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It's beginning to look like a trend: Start the year with great expectations, injure myself, and hobble through the rest of the year. Although I didn't set any world records, or even set any personal best athletic accomplishments in 2011, I'm please to say I'm ending the year in one piece and happy with how things turned out.
Hoping to maintain a variety of running, cycling, swimming, peak-bagging, skiing and snowshoe running in 2012. Here are the specifics of how I propose to measure my athletic success in the new year:
Running and related events
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finish in the top 3 of the CFA Club points competition
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participate in at least 10 scheduled CFA events: Vancouver New Years Day Fat Ass 50K, Squamish Scrambler Snowshoe Run, Capilano Canyon Night Run - MardiGras, Mountain Highway Madness - Spring, The Marathon Shuffle in Powell River, North Shore Enduro, XTC, Bill's Great Peak Ascent, Capilano Canyon Night Run - Midsummer, Mountain Highway Madness - fall, Sunshine in September, Ann's, Go Deep, Seymour Super or Pure Satisfaction
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participate in 3+ CFA Flash events
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finish top 10 in the Bagger Challenge
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run the Trans-Canada Trail from Horseshoe Bay at least to Maple Ridge
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complete Knee Knacker (#20, assuming I get in)
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complete the run that STORMY has morphed into: the Squamish 50. (I'm assuming since it is the same date and substantially the same course, I can count it as #11 rather than #1)
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finish at least one of the following local ultras: Chuckanut 50K, Dirty Duo 50K, Frosty 50K, Walk in the Park 54K, Elk/Beaver 50K
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have a couple of running adventures: Forbidden Forest Run, Stein Valley (the whole enchilada), the Waterfall Marathon
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complete an adventure race: MOMAR
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2 hash house harriers runs
Notes and Upside (resolution contest judges take note!)
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I figure volunteering is as good as participating when it comes to measuring success for a wounded warrior. When it comes time to take score, I assume volunteering counts as participation and it's OK to substitute one event for another in case of injury.
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I'll give myself double points for completing a road marathon and/or a 1/2 Ironman triathlon
Apart from the running events, I aim to:
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put the remnants of past injuries behind me and start a 20-year streak of injury-free running
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go to at least 20% of the Capilano Eagles Tuesday speed workouts (yes, rain or shine, so that makes 10+ times)
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stretch more... to the point where I can touch my toes with my palm
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get in the pool once every other week (21+ times) and survive the Duel at the Pool 5K
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get on the bike once every other week (21+ times, stationery bike and bike commuting included) and participate in at least one Fat Ass Fondo
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get into the gym or do equivalent lifting of rocks in the back yard twice a week when I'm not running outside (50+ times)
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get on the snowshoes once a week (while there is snow, or 15+ times)
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get in at least 5 days of downhill and/or backcountry skiing (including at least 1 at Whistler)
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share some of my experience with a few up-and-coming runners and race directors
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volunteer (help with Club Fat Ass as a Steering Committee member)
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drink more water
By the way, if you get ambitious, you can also post your New Years resolutions on this page.
Comments
Jackson Gives Himself an A- ( 89% )
Can almost see the finish line of 2012...
Not a bad year from the personal athletic goal achievement perspective. Could have done better with a new set of knees and lot fewer work hours every week, but I figure I earn a cookie for doing not bad at all with what I had to work with, especially because my list of goals was as long as my arm: