Slowly moving into the year....

I have had some good runs lately, but I still need to drop 10 pounds to get down to my preferred running weight. If it doesn't start dropping a little quicker, I will head back to Weight Watchers to get my eating in control.

Greenville News was a great course this year. Lee and I ran with young son, so there was plenty of time to enjoy the scenery. Not sure he really needs to pushing the 5K's right now because he just doesn't get enough work in at the school running club. I think we may limit him to 1 milers for a while and see if he really likes running or not.

Coaching my daughters basketball team may take me out of the Green Valley 10 Miler... I would really be pushing to get ready for it anyway. I still want to get in shape for a decent Reedy River 10K and then the Greer Earth Day half. That race was really brutal with the unexpected heat last year and I want to give it another shot now that I am prepared for the course.

This week should be a good one for running. I think I am going to take today off because of this cold I am fighting and then get back on the horse tomorrow. I guess I need to go ahead and pick a training plan for the Greer Half so I can really get some motivation.

On track so far...

No long runs yet, but I have done something every day this week so far. Got 2 on Sunday, 3.5 on Monday and an elliptical workout yesterday.

I hope to run today at lunch. I would like to go for 5 or more, but I need to see how warm it is.

When this cold blows out of here, I want to get back to early morning workouts as much as possible. After reading last month's Runners World article about runners getting killed on the road, I am a little hesitant to go back out in the dark. I really like having it done early in the day though. It makes the rest of the day run smoother and I feel great.

One run in...

Short as it was, I did get 2 miles in yesterday evening. It was already 32 degrees when we started, so it was pretty cold.

Hoping to get in 4 miles or so today. This is going to be a cold week, so I plan on doing some cross training as well.

Bundle up if you are heading out for a run today!

Starting Over....

I thought this is an appropriate title based on where I am today. I looked back at my goals from 2009 and realized I had a pretty good year. I didn't hit all of them, but I hit some major ones.... Most notably the 26.2 mile threshold was broken. I also completed two other half marathons. I missed my mileage total by 9 miles. Strictly laziness after the marathon.

The one goal I am most disappointed in missing is maintaining my weight watchers goal weight. This is the goal that I am attacking first this year. I am starting today with my diet and exercise ramp up!

If all goes well, I will be back at goal by mid to late February. That should put me in position to really focus on some running for the spring. My other goals for 2010....

1) Complete two half marathons. (Hold off on marathon #2 for a year or so....)
2) Set a PR in the 5K and 10K. (Sounds like last year's missed goals....)
3) Run 1200 miles. This will be difficult for me without a marathon to train for.
4) Work in some strength training once or twice a week.
5) Get back to yoga on a weekly basis.
6) Maintain my Weight Watchers goal weight.
7) Run the following races...
-Reedy River 10K (PR Target)
-Shamrock Fun Run
-Greer Half
-Cooper River
-Midnight Flight
-Spinx Runfest (Half or 5K?)
-Lungs4Life 5K (PR Target)
-Taylors Turkey Trot
-Gettys Christmas Cruise

Well that is a manageable set of goals and I hope to hit them all. I am going to start by heading to the Y today!