Is it acceptable? I did some Googling, found little to nothing on the subject. It’s a sticky subject. If goals become adjustable, what’s the point of them? I suppose they’re still better than nothing, but you run the risk of not taking them so seriously.

Anyway, halfway through the year, I find myself only able to run about 10 miles a week, comfortably, with all the other training I’m doing. My goal was to run 1000 miles for the year (19.2/wk), but that’s a 3x improvement over last year and just plain silly. Without knowing my physical condition, I set a goal that was unattainable, and that breaks one of the fundamental rules of goal-setting.

So I went ahead and adjusted it so as to not have to live with the daily reminder that I never even had a chance to reach one of the goals I set for the year. My new goal? 520 miles (10/wk). Still a solid improvement over last year, but also plenty doable without risking injury. I’m currently 5 miles behind pace, but that’ll easily be made up and I’m quite certain I’ll be able to surpass the goal.

All of my other goals are doing pretty well. I’m about 100 miles behind on riding, but that’s the equivalent of 5 miles running 😉 I’m way behind on swimming, but I swim A TON more once the outdoor pool opens for the summer so there’s no concern there. Also way behind on reading, but that is what it is… I may just not make it. Yelp reviews I’m on par for, blog posts I’m way ahead of, and our Netflix queue is almost already to the end-of-year goal. So… athletically doing great, but I need to read more.