Running Goals and Achievements!

What are your running goals for 2023? A new year is the perfect time to set a new goal. Please share your new goals below and any previous achievements that make you proud to be a runner!  The past few years have been unusual and challenging in many ways, but challenges have inspired so many of you to achieve incredible new milestones. Please share them here and inspire others! If you have any pictures, we would love to see them too! 

If you have set a goal for 2023, you can "carve them in stone" here and come back and update us on your progress! Maybe this is the year you will do your first marathon or smash your 10km personal best? Maybe there is a particular travel race you would like to do and see a new part of the world at the same time! We would love to hear your running plans for 2023!

Did you start running in 2022? What was the total distance you ran this year? Would you like to increase that amount in 2023? Did you run any races last year? In most places around the world, races have returned to normal. I hope they have for your country too. I completed a few local races last year and many, many Saturday morning park runs, including one in Dubai! I also ran a few times with the Hash House Harriers, which is always great fun! 

This year I would like to increase the number of races I complete including a couple of half-marathons. I have shared my goals below. You can read the goals set by your fellow runners and please share your own experiences/goals below.

The start of a new year is the best time to look back over our accomplishments during the past year and to set new goals for the coming year. It is also a great time to reflect on our running achievements to date and to create new running goals to keep us motivated.  Let's get excited about 2023 and all the possibilities that a fresh new year offers!

Here are some suggestions for new goals but feel free to create your own:

• Run a marathon or ultramarathon
• Lose weight
• Set a new Personal Best
• Learn how to run in the snow
• Do at least 10 races this year (virtual races are a new option)
• Learn to meditate while running
• Join a running club
• Learn a new technique to improve your running form
• Improve your breathing technique
• Try natural race fuel

Please share your goals and desires for 2023! By writing down and sharing your goals and achievements with others, you will be more motivated and committed to achieving them. You may also help inspire someone else to achieve what they didn't believe was possible.

Please share your goals and experiences below. 

Benefits of Running Goals

There are so many benefits of setting a goal. Here are just a few of them: 

Benefits of Goal Setting

• Provides direction -- where do you want to be as a runner?
• Clearer focus on what is important to you
• Helps you to develop your strengths
• Forces you to set priorities and gives you clarity
• Gives you control over your training 
• Helps you visualize
• Provides motivation and confidence
• Gives you a sense of achievement and personal satisfaction
• Gives you a sense of purpose in training
• Challenges you to do your best
  
  

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