None, nada, zero. I feel like life has been out of my control the last couple of years. I'm tired of making plans that go sideways. Depending on where things are at in a couple of months I may revisit my stance.

OK I'll bite:

1: drink less - this is hard for me because I love craft beers...
2: pay more attention to what I have... not thinking about what might be...

Oh and 3: kick butt at masters nationals. :-=)

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Consistency, consistency, consistency.

Stop buying kit, just use what I've got.

Find the fast twitch and make it do some work.

Happy New Year!

1. Get my 1km swim time under 21 min - once & then consistently.
2. Roller ski more.
3. Go on a date & wear a frock.

Can tell you which two out of three I've got more chance of knocking over!! :-)

Every year my sister calls me up and says "what's your New Year's Resolution? To get in shape?" And then she laughs herself silly cause she's not in shape. So I broke my NYR into two groups this year

Normal resolutions
1. read one book a month
2. go to church at least 3 out of 4 weeks
3. Try to dress nice at least 2-3 x week
4. spend 3 hours a week working on my house outside of normal chores to get it ready to sell now that kids are all growing up.
5. try something new once a month
6. Spend money more mindfully

Tri resolutions
1. I have a new coach
2. I'm signed up for 2 1/2s and a full - want to PR at 2 of them
3. run less, bike and swim more.

Happy New Year's!!!

Normal resolutions
1. Spend less $ eating out (I got lunch or dinner out far too often this past term)
2. Look more professional at work
3. Not binge. My eating disorder was not invited to 2014!

Tri goals
1. Break 40 for an open 10k
2. Break 20, then 19:45, for a 1650 swim (I am close to 20 but 19:45 is my PR) and 5:45 for a 500
3. Ride more miles than I run

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disclaimer: PhD not MD

I'm with you on the drinking - it is my biggest crutch right now. I am trying to rephrase the resolution as "find healthier ways to reward myself".


My triathlon goals are:
Follow my training plan my coach sets out to the letter
Complete Vineman (my first half IM)
Run a 5k in under 30 (I am a minute away)

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In for Syracuse 70.3. Will probably do a local oly. Lots and lots of mountain bike racing and cyclocross this fall. Time for something new! Will do an xterra if it fits in with the schedule. Good times!

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Trying something a little different with a friend - some accountability built in there too. Some sort of healthy activity/intention for each month...
1/Jan) exercise 30min every day (even a brisk walk counts on the days that may be "rest" days...the dogs second that statement)
2/Feb) yoga 3x/wk
3/Mar) vegetarian diet (this should be the first tough one..)
4/Apr) vegan lunches (thinking of adding dinners, depending on how I feel)
5/May) no alcohol (this won't be tough for me)
6/June) eating out only 1x/week (giving myself an "out" if a very special occasion should present itself)
7/July) no caffeine (this will also be tough - two months prior to IM)
8/Aug) recommended servings of fruit/veggies each day
9/Sept) foam roll/stretch daily
10/Oct) yoga 3x/wk
11/Nov) exercise 30min/day
12 /Dec) run daily (this will include run/shuffle/walk)

Other goals for the year:
Starting (& Hopefully Finish) line(s) of IM Chattanooga healthy
National OW 2.4 in Chattanooga in May - strong swim
Masters Summer Nationals
2 sprints, 1 other oly, 1 other 70.3
USMS Level 1&2
ASCA Level 1&2
Advanced degree decision
New job - this is the most important part of this entire list

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1. Get this baby out of me healthy (due next month with our first, a boy)
2. Lose baby weight
3. Run a fall half marathon with my husband

No lofty time goals. Would love to have speed again but we will see how it goes!

Jodi

Some of those seem a LOT easier than others. The competition goals are awesome. Rock on 2014!!!

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None should be too tough but that's sort of the point - to have challenge but be manageable.

This month should be easy...so why was I hustling to get the damn trainer time in right before showering/crawling in bed when I should already be asleep?! Obviously consistency is the challenge.

Thanks! Should be a fun year.

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1. Drink more craft beer. We're moving to Bend Oregon, beer mecca of the PNW (Sorry Andypants)
2. Learn how to skate ski
3. Vastly improve my mountain biking skills
4. Get our Aussie/Poodle dog into agility training
5. Participate in a tri, either solo or relay

Non-Fitness Goals:
1. Read a book a month
2. Build up savings
3. Pay off credit cards
4. Get back to being the normal "me". Lost that in the move.
5. Get some projects done around my house (painting, backsplash, etc.)

Fitness Goals:
1. Get back into shape.
2. Finish IM Chatt
3. Get back to regular training lifestyle. I've wallowed in the woe is me too long.
4. Do swim camp (begins Feb. 16)
5. Enter 1 swim meet (if the timing fits with IM training)
6. Lose xx pounds with corresponding decrease in % body fat
7. Have fun with my new bike racing team

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clm
Nashville, TN
https://twitter.com/ironclm | http://ironclm.typepad.com

I do not set resolutions because they are senseless pressure me so I do as I want whenever the time feels right. As posted in the main forum, I will get funkier than ever before.

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Happy new year!!!!

First, let me say that I love this forum bc we can share our goals, accomplishments and misses in a supportive environment with like minded folks. A big thank you to whoever is responsible for creating the women's forum!

Second, thank you to all the womens for sharing, encouraging, supporting bc this forum would not be what it is without all the fabulous participants here!

Third, here goes my race goals for the new year:
1) Complete my first half in September (Princeton 70.3) - goal time is 6 hours - am I crazy?
2) Complete my first half Mary at end of March under 2:10
3) Complete bike leg of iron distance tri (relay) in under 6 hours (AC challenge at end of June)
4) have fun training and racing!!!!!!
5) train sensibly - slow ramp up with volume and then intensity to avoid injuries. No jumping into monster workouts or over training. Go easy on recovery days so I can hammer on the hard days.
6) Get more comfortable in the water - learn flip turns and execute then consistently - emulate the fishies - learn all 4 strokes and do them well!

Wishing everyone success in attaining their goals and remember the womens are here if you want to share successes and your journey along the way - you are all very inspiring and help keep me motivated!

Agree and well said.

And no you're not crazy. Excellent goals. Remember to enjoy the journey :)

Be consistant in my training! I am very easily swayed from completing my workouts. I have 2 IM rases and 1 marathon this year.

Time to get working!

Here are mine:


1. Learn how to do flip turns. I have swam too many yards not to know how to do them. It is embarrassing.
2. Run faster than I did last year and snag some PRs. Gotta get this knee fixed!

3. Take care of my friends. Now that I feel healed I can turn that energy outwards. I have a friend battling cancer, one battling depression and chronic health issues, and another who just needs someone to listen. I plan to be there for them and whomever else needs me.
4. Give more of my time and money to causes I care about. I got off to a great start last year. I can do more this year.
5. Take a big step towards my big dream. #vaguebooking
6. Write more. I have degrees in Journalism and creative writing and don't do ANY writing.

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"In order to keep a true perspective on one's importance, everyone should have a dog that worships him and a cat that will ignore him." - Dereke Bruce

I love the balance of inward and outward goalS, and I sincerely hope your friends know how lucky they are to have you. Only one of my friends knows I battle depression, and she is on the opposite side of Earth.

I can't do flip turns either, though I have the excuse of weird laws in CA preventing apartment pools from being deeper than 4' at the ends - too little space to learn safely. If you have epiphanies, please pass them along!

Best wishes in the healing and on-taking of new challenges.

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2014 Goals:
1. Speak less negatively about myself, and more positively.
2. 4:50 or less for March Xterra race.
3. Sub 5 for April Marathon.
4. Work on deepening my well of patience with my family.

I'll help you tackle this one at the women's camp! If all goes well, my resolution of Kona-qualifying at IM Cabo San Lucas will be done and I'll be kicking back a little before the Big Build starts again. Then, we can get lost while running in the forest again (this time, I may ask Dan for directions ;-)

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Excellent posting! I will send it over to my friend who needs to work on 1 and 4.

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Thank you! 1 and 4 important for me and my family. It makes getting 2 and 3 done more pleasant and manageable.

Good on ya. I'd love to read something! Favourite format? I loved writing short stories & poetry.

You know, you should be really proud of yourself, you have come a long way in the last few years.

AP

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^^ This. You're an amazing woman, Jen!

I don't really do resolutions, but in 2014 I'd like to draw more, paddle more, and spend more time having fun with the people I love. There are a couple of athletic goals (sub-90 sprint, keep up with good nutrition & body composition, go back & finish the off-road tri I broke my wrist at in 2012), but the first three seem more important.

I'd also include thinking more positively about myself, but I do very poorly at that.

Cheers!

-mistress k

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So womens, we're heading into the back end of the year - how are we all doing with these??


How's your year travelling?

I'm pleased to say I'm in a much better mental place than I was in January.

Good thing I didn't make goals, as I spent several months injured and gained too much weight. I'm healthy again, the weight has come back down & I've got to do a fair amount of riding.

The last two years haven't been the best - maybe next year I'll be back on the upswing.

Mine were:

"OK I'll bite:
1: drink less - this is hard for me because I love craft beers...
2: pay more attention to what I have... not thinking about what might be...

Oh and 3: kick butt at masters nationals. :-=)"

1: yes, but still enjoying my craft beer adventures
2: definitely! very happy about this :-)
3: didn't kick butt but it turned out that I had a major disadvantage by not having LT (klap) blades; still enjoyed the experience, learned A LOT and will enjoy beating my times :-)

AP

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I'm calling "foul" on this year, since the move to Utah borked life!

No more coach, but I have yet to miss a PT session - 2x/week of heavy lifting is showing!
Cancelled Vineman (husband bailed, too - it would have been VERY expensive)
... and I'm THISCLOSE to my sub-30 5k. Definite improvement there.

*sigh*

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Hey, the first time you crack a major run "barrier" like that is HUGE - so keep at it!!! It's hard work to keep the times coming down.

That's a big move and a big change. Give yourself time to get it sorted out. After my last big "life change", it took me ~3 yrs to get back to even a whiff of where I was, athletically speaking.

AP

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Non-Fitness Goals:
1. Read a book a month (on track)
2. Build up savings (Yes, but then paid cash for some house stuff, so I need to build it back)
3. Pay off credit cards (coming close)
4. Get back to being the normal "me". Lost that in the move. (still working on that)
5. Get some projects done around my house (painting, backsplash, etc.) (got a great start on this)

Fitness Goals:
1. Get back into shape. (still working on this)
2. Finish IM Chatt (dropped out a few months ago - didn't do the training)
3. Get back to regular training lifestyle. I've wallowed in the woe is me too long. (still working on that - worked hellacious hours Jan - May)
4. Do swim camp (begins Feb. 16) (HIGHLIGHT!!! I got to meet AWARE in person!)
5. Enter 1 swim meet (if the timing fits with IM training) (didn't do)
6. Lose xx pounds with corresponding decrease in % body fat (still working on this)
7. Have fun with my new bike racing team (yes)

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clm
Nashville, TN
https://twitter.com/ironclm | http://ironclm.typepad.com

I just don't want to always have an excuse. Last year revolved around the wedding and that drove me to the brink of insanity - you couldn't pay me all the money in the WORLD to plan another wedding (unless unlimited funding...) then this year was a VERY unexpected move to a new state. There will always be something in life, I just need to adapt to change better, and that's not a natural gift of mine.

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Here's my take on all this. Life happens. Sometimes it might feel like an excuse, and sometimes it's just life. If you follow any "active people" blogs - especially those that have signficant others/kids, they all ebb/flow through periods of more and less activity.

You've had some big (and stressful) life events. Sometimes working out is just going to take a backseat. It's very easy in hindsight to say "oh, I should have just kept doing x,y,z". In reality, you were busy & there were more important things on your plate.

It sounds like you are settling in & making some good progress fitness wise. Keep in mind that anxiety/depression/etc has some very real physical symptoms as well.

1) Draw more: WIN. I draw something every day that I'm at the office and post it to a dedicated tumblr.

2) Paddle more: WIN and FAIL. We only got out paddling once before the 4-day tour and haven't been out since, but at least the canoe touring happened.

3) Spend more time having fun: WIN. I have rode my motorcycle more, gone to more concerts, and generally been less of a stick in the mud than the last couple of years.

4) Sub-90min sprint: FAIL. Getting hit by the car sort of put a damper on that.

5) Good nutrition & body composition: I think I'm doing at least as well as last year on less training. I think I've finally got straight the best way to fuel for my particular set of issues.

6) Go back and finish the off-road tri I broke myself at in 2012: WIN. Slowest bike split of ANYONE that day, but finished happy.

7) Think more positively about myself: FAIL. Have probably heard "you're your own worst critic" from my husband more times this year than any other.

Overall, I'm calling it WIN. It's been a pretty good year so far with more fun planned!

Cheers!

-mistress k

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