Started the year with a fitness challenge and a new running goal. I am grabbing 2014 by the b@lls and making it my year. I've been dormant too long and its time to make some life changes.
I'm on Day 9 of a 31 day challenge for: Abs, Arms, and Thighs and Glutes (squats), plus I have set a running goal of 25 miles a week.; 1,300 for the year. I am training for the Flying Pig Marathon in Cincinnati this coming May 4th. I've been running almost every day now for almost 6 weeks and am running faster than I have in almost three years. I'm not just focused on mileage, but am also incorporating some speed work in my training as well. The fitness challenge is with a group of people in BC (thanks for kicking it off, Wendy!). It has helped me a lot and kept me accountable for getting it done and cheering on the rest of the group.
This year I am going to find a group to run with. I miss that. I am almost exclusive to treadmills right now due to the weather, but I want to hit the track with the local running club come spring, and I want to be a part of group runs and have a pack to chat with and bounce ideas off of.
I am going to run 3 -5 half marathons this year (including virtual ones) and one additional full marathon in the fall. Haven't decided on it yet but I am probably going to do something local. I would love to do a Tough Mudder or something similar to have an added physical challenge and keep me cross training and weight training.
It motivates me like crazy when people think I can't do something, or write me off as "a girl". I am a girl. A girl that works hard. A girl that puts others before herself almost always. A girl that still has a lot to accomplish in her life.
2014 is MY year.
... and yes, there is going to be a lot of running sh!t in the blog this year. Trying to keep most of it off of FB. I am looking to move away from FB this year due to too much negativity and politics. Its not much fun anymore and life is too short for that, peeps! And by politics, I don't mean traditional political posts. More power to you to promote what you believe in and to show hope for a change! I'm talking more personal politics. Not a big fan of games that people play to make themselves feel better. Not gonna sugar-coat it - I've been one of those people at times. I work really hard to stay off that slippery slope and feel so much better for it. :-)
Have you made any changes in the first couple of weeks of 2014? Or are you still thinking about it?
