Where to start?

Ok, first thing is to set your goal. Setting goals is HUGE in what you can accomplish in running. When we get to discussing "race day strategy" I will talk about setting 3 goals. First, your ultimate goal. Second, one that you think you can reasonably accomplish based on how you hard you have trained. Third, one that you will be happy to meet--bummed if you don't. Setting goals for the year (and for life) are pretty much the same. Set your top goal based on something that would be a serious stretch personally but something you would LOVE to accomplish in this lifetime. You will be absolutely amazed at what you will accomplish when you push yourself to that goal. Pick your medium goal based on what you want to accomplish by the end of the running season. Set your short term goals based on what it will take to get you started.

My first year (2010) of real running I set my top goal, "to finish a half marathon." That was THE top for me. No way I was ever going to go past that. I set my middle goal on a 10K. Running that 10K may have been harder for me to accomplish than any other race I have ever done. It was the first time that I had ever "trained" to run anything. First time I had to follow a running schedule. When I finished that I was ready to push my limits towards that top goal. Ever since then I keep pushing that top goal farther out. So what goals are you working on? What is your peak?