Start posting your running journey on social media. You learn so much from others about their running ambitions or racing strategies, plus it’s a place to have accountability in the public eye. When I started posting my running on instagram I was able to connect with a great running community who shared everything from workouts to secrets to failures and triumphs. I also took advice from the greats on my 1:25 half marathon running plan like olympian Demetrio Cabanillas. The best plans incorporate speed, threshold, tempo, long and recovery runs. I am a big fan of MYRUNPLAN from Runner’s World and any plan by Jeff Galloway tailored to women.

But I found a way to make my plan suit my stage of life, current pace and goal pace while incorporating a switched up routine. Many plans just tell you a generic pace and miles per week goal. There are many apps and plans for free you can use but some are not curated specifically to your level of fitness or goal race times. As soon as I signed up for a PR goal race, I made sure to have a running plan in place. Remember, failing to plan is planning to fail. You are way more capable of reaching them than you realize! This is personal so start where you need to. I suggest to even DREAM BIG and add anything from running a simple mile to running in the Olympic time trials if you want. You can work up to different goals or PR’s over time to reach bigger milestones. If you want to improve in your running or physical life, I would suggest downloading this FREE PDF customizable Running Bucket List and writing in your personal goals.

I wrote down specific goals (in my case, it was to break a 1:25 half marathon on my way to breaking a sub-3 hour marathon) and it’s no secret I am a huge fan of bucket lists. 1:25 Half-Marathon Training Plan: 15 things to improve your time 15. And despite some personal setbacks, I beat my goal by 4 minutes and ran a 1:21 half marathon! So here are 15 things I did this training cycle to help me achieve my goal and set a personal record – with fewer training miles. Before this year’s Vigor Big Cottonwood, my PR was 1:32. The first step on my journey there was to break a 1:25 half marathon. In my case, it’s my dream to break a 3-hour marathon. Here at the Minivan Bucket List, our bucket list goals aren’t just about travel.

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