Goal Reevaluation

I'm currently in the process of reevaluating my goals because, frankly, I'm not very motivated by them.

 

First, the running goal probably needs to go.  I've been running again ever since the weather turned nice, and loving it.  About two weeks ago, I went on a business trip to Maine, and really enjoyed an eight-miler along the coast.  But therein lies the problem.  While I was tired after the eight-miler, and a little sore the rest of the day, I know I could have easily run a half that day.  Finishing that distance simply holds no challenge for me.

 

Moreover, I don't [i]want[/i] to run a half, that day or any other (although with enough coast-hugging trail, I might have reconsidered in Maine – that was beautiful).  So why is that my goal, if it does not motivate me?

 

Second, my lifting goals are out of whack.  They're out of whack because I know I can do one (I routinely bench more than 225 for reps), and I can probably do another, or am very close (my calculated 1RM for deadlifting is more than 50 pounds more than my 405 goal).  They're also out of whack because I really don't take 1RMs any more, nor do I have a desire to train that way.  I enjoy my 5/3/1 and other strength work immensely, but even that tends to be geared more toward getting stronger through rep maxes, not really training for that one max-effort rep. 

 

So, I'm reevaluating.  There will still be a running goal, but it will more likely be a series of goals based on 5K times.  I used to love racing 5Ks, I still love the distance, and I have definitely lost a lot of my speed.  That's a performance-based goal that will be both challenging and motivating.  It'll also take fewer hours to pursue than if I pursued a time goal for a half, and time is something I have less and less of between lifting, running, work, and family.

 

On the lifting front, I may focus on one and only one lift for the rest of the year – my squat.  Oh, sure, I'll push hard on the rest, but my squat is the one lift that, to me, is embarrassingly low. 

 

I haven't thought this all the way out yet – I only started thinking about it during a 5.5-mile run this weekend – but I think I need to shift to something that is more motivating.