Can you believe we’re already in March? February is a short month yes, but still! How did you do with your goals?
Since it’s the start of a new month, I’m joining Ange and Carmy for the Monthly Goals Linkup! February didn’t go exactly to plan, but I’m still happy with what I was able to accomplish!
I’m also joining Courtney of Eat Pray Run DC for her Winter Training Recap linkup and HoHo and Tricia for the Weekly Wrap! These are great ways to keep accountable and share your workouts with fellow fit-minded individuals!
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February Running Goal Recap
February is officially in the rear-view mirror! Even though the month didn’t really go to plan, getting a little over 50 miles of running, I still really enjoyed February as a whole! Here’s how I did on my goals for the month:
- Run 4 days a week. Grade: F. I had to listen to my body first and foremost. I was being pretty ambitious with this goal so I’m okay that I fell short. I had to take 10 days off running to rest my foot from a potential injury, and I have no regrets about that!
- Have a blast at Disney Princess Weekend. Grade: A+! Disney Princess was an amazing experience! My sister and I created a lifetime of memories on this trip. It was also great to finally meet Nicole after the 5K and Patty on the 10K course! Check out my recap if you haven’t already!
- Cook 10 healthy meals in February. Grade: F. Why oh why do I keep failing at this?! I only made the following meals: skinny sloppy joe’s, shrimp with peas and pesto pasta, chickpea burgers, and falafels for lunch. I didn’t make those healthy snacks that I planned on even though I bought all the darn ingredients! It’s better than nothing, but I still need to execute!!
Workouts for the Week
Monday 2/20: No workouts. I ran on Saturday and Sunday and since I’m just getting in the swing of things again, I didn’t want to push 3 days in a row.
Tuesday 2/21: The day of rest on Monday did the trick as I tackled 3.5 easy miles on the treadmill at work. Everything felt great! I really wanted to get to 4 miles but I had to get back to work! In the evening, I had a great yoga class with Darlene and the crew. She continues to challenge us and make us laugh as we fall out of our poses, lol. I definitely think I made some progress!
Wednesday 2/22: No workouts, unfortunately. I hoped to get in my 3.5-mile steady-state run but I went to Happy Hour for Engineer’s Week instead. I definitely made the wrong decision!
Thursday 2/23: No workouts!
Friday 2/24: My sister ran the Disney Princess 5K bright and early! After the race (and some rest) we spent all day at Universal Studios!
Saturday 2/25: The Disney Princess Enchanted 10K! Then we spent several hours at Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure! I had about 36,000 steps for the day!
Sunday 2/26: I went for a 3.5 mile steady-state run on the hotel treadmill. It felt great! Then we went back to Universal for several more hours of fun!
Getting closer to the finish line!Week 8 Report Card
Clearly, I spent a lot of time on my feet over the past week and a half! While I was hoping to do more running and strength training during the week, I’m still happy with all of the activity that I had walking around the parks at Universal! I’m really excited that the steady-state run was a success and look forward to continuing the never-ending challenge of speed work!
The Disney Princess Enchanted 10K was an awesome experience. Since it’s not really a race in my eyes, I’m glad that I kept the right mentality so that I could fully enjoy the experience with my sister. I’m going to give Week 8 an A!
March Running Goals
Now, it’s time to look ahead to the month of March! I’m really excited to see how it goes. Here’s my gameplan for running, fitness, and nutrition!
- Run 2 solid half marathons. I’ll be running the Rock ‘n Roll DC Half Marathon as a practice run and the Love Run half marathon as my first goal race of the year. This month, I plan to execute my training and enjoy the experience so that I can have 2 successful races!
- Plank 10 minutes per week. My core needs more work! Once February hit, I stopped being consistent with planking. I’m hoping to do 2 minutes a day, 5 days a week or 10 minutes total each week, however I can get it in! I’m going to set multiple alarm on my phone so that there are no excuses!
- Prepare 10 healthy meals and snacks in March. March will be a lot busier with travel but I want to keep pushing myself in the kitchen. I failed on this in February, so hopefully having more days in the month will help increase my odds of being successful!
How did you do with your goals in February? What is your biggest health/fitness goal for January?
It was definitely smart of you to take time of to avoid a bigger injury! Glad you had so much fun at your race. Good luck with your goals for March!
Thanks a lot, Lisa! 🙂
i love that photo of you from the Princess 10K – you look like you are having a blast and that’s what it’s all about!
good Luck in your 2 half marathons this month!
Thanks, Kimberly! It was so much fun — It’s been such a busy week and I still haven’t written my recap…grrr!
You’ve got some good goals for March! I’m also want to focus on better eating this month.
I missed your recap so I’m off to check it out 😉
I scheduled this post in advance and thought my recap would be done by now…grrrr, I’m still working on it! But thanks, at least not eating candy for Lent will help with the healthy eating!
Looks like you had a blast at Disney! So don’t beat yourself up for taking a few days off running!
Maybe for your meals, you should break it up and plan exactly what day you will buy the ingredients for xyz meals and when you’ll prep and when you’ll cook. I find that if I plan the list, and the prep, I can easily get the cooking in. Good luck!! See you at mile 11.5 Saturday – I’ll be on the left hand side of the road 🙂
For your snack goal do you count simple stuff, like hard boiling eggs, or slicing up veggies for a grab & go snack? Maybe you could make your own hummus? Or some no bake granola bars but with simple ingredients?
My big fitness goal for March is to keep plugging away at my HM training and not miss ANY workouts. I’m having a great training cycle so far, so I’m excited to keep my momentum!
Anything that I’m making myself will count as a snack! I like your ideas…I have so many recipes for granola bars and I just need to take the time to get it done!
You have been doing awesome with your training and I’ve enjoyed following your progress! I’m sure you will keep it up this month! 🙂
I did OK in February, but the main focus was strength training from my chiro. Now I think I can find a good balance between those exercises, old exercises, and doing more cross training.
Hopefully you’ll find that balance in March! I know I definitely need to remember to work on strength!
What a fantastic picture from your 10k race! You look so happy. The lady behind you is having fun too! LOL. I know you enjoyed spending time with your sister and enjoying Universal Studios. If you are like me, there just isn’t enough time to always cook. You can definitely purchase healthy snacks to keep on hand and save yourself some time. Thanks for linking, Janelle!
The thing about making goal like 4 days a week or X amount of mile are great but also need to be considered when rest is in order that this is the first to go. No shame in that at all Janelle!
I’m so jealous you got to meet Nicole and Patty how awesome is that?
Chickpea burgers??? How did I miss this I so need this recipe! Please send it to me! I love chickpeas!
I’m failing on the planking as well so we’re in the same boat 🙂
Taking time off running can be so tricky – but I’m glad to read you listened to your body AND didn’t beat yourself up about it – that’s the most important part!
I have SO MANY cookbooks, I definitely need to set a goal and actually COOK from them.