Here's my first run of 2017 (and in nine days from having the flu (and in BOOST)). I was breathing hard, felt wobbly and was coughing throughout the run... I'm definitely not proud of my pace, but I'm proud I that I refused to stop through it all. I know my pace will be back in the low 7s soon.
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Go for 2,000mi this year then flip it for 2018 
How many runs do you average per month?
I live in the frozen tundra so I "average" 20 runs a month, or 2 out of every 3 days. In the summers when I can get off indoor treadmills and finally go outside it's damn near every day running. I've always been able to get out and do it, never had lack of motivation....it's just the time now and the wear on the body....I dunno. I averaged 73 minutes each run which was far and away my highest ever - but factoring in foam rolling, warm up/cool down etc I was basically needing CLOSE to 2 hours a day. Throw in the fact I like to also lift 3 days a week and yeah....Damn!
! I've still got a ways to go though...
If people don't run at all, then I'd set an intermediate goal of having them run a half in September. Focus on that first, and then you can easily take the training from there for January.
Pace is coming back
These aren't made for comfort like the UBs. The adizero Boost sole is much firmer and built for performance.
