Tag: Plan
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Plan, Part 2: Training Plan
The first step of the Plan, Do, Check, Act cycle is to plan. This is a large step so I broke it into 2 parts. In Part 1, we discussed the goals including planning at several levels. In Part 2, we’re going to identify the steps we need to take on the way to our…
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How Fast Do I Have to Run?
You likely feel slow and that is totally okay. On the channels I follow, there has seemed to be a new push for slow runners, but the paces they give are still fast for some of us. Everybody is starting from a different place and any pace means you’re getting out and putting in the…
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Long Run Review and Marathon Preview
Sunday’s long run was tough. It was hotter than I expected, and I probably should’ve gotten started a little earlier. We ended up with a high of about 76°, which doesn’t sound terrible, but late in a long run it adds up fast. My target was 22 miles, my Garmin reported 22.66, there were a…
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Preventing Injuries
I am not a doctor and as such, I can only describe what has worked for me personally. Everybody and every situation is different. While I have been fortunate enough to avoid injuries, I am not naive enough to think there hasn’t been a lot of luck involved either. Learning about running, or any activity,…
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My Current Goal Matrix
Below I outline my personal current goal matrix, mine will be a little unusual since I have been at this for a while and have a few large events coming up quickly. Long Term A Goals I have been overweight as long as I can remember, I’m not sure what my ‘high school weight’ was,…