My Running Goals for 2014

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and New Years Eve. I've spent some time setting my running goals for 2014 this morning. Last year I really embraced whatever I could to enjoy the fact I could actually run for the first time in my life!

This year, my priorities are influenced heavily by cost, those with a charity focus (which always come first for me), interesting locations and continuing my goal of completing one per month. I've also been doing some work at the gym, physio and in yoga classes to help some knee soreness I started getting towards the end of 2013, so will be building up from shorter distances to completing some favourite longer runs later in the year.

Here's the plan at the moment ...

January
Victorian Road Runners New Years Eve Run (31/1/13) - 8km
NB. Yes, I know this is a slight cheat but my options are a little
limited in January. It was a fun way to end the year too!

 

 

February

Sunset Series 1: The Zoo (5/2) - 8km

Sunset Series 2: The Tan (19/2) - 8km

March
Sunset Series 3: Princes Park (5/3) - 8km

April
Run for the Kids (13/4) - 15km
Anzac Run (21/4) - 10km

May
Mothers Day Classic (11/5) - 8km

June
MS Walk and Run (Date TBC) - 10km

July
Run Melbourne (27/7) - hopefully another half marathon

August
De Castella Run for Mental Health Research (31/8) - 10km or 15km

September
Yarra Valley Grape Run (Date TBC) - 13km

October
Melbourne Marathon Festival (12/10) - 10km
Spring into Shape 1 (Date TBC) - 10km or 15km

November
Spring into Shape 2 (Date TBC) - 10km or 15km

December
Spring into Shape 3(Date TBC) - 10km or 15km
Sussan Women's Run (Date TBC) - 10km

I'd also love to but together a team from not only my running friends, but also others in my life to complete the Moonee Valley Relay for Life in March if possible

So this is the plan at this stage!

I'll keep going to my running group, working on my own training and running with friends and am going to start a special fun run 'kitty' to hopefully help with expenses.

Wish me luck - I'm looking forward to it :).

Katherine