June Goals

How did June get here so fast?!  May really seemed to fly by for me.

I've been taking a look at my goals for May and am trying to figure out some new ones for June.

My May goals were:

In May, I will run 5 times per week, increasing my mid-week mileage, and overall weekly mileage to 50 km (31 miles) by the end of the month.

I didn't quite achieve this goal, but I'm still happy with my mileage.  Overall, in May, I ran 107 miles (172 km) - my first month ever running over 100 miles!!  I didn't make it to 50km (31 miles) in a week, because after running 27 miles in one week mid-month, I started looking at marathon training plans and realized that I was already running more miles in a week than I needed to be for the start of training for my first marathon.  I was partly discouraged by this but ultimately, I decided to back off rather than risk injury from doing too much, too soon.


I will also cross train once a week by attending on On The Ball class or other aerobic class at the rec centre.

I didn't attend On the Ball every week, but I did make it out a few times.  I really enjoy that class and am disappointed that it won't be on during the summer months.  In the weeks that I didn't do the class, I hiked/canoed ~ not exactly rigorous, but still different exercise, using different muscle groups.  Definitely room for improvement!

For the month of May I will track my eating on http://www.livestrong.com/thedailyplate/ paying special attention to protein and iron (often low in vegetarians) and sugar (often high in dessertivores). I will also keep nuts and dried fruit on my desk for snacking during the day, along with my 2L jug of water.

Failure!  I did not track my eating AT ALL!  While I noticed the sugar I was eating, I still ate it.  However, I have been cooking more fish this month and am embracing pescatarianism now that it's barbecue season, and I've been much better at keeping hydrated this month.
I am still thinking if I will run the Prince George Family Y Half Marathon on June 6th. I would like to, but my 87 year old grandmother is flying across the country to visit me that week, and I'm not sure how good a granddaughter I would be if I asked her to sit her arthritic knees on the sidelines for a little over 2 hours while I take part in a race. Will decide by mid-month.

I am registered and ready for the half marathon this weekend.  The BF will drive up with Grandma, they'll enjoy a coffee at Tim Hortons, and will be at the finish line when I cross it!  I can't tell who is more excited about this - me about the race, or Grandma about her date with the BF!

Now it's time for making goals for June!

Running:
I will commit to and begin a marathon training program by the second week of June.  (I think I've decided, but I'm going to spend a bit more time doing some more reading on Saturday to be sure).

I will start my long runs no later than 9 am on Saturdays in order to not end up running at mid-day.

I will cross train at the gym at least once a week by doing either the MWF fitness class, or using the bike or eliptical machine, IN ADDITION to as much weekend hiking as I can pack in.

Eating:
I will eat lunch EVERY DAY before 2pm.  When grocery shopping, I will plan food for lunch instead of relying only on leftovers for lunch.  (This is because when I get busy, I forget to eat, and then tend to grab something less healthy later in the afternoon.  I know June is going to be a busy month for me at work and I need to plan ahead).

Deep breath....I will not drink any Iced Capps from Tim Hortons in the month of June.  My recycling box tells me that I've been having way too many of these as the weather has been heating up, and there's 33g of sugar in a SMALL.  See their nutrional information HERE.  Eek!  I don't drink pop, but this is my summer weakness, and I'm going to STOP cold turkey!

I'm going to reattempt the Livestrong Daily Plate thing.

Living:
I feel like I would like to have some LIFE goals each month to record here and keep me accountable.  This is something I will consider this month and see where I want to take this.  I'm thinking it might be somewhere GREEN.



Making new goals always helps me get out of a slump.  Today's run was great.  We were having one of those 4 seasons in 1 kind of days, so I headed to the gym and on to the treadmill for a great interval workout.  1 mile to warm up, then 1600m, 1200m, 800m, 800m, 400m, each at a higher pace than the one before until I was running 8min/mile for the final 400m.  Next time I want to start out a bit faster, and see if I can keep it up!