Wednesday, February 27, 2008

New Years Eve resolutions for 2008 - UPDATE

OK what the HELL did I commit to :

1) Loose weight + get fitter at that date I was around 168 - Goal was 159# April 12 and 155# May. As of yesterday Feb 26 I was 158.4# so that plan is looking good.

2) Get stronger on road bike so I can climb hills better in 2008 . Very hard to keep Metrics on a statement like this. But here I go.. I set up a training log and purchased a trainer . I have ridden 34 hours since 1/1/08 so I'm definatly doing something towards this goal for sure..

3) Solve or improve back issues. - OK - I created an Excel work sheet to keep track of my stretching + strengthing over 25 different items I'm tracking . I have been doing very good at this averaging 6 days per week with a very complete plan.. With additional weight loss I feel great . Time will tell when we get riding outside on how the BACK is doing.

4) Ride road bike 2000 miles in 2008- No problem here - I'm at about 400 miles so far. Should be able to double this goal..

5) Rock + Ice Climb less - OK what does that mean ??? Well I did 108 days climbing in 2007 so lets say I cut that in half for 2008 . YTD 7 days 2008 OK so far.

5) Hang out with Keith more - So far so good we have been riding togeter at least every other weekend since Mid DEC.

6) Decrease time to ride Steve Coventry loop - plan to better time each month 2 mins with goal of 55 Min or better. - OK time last season for this loop was arounf 65-70 Mins.. Roads not ready for this ride yet maybe in Mid - late March. Updates to follow..

7) My son Jonathan proclaimed 2008 would be the year of the BIKE - I'm good with that and also working towards that goal. We just need spring + summer so Jon can get my old bike + start riding.

1 comment:

Gary said...

I am proud of you but all this detail and metrics makes me feel much less anal. You got me beat old man. I am no longer the number one tool.
Gary