goat pics plus….running shoes on-running goals…..

a face is worth a thousand words

happiness-the end of a nearly 5 hour goat run

reuben, pleased after waiting for over one hour...hugs for warmth...

At the very least, I slunk out the door-with running shoes on. The very best thing about it was the time of day, 5.30am, which meant there was no-one else about. It also was a perfect overcast windy morning-my favourite time of day. I am hatching a goal for the new year, which should be out, all warm a fuzzy , by late December. The rough outline is, apart from loosing 5k (which will speed me up), I will aim to cover 1000k running distance over the year, that may be not enough, I just have to work it out. Also, I want to do aim for 100 push ups by July (I think). I want to work on my core strength, again for speed.

This year was a good year. I completed eight major races. Well, I consider any race I do to be major. I have to say the highlight for me was my first marathon. The training for it was fabulous, taught me things about long distance’s…and I completed it within my goal time. The low point race would have to be the goat, all though I loved the terrain, and the crap weather-I was energy deficient nearly the entire run. It was a mud run on all levels…physically, pyschologically and emotionally.

Thanks for reading.