Hope it's not too late to join in on this thread!
Last year (2015), I posted on the thread with two goals: run a half marathon in <2 hrs, and do a full body pullup. I didn't make either of those goals, thanks to a minor leg injury and then getting pregnant. And I'm getting a late start on them this year due to the whole baby-ejection process. But, I started running again last month, and we now have a pullup bar in our apartment, so...time to get going!
I don't think it's feasible to train for a HM this year, and certainly not to trim 10+ minutes off my previous time, given that I didn't run at all from Nov 2015 to March 2016. So on that front, my goals are:
1) Complete a 12-week 5k training program using Run Less, Run Faster (RLRF) guide, with a target of running 5K in <28min.
2) Assuming successful completion of 5K training, complete 12-week 10k training program, with the goal of completing a 10k in <56 min. There is a local 10k in November that I would like to aim for. If all those go well, I'll figure out a plan for tackling the HM in 2017 :)
For the pullup goal, I'm not 100% certain of how fast I can progress and the internet doesn't seem to yield any specific programs like "how to do a pullup in 12 weeks or less". Drat. So my plan is to set myself some kind of pullup oriented workout schedule each month, and at the end of the month reassess and figure out the next step in the progression to aim for. So for May, it's going to be:
1) 5 negative chinups each day
2) Complete the "beginner" exercises in
this guide 3x/week.