I have to say, I’m kind of glad that May is over! It was such a busy month. It’s crazy that when I was writing my review of April I was still complaining about the cold weather, and now I’ve been complaining about the heat. Isn’t that how it always goes? Still, I’m glad it’s finally warmed up after a very long winter.
I felt like I really didn’t focus much on my yearly goals this month. Instead it was more about just getting through each week. I was just happy to keep up with my workouts and do what I could.
Here are my other monthly check-ins from this year:
January 2018
February 2018
March 2018
April 2018
GOALS FOR 2018
As I said I really didn’t focus too much on my yearly goals this month, so I won’t go through each of them. I’ve still kept up with tracking my shoe mileage, even if sometimes I’m putting in 2 weeks worth of runs all at once. My back has been feeling pretty good, but will still have random moments when it bothers me. It started to feel off after traveling back from Florida last week. I went to the chiropractor and got an adjustment and ART, and it’s felt better since then.
I also finished reading 2 books this month: Let Your Mind Run by Deena Kastor and Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng.(affiliate links) Both were really good. (I love that I have so much time to read on vacation!) I’m up to 5 books already for this year, so I’m sure I will surpass my goal of 6!
MAY 2018 GOALS
My only goal for May was to keep up with yoga at least once a week, which I did. Now that I have made it a part of my workout routine it’s been easier to fit it in.
GOAL SETTING FOR JUNE 2018
I think for June I want to put some focus back on strength training. I felt like it sort of took a backseat over the last month. I’ll be starting a new phase soon which is a good opportunity to focus on it a little more.
I also want to get back in the habit of doing mobility work once or twice a week. As part of my strength training plan, there are recommended mobility exercises that I can add in either all on one day or split into 2-3 days. This includes soft tissue work, static mobility, dynamic mobility, and motor control exercises.
Not that this is really a “goal”, but I also hope to become acclimated to the warmer weather this month! Running has been a struggle lately.
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How did you do with your goals for May?
Did your read any good books this month?
What do you hope to accomplish in June?
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I’m glad that you liked the Celeste Ng book, because that is the book my book club selected for our next meeting. I haven’t looked at it yet. Loved seeing your pigeon pose picture. It reminds me to do some more yoga, especially for my tight runner’s hips. That is my favorite pose. I also like how you set your yearly goals as things that will help you to improve, rather than specific time or distance goals. I think we sometimes set specific time/distance goals and get frustrated if we don’t meet them.
I hope you like the book! It definitely kept me interested throughout the whole thing. Pigeon pose is one of my favorite yoga poses too!
Getting adjusted at the chiropractor is the absolute best. It feels amazing after!
One thing I want to focus on this month is getting back into strength training. I was doing well but stopped leading up to my half marathon and never got back into it.
I hope your return to strength training goes well!
I want to get back into more strength training and yoga this month!
I hope it goes well!
I’m going to focus on strength over the summer too. I’m feeling that might help me all around.
I’ve read both those books and loved them! This month I’ve been recommending How to Walk Away by Katherine Center. It’s predictable but good
Summer is a good time to focus on strength training. I’m sure I won’t want to run tons of miles in the heat.
I’ll need to check out that book- thanks!
I read Deena’s book too, and this month my goal is to finish Endure by Alex Hutchinson. I love how you said you are keeping track of your shoe mileage even if it means doing 2 weeks worth all at one – same here!! 🙂
I need to check out that book! And it can be tough to track shoe mileage every day but as long as it gets tracked thats all that counts:)
I’ve heard good things about both of those books! Good for you for making yoga part of your routine. I’m still spotty with it and my knee injury still doesn’t feel great when I attempt poses like pigeon. I’ve done pretty well on my strength goals and weight loss but sooner or later I need to build back my mileage.
I’m sure the strength training will help as you start to build mileage. I need to adjust to the heat before attempting to do long runs again I think!
I’m slowly starting strength training again. I took two weeks off after my race, and I’m ready for strength work again. All this work in the off season gives me a good foundation.
I think the strength training will definitely help you as you get ready to start running again!
Not much for June goals other than maintaining my base so 26.2 training will have a bit of a head start next month. I’d like to drop those random 5 pounds I keep whining about LOL
Maintaining a base sounds like a good goal. It will definitely make it easier to jump into marathon training!