unresolved

Last year I posted some running goals…

1. I will run the 5 mile Olympic Park Run in March in under 40 minutes.
2. I will run my first marathon in Edinburgh in May in under 4 hours 10 minutes.
3. I will run the Great Scottish Run half marathon in Glasgow in September in under 2 hours.
4. I will beat my 5km parkrun PB (23:50) by more than a minute.
5. I will run more kilometers than in 2011 (915km).  I will run at least 1200km in 2012.

So… how did I do?

Well… not so well.

1. I will run the 5 mile Olympic Park Run in March in under 40 minutes. – 42 mins.
2. I will run my first marathon in Edinburgh in May in under 4 hours 10 minutes. – 4.49 on the hottest day of the year!
3. I will run the Great Scottish Run half marathon in Glasgow in September in under 2 hours. 2.10, again!
4. I will beat my 5km parkrun PB (23:50) by more than a minute. 23.50 is still my parkrun PB
5. I will run more kilometers than in 2011 (915km).  I will run at least 1200km in 2012. Nope…

I’ve spent big chunks of 2012 being unable to run.  I have a recuring muscle injury and it has claimed about 3 months of running.

I managed 780km, which is less than 2011, even though I ran a marathon.

Still, the Olympic Park Run and my first marathon are things I’ll never forget!

So, 2013…

1. Break 2 hours for a half marathon (I mean really. How hard can it be!!!)
2. run under 23 mins at parkrun
3. run 2 half marathons and a few 10ks
4. run more than 1200 km over the year
5. stop getting injured (do my rehab exercises, stretch and cross train)

Let’s see how that goes…