3 Ways to Achieve 2015 Running Goals.
As summer approaches, it’s time to take a step back and evaluate — or re-evaluate — your New Year’s resolutions. If you’re having trouble hitting the running goals you set out for yourself early in 2015, don’t give up just yet. Instead, take a second look at your resolutions and break them down into doable increments.
1) Choose an Achievable Mileage Goal
Set a personal goal to run a specific number of miles in 2015. If you use a tracking app like MapMyRun or Nike+, it’s easily to track your mileage progress on a daily, weekly or monthly basis. The MapMyRun app sends weekly and monthly emails with details on progress, and the Nike+ app allows you to set a challenge for yourself for a specific number of miles over a decided time period, as long as you invite at least one other Nike+ friend.
I find it helpful to create a challenge on a monthly basis, but this year I’m also setting a challenge for the entire year. My goal this year is to run 600 miles, which is an average of 50 miles per month. In 2015, I ran close to 500 miles. I had to take several weeks off mid-summer due to a move and a long vacation, so I know 600 miles would be a challenging but achievable goal in the New Year. (If you want to join the “Chi Jogger 600 in 2015” challenge, add me as a friend in Nike+. My username is Chicago_Jogger.)
2) Identify Areas of Improvement