Goals??

I'm up way too late, and I've tried to convince myself to be tired and get some sleep. It hasn't worked yet. So, I'm thinking about my goals for this half, and wondering where you girls stand, too.

I'm trying to convince John to train/run this half with us. We'll see.

I want to finish the half in under 2 hours, and will be happy if it's just under 2.5 hours. A month ago I could run 2 miles at a constant 10:00 mile pace, which was pushing my limits, and I can run 12:00 miles easily, so somewhere in that range would be good for me--what about you??

I seriously want/need to lose some weight. I'm thinking 20 pounds. I'm fairly certain that because I have this half as a rapidly approaching goal, that I'll automatically make some different choices regarding the foods I consume (more vegetables, less chocolate), which combined with running should make all the difference.

I've been swimming and doing yoga and walking with a few friends, and I want to keep up with those, as cross training. I'm not planning on doing anything dramatic, just doing something non-running most days.

I think I really want to run a mile in under 8 minutes again. That would be something to grin about for days.

When I ran my two 10:00 miles on a treadmill at our fitness center in our apartment complex, I came back rather proud of myself and completely worn out... John wasn't nearly as impressed as I thought he should be, so I sent him out to run 2 miles in 20 minutes to see if he could. He couldn't. I know it doesn't sound fast or anything, but I was really proud of myself. I did a good job. It's difficult for me to remember that the body I have now is different from the body I ran in 10 years ago, and that it's okay to be proud of any accomplishments I do now, just as I could be proud of myself then.

Where are you now? What are your goals?

I'm totally okay with not staying together to run this half-marathon, by the way. I am kind of assuming that I'm slower than you guys, at least right now. I have time to catch up. :)