tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post4216699988460831635..comments2024-03-28T14:42:42.958-04:00Comments on Runs for Cookies: 2014 Running GoalsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-65817656022639862132013-11-01T12:38:45.768-04:002013-11-01T12:38:45.768-04:00I need goals to stay motivated. I started running ...I need goals to stay motivated. I started running last spring but I'm a turtle, I ran my first (and only) 5k in 40:19 in September. So my goal is to get under that (and also to run my first 10k) in 2014. I wish I could run fast but I don't think I have it in me :)Carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01352210037350922045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-51842965601208071302013-10-31T13:24:53.685-04:002013-10-31T13:24:53.685-04:00Your personal records are very good already and im...Your personal records are very good already and improving all of them or at least some of them would surely be great motivation for you! Gotta have goals!!!No fluff weight losshttp://losethefatandgetfit.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-76005883118709781732013-10-30T18:04:10.243-04:002013-10-30T18:04:10.243-04:00Hi Katie, I found your blog about a week ago and h...Hi Katie, I found your blog about a week ago and have been so inspired by all that you have done! I don't actually know you, but I can't help feeling proud of you and inspired to start working harder to meet my goals. One thing I was thinking of trying is a Mud Run. There are lots of names for them but they are basically relatively short runs with lots of obstacles. They are supposed to Jessicanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-66860328823453254482013-10-30T14:48:29.060-04:002013-10-30T14:48:29.060-04:00Katie, thank you so much for this entry! This real...Katie, thank you so much for this entry! This really hit home for me today and gosh, I can totally relate to you on so many levels. I have also felt "out of control" for the past couple of weeks. I know I must get my head back in the game. I certainly don't want to go backwards in my journey!!I I have been a lifetime member with Weight Watcher's for 18 months and have kept off Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-91902105264692981682013-10-30T13:05:31.968-04:002013-10-30T13:05:31.968-04:00If you didn't consider it before, I highly rec...If you didn't consider it before, I highly recommend you look at getting COBRA from his old job until his new insurance kicks in. Yes, it's expensive, but there are several huge differences between having had that coverage and not having had that coverage, even after the 90 days are up. HIPAA provides for very small gaps in coverage (less than 63 days) and then you lose all the Cherihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03251841445848403086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-53180198423912652402013-10-30T12:50:11.251-04:002013-10-30T12:50:11.251-04:00I could have written almost ALL of this post. Lik...I could have written almost ALL of this post. Like you, I am very goal-oriented with my running and feel totally lost if I don't have SOMEthing to aim for. I've been feeling that lately, and when I realized that I didn't have any 2014 goals planned out yet, that was a HUGE aha moment! This week I sketched out a tentative race calendar and time goal ideas, and that felt SO MUCH Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-45176860636928189822013-10-30T12:22:24.841-04:002013-10-30T12:22:24.841-04:00I think I could have written your post. Except my...I think I could have written your post. Except my eating got out of hand about a month before Chicago, leading to a 5lb gain (partly doing to taper and still eating at peak mileage), then still eating like crap and now I'm about 4 pounds up from there. So, roughly 9 pounds gained since late September or so. Unacceptable! I track morning through lunch, have great determination, then I get Ashleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08909597476065531245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-14865824315245746032013-10-30T11:10:19.061-04:002013-10-30T11:10:19.061-04:00Now that I've run my 10K, for which I trained ...Now that I've run my 10K, for which I trained 4 months, I now feel adrift. <br />So, with no running goal and Halloween... I'm a bit off the rails. I had my husband hide the Halloween candy (I bought it early since it was on sale) and he had to re-hide it last night!<br />I've been thinking about trying to better my 5k time. That will be my new goal, to run a sub-31min 5k. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-44572142087975868352013-10-30T10:01:54.482-04:002013-10-30T10:01:54.482-04:00Love the goals! I recently did some weight loss go...Love the goals! I recently did some weight loss goals and pinned them up by my "get ready area" and look at them every morning. Ever since doing that things have just clicked. <br /><br />I love that you enocourage your hubby to do what makes him happy. I tell my husband that constantly. He always talks about how he should get a better job for "us" but I know if he stopped Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11690332302079557884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-36099185652057122422013-10-30T07:31:51.603-04:002013-10-30T07:31:51.603-04:00I love your goals for the upcoming year! You wil...I love your goals for the upcoming year! You will be smashing these goals I know!<br /><br />MaryFranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02507347923712459651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-71069272645147831142013-10-30T07:10:40.375-04:002013-10-30T07:10:40.375-04:00Love the idea of a friendship relay. I have 2 spec...Love the idea of a friendship relay. I have 2 special needs nephews and sharing that feeling of pride and accomplishment with them would be fantastic.Frickin' Fabulous at 40https://www.blogger.com/profile/14853674225662132643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-60781020200343188962013-10-30T01:40:25.662-04:002013-10-30T01:40:25.662-04:00New time goals... great idea. ;) I think you set r...New time goals... great idea. ;) I think you set realistic, yet challenging goals too. I bet you reach all of them!Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01193466736869818256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-54756801417731571432013-10-30T00:34:20.186-04:002013-10-30T00:34:20.186-04:00My hubby is also going back to his previous employ...My hubby is also going back to his previous employer, we'll be adjusting to a pay cut as well, but hopefully my hubby will be happier and be able to have a life! The other was just so crazy busy.<br /><br />My goal is to run a 5k ... I don't even care about the time, I just need to overcome the anxiety (crowds) to do it.JenBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16376616104651932239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-91390659294772572182013-10-29T23:53:44.468-04:002013-10-29T23:53:44.468-04:00I'm right there with you. Since the Chicago M...I'm right there with you. Since the Chicago Marathon I've been eating everything in sight and have been buying stupid "treats" constantly. It's so maddening when you know how to do it right and you KNOW what works. I have to weigh in for October tomorrow morning. I'm enough below my Weight Watchers max weight that I will be ok but how embarrassing it's going to Lorendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09665587604100291037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-76612350989962024262013-10-29T23:40:33.551-04:002013-10-29T23:40:33.551-04:00It makes my heart smile hearing about you and Jerr...It makes my heart smile hearing about you and Jerry. I love that you encouraged him to do what makes him happy, even with the obvious "negatives" that come with that--the pay reduction, no health insurance, blah blah blah. I love that you guys are so supportive of each other. Seriously. <br /><br />We all get in those days/weeks/months even, where we feel out of control. It's so Aarynhttp://notanotherdiet-smileyboo.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-11812063012961485022013-10-29T22:17:43.367-04:002013-10-29T22:17:43.367-04:00Hi! I am a new reader and this post sounds like me...Hi! I am a new reader and this post sounds like me. I started training for my first marathon this week after my weight gain started to snowball. I did it the same way with the afternoon and evening chow down sessions. I quit my job two months ago to stay at home and think my new routine was causing mindless eating. Either way, I have lost 8 or so pounds since checking myself. New running Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14411726343922268301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-42717809341620440562013-10-29T21:51:35.469-04:002013-10-29T21:51:35.469-04:00I will add to what Gypsie said and say that the AF...I will add to what Gypsie said and say that the AF marathon is one of the most fun races ever! I did the half this year and it was amazing. Definitely worth looking into.Samantha @ 24 to 30https://www.blogger.com/profile/17657627369870728739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-88622886701003329902013-10-29T21:27:00.491-04:002013-10-29T21:27:00.491-04:00The uSAF marathon weekend (dayton, oh) has the rac...The uSAF marathon weekend (dayton, oh) has the races you need for back to back to back races. Friday night is the 5k, saturday morning the 10k starts at 0730 with the marathon and then the half starts at 0830. A friend of mine has done those a few times.Gypsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09985236810399140894noreply@blogger.com