Goals for May 2014

What a weekend! It was one of those weekends full of amazing people, great memories and not enough sleep. The kind of weekend that leaves you exhausted come Monday morning, but with a huge smile on your face. I am so blessed to have a strong community of friends and runners who consistently make my day and that is something to be grateful for.

If you follow me on Strava or Instagram, you saw there were lots of hills that were ran this weekend. I have a big hill race coming up next weekend and I want to be ready!

It is hard to believe that we are already in May. I have been ramping up my milage for my big summer races and so far I have been fortunate to remain injury free. It’s time to take a look at what I want to accomplish this May but first, let’s check out how I did in April. 

1. Foam roll and stretch every night before bed. C

Yeah…this was not a thing that happened. I had the best intentions, but I wasn’t able to execute it regularly because I found myself choosing between foam rolling and sleep, and sleep always wins. I did add a baseball and lacrosse ball to the therapy family arsenal so I feel as if I am more preventative than ever. I have made a huge effort to stretch and roll after ever hard run. Plus, our hot tub is open now, so there have been some long therapeutic soaks.

2. PR my next race. A+

 

Check and check. Two races down in the books and both with a PR that shaved minutes off my old time. The interval training I have folded into my plan has been paying off!

3. Stream line my schedule and instigate a bit more organization and time management. B

I have gotten better at my schedule and adding a few life hacks in to my days to help things flow more smoothly but I have realized that I thrive on being busy…almost too busy and until I can shake the habit, no amount of streamlining will add extra time to my day.

4. Organize my laptop. A++

I spent an evening at Starbucks with a latte and cleaned up my computer. It was fun to go back and find things I had written in undergrad and I even found a piece that I will be sharing in the upcoming months. SO nice to have a cleaned up computer.

5. Make big progress on my blog project. B

Blog projects always take longer than anticipated in my experience. I have had a number of meetings and developed the template, but there is still a bit to go…

Onto May! This month, I want to…

1. Increase trail running for Sulpher Springs and 5 Peaks Series. 

Lots of trail running friends have been shaken out of the wood work and I have been setting up more regular runs to go take in the local trail systems. I need to increase my hill training and technical skills so I am looking forward to adding more trails in May as the systems dry up and hope to add a brunch or two at the end!

2. Increase community involvement. 

I have been given a really exciting opportunity to lead a running clinic with a local organization. I LOVE the community that I live in and I am excited to become involved in a new and exciting way.

3. Have a rocking race weekend on my birthday.

May 31 was the day that I first made a run into the world and I am celebrating with a weekend of racing. It kicks off with the Terra Cotta 5 Peaks run and ends with the Women’s Half Marathon in Niagara. I would love to see you at one or both of the races. They are my birthday parties. The race organizers just don’t know it yet…

4. Take one night off a week. 

I had alluded to my bad habit of busyness above and I am finding that it is getting just a little insane. For the sake of my training and mental health, I am reserving one night a week where I am home with nothing to do but get things done like cooking, laundry and blogging. Fingers crossed I can get an A+ on this one.

5. Spring clean!

It’s the time of year where my space and my car could use a little TLC and May is the month to tackle it!

What are your goals for May?