Here we are nearing the end of October. Heck this is all going so fast why don’t we just wrap up the year while we’re at it? Okay, okay not so fast. This week’s Tuesdays on the Run Linkup prompt asks you to rate your OCTOBER so that’s what we’ll do.
I runfess, with everything going on here, I can’t even remember what the goals I set for myself even were. I’m so pathetic, I googled my blog and goals to see if any would come up. How can one strive toward goals if one has no idea what goals were even set? When I googled, a post did indeed come up….from 2015. It laid out my plans for 2016…..so last year. What was even more pathetic: As I read through them I realized that almost two years later 50% of the goals I set for 2016 I STILL HAVE NOT ACHIEVED. Swim across a lake? Pfffft. No way Jose´. Drop 10 lbs.? Um nope, still lugging that around too. For the record, the other two goals I set for 2016 were to be diligent about dynamic stretching and to drink more water. Done and done so there’s that.
Anywho, let’s get back to modern times. October 2017.
October in a Nutshell
Can you believe it has now been 4 weeks since I ran the Berlin Marathon? Despite having the Hot Chocolate 15k coming up this weekend, October has been about recovering from the Berlin Marathon and running free and easy. Having no pressure to train was a welcome change. While I stuck to my 3 run days per week, my long run stayed relatively short. The longest I ran was 8 miles. Sure beats those 18 mile training slogs. Even though I welcomed shorter runs in October, I don’t feel physically or mentally drained from my Berlin training. Therefore I will not be taking a runbattical this winter. I already told you I was shopping for spring marathons, hopefully I’ll have news on that front in another week or so.
Yoga
Yoga is something I’ve been pretty neglectful about this entire year. I rarely made it to the studio, opting instead for a few rushed poses post-run. Not optimal in the least. In October I finally returned to a minimum of one much needed yoga class per week and sometimes more. I can already feel how beneficial this has been.
Crosstraining
Our vacation in July and being injured in August really threw me out of my crosstraining rhythm. In October I returned to regular strength training and CrossFit, however I was not as successful with returning to my spin class or even getting out on my bike much.
Going Forward, Finishing Strong
My goal for the last two months of the year while I’m not doing any serious run training (even though I still have a couple of races coming up) is to maintain my focus on strength training and finish this year out strong. Spring marathon training time will be here before I know it.
How’d October go for you? What are your goals for the rest of the year? Do you have any races left?
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Great month for me, but I totally slacked off on yoga and cycling as well. Looking forward to getting back to that!
I still have not met some of my goals from 2015/2106. I try not to worry about them anymore at this point! So far October has been a good month for me but I cant believe it almost over already!
I didn’t have any goals for October. I did feel proud of myself taking a yoga class two days after my marathon.It was really nice to stretch my body out that I normally do not do. Even though I like that, I probably won’t take that again anytime soon.
Goals? What goals? RA laughs at goals. In fact, I don’t dare set them because who knows what’s going to happen that day. I’m happy to be running and that will have to do for now!
My October goals have been pretty solid (squats/leg lifts/ab work/daily cardio), but certainly have not been surpassed. I’m walking that fine line (more like a tight rope…up, up, up high over the hard ground) between resuming training and taking things slow…and it’s got me guessing. Thankfully, it’s near the end of racing
“season” so there’s no pressure to do all the races. #glasshalffull
As always, I set a goal earlier this year to do more Yoga, and of course I didn’t lol.
Like you, I’m going to focus on strength training for the rest of the year since I’m not training for anything.
I just don’t do yoga much, though I’m thinking about getting a DVD out instead of running today. I see my chiropractor tomorrow, but I think my muscles could use some TLC today.
I can’t believe how fast this fall is zooming by! I did a look back at goals a month or two ago and did a better job than I thought… the big one was to break 3:20 in the marathon and my chance to do that is coming up in 2.5 weeks… eek!
I set a goal to do more yoga too, and I actually was able to complete it. I’m doing yoga 2-3 times per week! But it does make it easier that my company has free yoga classes…
Good luck with the rest of this year!!
Nooo, let’s not wrap up the year quite yet… I am not ready!!
Sounds like your October as a good one and got you back on track with a few things.
My October was good too. Easy, just keeping up my running and cross training (but I also need to go back to yoga – thanks for the reminder!)
Well, I’ll wrap up October next week since I hadn’t written that post yet but had the post I did put up mostly written. Isn’t it nice not to be seriously training for anything?
I never do a runbatical; I do find I do better running year round. But having pressure off for the first time in a long time — not that I didn’t also enjoy all my halfs — I was just ready. And yes, it’s also time to get in some of the stuff that falls away when you’re busy training — I’ve even been back on the stationary bike a few times. *Maybe* I’ll get in the pool tomorrow. Or not . . .
Goals… um… what does that mean exactly? lol And belated congrats on Berlin!!!
Well if you did not make any definite goals for the month, I say you achieved them then! I just signed up for a 15K next month too which is a distance I have not done yet. Are you training for it or just winging it?
MCM was a big goal for me and a bit of a let down. I’m not sure where I’m gong from here. I toyed with the idea of running a marathon in December, but am pretty sure I’m just going to do a half. Thankfully, with a half in November and one in December, I’ll at least run some those months LOL.
While it’s not running related, I just have to say that my skating goals are often not accomplished or take way longer than I thought they would, so I don’t think that some of your goals from a couple of years ago not being accomplished yet is a problem at all. It’s the process, right? I’m glad you are doing a yoga class again, I should to that too.
Im leaping in with both feet to 2018 already.
IS IT TOO SOON? 🙂
I need me new aspirations and goals…
It’s definitely a good month for me in that I ran my first race since surgery! Other than that, I didn’t really set any particular goals except to try and run more and I think I’ve done okay with that. I don’t have an official race planned until March next year but I’m not opposed to hopping into a local 10k, if I can find one!
I’m more than ready to put October in the rear-view mirror! I have quietly started planning 2018.
Did I see SPRING MARATHON TRAINING???????? 🙂 🙂 🙂