Plans. No, really.

I've been making lists of things I need to do to get myself back on the healthy path.  Back to regular workouts and eating well. 

I've already decided that next Monday, I"m starting a new running plan.  It's simpler than the one I had been following.  It uses minutes rather than distance.  While I was able to do the distance, I'm not really training for any particular race - right now I'm just running because I enjoy it and because it's good for me.  But I like to have some sort of plan so I feel like I'm improving.  This new plan will be a bit easier, I think, but most importantly, it will be much easier to schedule.  I think half my problem was finding the time and figuring out how much time I'll need.  Running by minutes should be easier.  Plus, it's a fun challenge.  How far can I go in this amount of time?

I have to admit, I'm stupidly looking forward to seeing how many miles I can run in 2007.  I'm not even going to try to make a prediction on that one.

Of course, I should go out running today to get ready for it, but my body is just TIRED.  I think it's from not eating well and just the excitement of Christmas.  So I'll probably TurboJam today (say what you want about those videos, they're incredibly fun and a great workout).

And I need to clean my house.  I was gone for three days!  How did my house get so gross in three days when I wasn't here?  And the cats weren't here?  It's not fair.  One of those great mysteries of life, I guess.

(Holidailies #27)

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havybeaks
I like your running plan! Two years ago when I started running, I struggled with how many miles to set as a yearly goal. Finally I decided to forget miles and make it my goal to run 100 times (averages twice a week with two weeks off) in 2004. Doesn't matter how far or for how long, but get out and run 100 times. I wound up getting in 101 runs that year. :)

How are you going to go about your "duration" runs? I've never been able to do that for shorter runs because at some point I have to physically return to my house/car/office... what if I arrive 10 minutes early or late? However, my long runs are based on time rather than miles - I just say "I'll run 2-3 hours" or something like that.

Good luck!
Megan
The plan I'm doing has me starting out with 30 minute runs, and very gradually building from there. I'm slow, so 30 minutes is anywhere from 2.5 - 3 miles for me. I figure it will be no problem at all in the beginning, as I've been going to the gym to use the treadmill. Once I take it outside though, I figure I'll just walk a random circular warmup, then run away from home and then back. I live in a pretty well-gridded neighborhood, so it shouldn't be too tough. And I can always have a longer cool-down walk. Or if I get back too soon, I'll just run a few circles around the block. Of course, it's easier since I'm still a new-ish runner, having only really been running about 6 months or so.

It feels like not very much running, since I was doing 45 minute runs this summer, but I think I was overtraining. I stopped enjoying it. This way, if I'm feeling sluggish, I can slow down the pace a bit, rather than dread the run taking longer because I'm tired.

I have no concept of how far I'll end up running in a month - until December, I was aiming at 50 mile months. I think the goal of just getting out and running is a much better plan. I like the goal of running X number of times in a year. I think that's definitely a good one.
havybeaks
Sounds like a good plan! Maybe you could set a goal of X hours for the year? 48 hours would be almost twice a week at 30 mins each; then you could say you ran for two entire days of 2007!

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