Happy New Year blog world!
I’m happy to say that I’m starting the new year feeling well rested and super committed to running and blogging…of course classes resume on Friday so I doubt this feeling will last too much longer. I’m trying to refrain from making sweeping proclamations like “Two blog posts a week!” until I see a course syllabus.
I ended 2016 feeling great. A week off of work gave me plenty of time to binge watch a season of Game of Thrones (still a season behind, no spoilers please!), do some serious cleaning and organizing around the house, and even run a few miles. Oh and have I mentioned practicing yoga? I’ve been going to the weekly free class that Lululemon offers and have tried hot yoga TWICE. I love it so much that I even bought a package of classes so I can keep going.
I’m still finalizing my goals for 2017 (expect that post on Saturday–my birthday!). One thing that is pretty crazy is that this might be the first year in a loooong time that has not included a goal race. Seriously, who am I?
Hahaha I am feeling your same optimism after a week off of work. My run streak has remained alive another day, but I am really wondering if I will make it 30 days! 😀
Happy early birthday!
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I think I’m going to need to start taking more weeks off for just staying at home. Seriously so relaxing! Hang in there with the run streak, you’ve got this!
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You’re still probably running. The year is long… a goal race can still happen this year! And if not, so what?
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Thank you!
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A YEAR without a goal race? No way.
Glad you are feeling well rested. Happy new year!
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I know. I just haven’t found any races that work with my schedule and my first goal race of 2018 will be the first week in January…so it’s not like I won’t have something to work toward for the second half of the year.
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Very true! As someone who is, essentially, spending 10 months working toward a marathon, I’m interested to see how you similarly take a long term approach to your January 2018 marathon (it is the marathon, right – the Disney one on your bday?)
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Yep! January 7, 2018! I haven’t thought too far ahead, yet, but the first 8 weeks of the year are going to be all easy miles just to start getting back in shape. I’ll probably keep breaking the time up in 8-12 week periods to make a year of training not actually feel like a year of training (…if that makes sense).
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Happy early birthday!!
Nothing wrong with a year without goal races. You have important life events going on that are much more important. Races will always be there.
Look forward to seeing your goals for 2017.
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Thanks Richard!
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I hope school goes well for you! I have weekly goals, and great thoughts that bounce around in my head that I would love to write blog posts for, but dang, blogging can take up a lot of time! Especially editing and posting pics. But, I’ll give it my best try!
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Thank you, Lisa! Pictures are definitely the most time consuming part of blogging for me…which is why this post has zero, haha!
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