With the new year, comes the new years resolutions. I have my set neatly tucked away in a sealed envelope for me to open at the end of this year (that's a different story for a different blog), but there is one goal that I want to keep in plain sight. I said to a friend jokingly that I would run 1000km this year and the more I thought about it, the less unrealistic it seemed (side note - I know people are running marathons and such, but I don't see myself as a runner. The fact that I am running at all is still quite a shock to me).
Committing myself to this goal is scary enough as it is, but I've decided to set up this blog to document the year and my running progress with the hope that it will keep me accountable. Also I am hoping that by having something to update regularly, it will make sure I continue to work towards this... it's not really something I can cram into the last month of the year.
So I am officially putting it out there. My 2014 running resolution is to run a total of 1000km by 31st Dec 2014. As well as this goal, I am committing to giving regular updates with monthly distances to make sure that I am on track. RunKeeper is telling me that this is an average of 20km a week, that level of consistency is what terrifies me the most I think.
My first run of the year was on Friday where I actually ran my first ever 10km! This is a huge achievement for me and I'm so excited to be able to start this thing off on a high note. It took me just over an hour and I woke up quite sore the next day, but that's not the point. Looking forward to more (and faster) 10km runs in the future.
Feel free to laugh at my pain and celebrate with me for my wins, wish me luck!
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