SMARTY GOAL:

Tables showing overview of weekly daily loading and components of Fitness targeted:

 

 

Specific:

What: Complete a ½ marathon within 2:30min.

When: 14.10.12 at 9am

Why: To achieve a physical challenge, increase my fitness level and lose weight.

Who: Natalie – Me.

Where: Outram, Dunedin

Measurable:

The training program has planned out how many runs, Muscular Endurance, flexibility a week and the intensity completed. Logged next to this will be what exercise actually happened. This allows the trainer to see how they are measuring towards their final goal, do they need to increase/decrease their training.

Attainable:

The goal will be accomplished by 11 weeks of training with every fourth week being a recovery week to let the body recover and continue with energy. The training program starts at a low intensity and builds up over the 11 weeks to ensure endurance is being achieved but also fatigue doesn’t kick in a few weeks into training from over training. The correct strategies leading up to the run will be followed, e.g. food, fluids, tapering, to ensure the goal will be accomplished.

 

Relevant:

The goal set is very relevant towards what is wanting to be accomplished e.g. increase fitness level and lose weight. Brendan wanted us to choose something outside of our comfort zone and that will challenge us. I usually don’t run to keep fit and have not entered a competition like this therefore I think my goal is very relevant towards what is being achieved.

 Timely:

I have 11 weeks to train towards the ½ marathon. Completion date is: 14.10.12

A training program is set with training times to keep on track to achieve my goal.

 Yourself:

After completing the half marathon I will reward myself by having an awesome dinner, massage, and a few days rest. However will continue exercising as it is a good routine to keep.