With that said, the success of my goal is mystery. Though I am sure I can accomplish it, I would be lying if I said that everything is going to be just peachy. Stayed tuned for the end result!
"Whether you think you can, or you think you can't - you're right."
- Henry Ford
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