Helloooo February!! And with that comes February goals!
I love setting monthly goals. I’m a big fan of figuring out what I want to accomplish, and then identifying the mini-steps to get there.
At the beginning of 2017, I laid out my three goals for the year. While I’m still chipping away at the ones from last month, monthly goals help me focus on the important smaller changes I want to make.
This month, the biggest focus is doing small things that will help my marathon training.
I’m quick to make sure I get my miles for the week in, or try and push myself through a tempo run, but I am horrible about taking the time to stretch, get the amount of water I need, and making sure I get enough sleep.
I’ll be honest, until recently I just didn’t see these things as a priority.
But recently my legs really started to hurt from all the miles I was logging. Going up and down (especially down) our stairs at home is a painful task some days.
And I was willing to push through things like that.
But the thing that really got my attention (sadly) was my pace started to slow. It’s really hard to run fast when your legs feel like a ton of bricks and steps are painful!
For my birthday I got a wonderful three-in-one roller. I’m now committed to rolling/stretching at least 15 minutes a day.
Another place I definitely want to improve- my water intake.
I have a 32 oz Hydro Flask, which I love. My goal is to make sure I’ve filled and drank it three times by 7 p.m. This way I know I’m getting at least 96 ounces of water a day.
This is the easiest of the February goals to accomplish!
And now, likely the hardest of the February goals for me- getting enough sleep.
I know, almost every adult struggles with this. My goal- be realistic, but stick to it.
Between workouts that have me up at 4:30 a.m., a full time job, and blogging at night (plus time with the Hubby!) sneaking in a few more hours is a little tough.
However my goal is to be in bed by 10:15 during the workweek. That will secure me 6.15 hours of sleep five nights a week.
On the weekends, I plan to make room for a nap, especially on my long distance run days.
Too often I decline myself a nap, even though I need one, because I’d rather do something fun on the weekend. At least 30 minutes will make a big difference.
These goals aren’t dramatic, but they are certainly better than what I am doing now. Hopefully the small changes will add up to a body that is a little more energized and limber!
So bring on February and these simple, but fundamental, monthly goals!
As always, I’ll be checking in on Instagram and SnapChat and highlighting little tricks that help me stick with these little things that will (hopefully!) make a big difference to my running success.
I hope everyone’s February is off to wonderful start. Cheers to a great month!!
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