New Year's resolutions

Hello

Hope you all had a brilliant Christmas and Father Christmas was kind.

With 2013 just around the corner, we're interested to hear your new year's resolutions (running / triathlon / sport-related ones, naturally).

Mine = do more cross training and be less of a wuss when it comes to open-water swimming (new mantra: there are no sharks in the UK, Katie. Please don't tell me otherwise!)

Katie RW

3.10 at London marafun and to start a UK off-shore killer shark breeding programme.

Any targets involving distances or times are unrealistic nowadays. 2012's resolution was to complete 60 races in the year I turned 60. This years is to go for races which I would normally rule out as not suitable for me. One is the national xcountry championship where I stand a realistic chance of coming last on the grounds that, in order to come last, you have got to be there.

Katie RW wrote (see)

Mine = do more cross training and be less of a wuss when it comes to open-water swimming (new mantra: there are no sharks in the UK, Katie. Please don't tell me otherwise!)

There are some but they won't harm you You're more likely to be harmed by friendly dolphins than Sharks!

My goals are:

• Sub 4.30 in Paris in April
• Run a marathon in at least 5 different countries (currently at: UK, France, Germany, Belgium... need one more to make up the lot)
• Try to make more quality times for my runs and not just run the distance but enjoy it
• Try to find a cure for dog allergies as I really want one

Emmy H wrote (see)

Katie RW wrote (see)

Mine = do more cross training and be less of a wuss when it comes to open-water swimming (new mantra: there are no sharks in the UK, Katie. Please don't tell me otherwise!)

There are some but they won't harm you You're more likely to be harmed by friendly dolphins than Sharks!

What do the unfriendly ones do? Call you names?

Actually I'd be more wary of corpses and used condoms. When the zombies arise....

kittenkat wrote (see)

3.10 at London marafun and to start a UK off-shore killer shark breeding programme.

I think i found your power of 10 page...(soft C and a middle initial R?), but it doesn't always tell the full story, and you only have a few years of times on there.

Just interested, how does a 3.10 compare with your pb?

Emmy.so one in wales

swim twice a week for the next 4 months

Stevie G . wrote (see)

kittenkat wrote (see)

3.10 at London marafun and to start a UK off-shore killer shark breeding programme.

I think i found your power of 10 page...(soft C and a middle initial R?), but it doesn't always tell the full story, and you only have a few years of times on there.

Just interested, how does a 3.10 compare with your pb?

1.28 half pb on a hilly course, 3.25 mara pb. Don't train properly and party too much... Also I don't like racing so don't do it often enough. I did win my leg of the Welsh castles relay in about 6.35 mm this year if you'd like to Google that too? 11.2 miles, stahe erm... 11/12??

Ok, above post proves the partying too much reference...

Sounds a big, but potentially doable aim for the marathon then if you haven't done many marathons, and if you don't lose much over distance...but if ever there's a distance you can smash a massive wodge off it's that one.

I think I'll stick with the more casual yearly aim of pb at the 5 distances I race at for 2013.

Only  3/5 this year, unless we can count getting a 10k pb within a 10miler, which we probably can't.

So 3/5 only

Stevie, it shouldn't be a big aim if I actually train and make it a priority. But I don't, yes I'm passionate about running, but running and not racing. I only race because I can win stuff. I run because it's about me and the fur face having our space and time.

And no, I haven't done many marafuns. 2 for me, both London and not when on form, a third at London being a pacer in the pack for RW and then the rest tagged onto IM or further.

It is hard to enjoy the actual racing bit during. It's more the feeling after, and the achievement I think.

Dave, you can't take the train, that's cheating.

seren nos yn canu wrote (see)

Emmy.so one in wales

Or Scotland/Ireland I'm still trying to decide I like Wales but it's quite difficult to get to from the european mainland

I had book  ' the runners guide to yoga' as xmas pressie, my resolution is to do some yoga regularly!