I believe that the main reason barely anyone is capable of sticking to a New Years resolution, is because we all make them and then forget about them within a week or so. Going to be completely honest, I have been so busy lately with working full time, running, social life (what social life?!), that I completely forgot about my resolutions (until now.. cough cough).
SO.. since its a new month, I decided to review and revise my resolutions, as a way of continually assessing whats working, whats not, and how to move forward and accomplish these goals.
Considering I have only 88 days until my first (ultra.. maybe) beast (excuse me while I faint on the floor).. I figured now is as good of a time as ever to rewrite some goals for my training and this race.
New February goals:
SO.. since its a new month, I decided to review and revise my resolutions, as a way of continually assessing whats working, whats not, and how to move forward and accomplish these goals.
Considering I have only 88 days until my first (ultra.. maybe) beast (excuse me while I faint on the floor).. I figured now is as good of a time as ever to rewrite some goals for my training and this race.
- Hill training once a week. I know how tough the UB is going to be, with all of its crazy elevation changes, so I am trying to physically and mentally prepare myself for this. So far I'm 2 weeks into my training plan and have already seen major improvements in my hill climbing ability. By the end of this I'm going to have the nicest calves ever.
- 30 pushups and 30 situps a day. Something this easy is actually so hard to maintain. I have not been keeping up with this goal, but I know I need to work on it, so it stays on my list.
- One long run a week. If I am going to be able to do 26+ miles, I'm have to train for it. The best way to be prepared for a race is by mimicking the conditions. This goes hand in hand with the hill training. I know the race is an ultra distance, so I want to make sure I can actually physically run and handle an ultra before hand. This means treating long 20+ km runs the same as I would race day. Call it a trial run. Im talking nutrition, water, supplementation, similar trails.. I need to find whatever works for me and makes me feel more comfortable and prepared for the race.
- Do upper body training more often, at least once a week. I recognize this as one of my weaknesses in OCR races and have been trying to work on my strength much more so I'm able to make it across monkey bars and rigs, carry buckets up hills and complete hercules hoists with no difficulty.
- Another new goal this month is to work on getting rid of my doubts. I feel like a lot of us self-sabotage and hold ourselves back due to fear, when really, we have the capacity to accomplish amazing things. I want to live my life to the fullest and experience everything, which means letting go of the insecurities and taking a leap of faith that everything will work out.
The Rural Runner