Fall Goals In Advance

Hi there!

I know it’s not fall yet, but it’s the perfect time to layout some of my goals as the fall season approaches.  Fall is my absolute favorite time of year - just check out my I love Autumn Pinterest Board =)

 

Goal #1 – Complete that Marathon on September 22!!!  I plan to then take a few weeks off running after the race depending how recovery goes and see what I feel like taking on from there.  There is a half marathon by me at the end of October I might pursue as well as a 15K at the beginning of October that I did last year and really enjoyed (largely for the country roads, the great long sleeve tech shirt and apple cider!).  I want to run lots this fall because I find autumn to be so peaceful and wonderful to be out in nature.  I love the smell of fall, the lattes, apple pie, pumpkin muffins, the cool air, everything about it. 

Last year's October 15K...My husband and I made the (now) funny decision to walk to the start line (when we could have taken a bus), it added a solid mile to our race, but at least there was beauty around us.

 And I want to run with the pups more.  I haven’t been taking them on my runs much this summer because they can only do around 2 miles, but this fall I want to run more with them weekly. 


This week I've done a 6.5 mile run on Tuesday, 7 miles Wednesday, and dare I tell you what I have planned for the weekend?  It's my last long run of this training plan and then it's time to taper - 20-22 miles planned for this weekend.  You bet you'll hear about this run.

 

Goal #2 – Use my Crockpot lots!  I have this wonderful book with hundreds of Crockpot recipes so there is no reason to not use it weekly.  It will especially make life easier for my husband and I coming home from work and then dinner will already be done.  Yes please!  So lookout for Crockpot recipes to come.

 

Goal #3 – Make a gluten-free/sugar-free apple pie.  My husband has been sticking to a gluten-free diet lately and we both want to avoid the (awful) white sugar so I want to find a delicious apple pie recipe that fits this criteria.  I think apple pie in the oven is just about the best smell come fall so this is a must.  Last year I made a great apple pie, but it had that white sugar, so there will be some experimenting...

 

 

Goal #4 – Stretch more and incorporate Pilates into my workout regimen.  I’ve got a killer Jillian Michaels Pilates video, now I just need to put it in the DVD player and make it happen. I’ll keep you posted.
 

Now it’s time to tell you about a goal that I accomplished already and (thank goodness) I don’t need to add it to this list:  I cleaned out my car!  Two Sunday's ago it just magically happened.  My husband and I pulled in the driveway and I noticed he grabbed the garbage bin so I thought “is he trying to hint at something?”.  I immediately went into clean-out-my-car mode and took all the clothes, magazines, empty coffee cups, shoes (found a pair of sandals I could have been wearing all summer to work!), cookbook, and junk out of my car, and then I vacuumed it.  I can officially announce that my car looks almost as good as it did 4 years ago when I bought it.  There’s still some stubborn dog hair though that refuses to be vacuumed up.  Anyways, it has made driving to work so much more enjoyable.  Dad, I hope you read this because I know you'll be proud (haha)!

 

There are a few of my goals for fall…

 

What’s one goal you hope to accomplish this autumn? 
Do we have any of the same goals?