2011 Running Goals

Today I registered for 2011 Hyannis Half Marathon.  After the Boston Half, I searched for some other half marathons to run in the winter.  I wanted a half marathon that was some time in January, which would give me a little bit of time off and still enough time to train, but was also a few months away from the Mini.  The ones I found in my exact time frame were in South Carolina, West Virginia, and Missouri.  I ended up settling on the Hyannis Half which is later than I was hoping for, but I think it'll be okay.

When registering for the Hyannis Half, I noticed something called the Cape Cod Half Marathon Trilogy, which is a series of three half marathons on the Cape.  I'm not sure if the timing will work out for me to run all three, but it got me thinking about some running goals for 2011 (and got me back out running today).

So here they are!
Race goals:

• Complete the Hyannis Half Marathon (February 2011)
• Complete the OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini Marathon (May 2011)
• Register for and complete the Boston Half Marathon (probably October 2011)

If I end up going for the Cape Cod Half Marathon Trilogy, there's also the following races:

• Johnny Kelley Half Marathon (May 2011)
• Harwich Cranberry Half Marathon (May 2011)

Then I have a few pace goals:

• Run the Hyannis Half in 2:10 or less
• Run the Mini in 2:00 or less
• Run the Boston Half in under 2:00

I think these are pretty reasonable goals for me.  When I started training for the Mini last January, I was running a solid 12:30 mm, and have shaved a solid 2 minutes off my time in about 10 months, and with about  7 months of dedicated training.  I met my personal goals for both the Mini and the Boston Half, so I'm hoping I can keep up my training and get down to a sub-2:00 half marathon.  If I make all of my goals for 2011, then I think I'll start training for a full marathon!