New Year Resolution for Runners

A good time of the year for a New Year resolution!!!

Your resolution is based on your current & past experiences and future goals.

The key point here is to write down your Running resolutions. Follow the SMART principle of Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic & Time bound. Inform your friends, relatives and running buddies your resolution. This will ensure that they  play a role in following up with your goals. Few guidelines listed below for your resolution

1. New Goals to achieve in terms of

a.       Training distance in Kms or Miles for Months / Year

b.      Time trained in hrs, for Months / Year

c.       Improved timings in 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1000m, 1500m, 1 Mile, 2 Km, 5Km, 10Km, Half Marathon, Full Marathon & Ultra distances e.g. 50 Kms, 75 Kms, 50 Miles, 100 Kms, 100 Miles, 24 hrs Walk / Run

d.      Participate in XX no of events during the year. You can further break this  down to 5K, 10K, Half Marathon, Full Marathon, Ultra distance runs. You can also list the locations where you plan to participate

e.      Personal Bests across various types of run events

f.        Participate in State / National athletic events

g.       Conquer new National / International run events

2.       Join a Training program or a Coach to attain your goals, improve running form, be injury free

3.       Maintain a training log to track daily progress and can be used for future reference

4.       Variations in your training programs –

a.       Start with a new training program

b.      Introduce new type of runs e.g. Interval run, Tempo run, Fartlek run, Hill runs, Slow runs, Fast runs, Long runs, to improve on pace, intensity, distance& endurance

5.       Run for a cause –

a.       Promote an NGO

b.      Develop awareness on concepts like health care, animal care, poverty, environment

6.       Fund Raising – Identify an NGO to raise funds. Ensure support from Friends, Relatives, Colleagues, running buddies. If you are a fund raiser, then promote others to raise funds. Philanthropy should be promoted

7.       Organize a running event or Volunteer for an event

8.       Promote running within your community. Introduce the benefits of running within your network

9.       Be a Mentor – Share your running experience with amateur runners. Being experienced runners, we need to inspire others to join the group

10.   Introduce Cross Training – Most of our focus is on running, and there has always been an urge to introduce new Cross Training methods. Cross training can be Cycling, Swimming, Gym, Strength / Core exercise, Yoga, Walking