Ean Jackson's 2013 Fitness Resolutions

My students tell me I am a tough, but fair grader.  I tried to use the principles of tough love when assessing how I did relative to my personal athletic goals for 2012, I believe the reason why I scored higher  than in previous years was simply because I dialed-down the accountability.  In other words, I cut myself a bit more slack than in the past.  As a result, I scored higher, but may have accomplished less.  

For 2013, my overarching athletic goals are to have fun, use the year to get back into fighting form, and aim for balance with family and career.  

Hoping to maintain a variety of running, peak-bagging, cycling, swimming, downhill and backcountry skiing and snowshoe running in 2013.  Here are the specifics of how I propose to measure my athletic success in the new year:

Running and related events

• finish in the top 3 of the CFA Club points competition
• 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, Ann's, Go Deep, Seymour Super and Pure Satisfaction (or some combo thereof)
• participate in 3+ CFA Flash events
• finish top 20 in the Bagger Challenge and retain my status as a Compleatist (done them all!)
• run the Trans-Canada Trail.  Ideally, parts from Maple Ridge to the Coquihalla Summit that I've never been on
• complete Knee Knacker (#21, assuming I get in)
• have a big athletic adventure of some kind: road trip, stage run, bag some peaks outside of the lower mainland of BC or something like that
• 2 hash house harriers runs

Notes and Upside (resolution contest judges take note!)

• 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.
• 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:

• put the remnants of past injuries behind me and start a 20-year streak of injury-free running
• go to at least 20% of the Capilano Eagles Tuesday speed workouts (yes, rain or shine, so that makes 10+ times)
• stretch more... to the point where I can touch my toes with my palm
• get in the pool once every other week (21+ times) and survive the Duel at the Pool 5K
• get on the bike once every other week (21+ times, stationery bike and bike commuting included) and participate in at least one Gran Fondo or Fat Ass Fondo road bike ride
• 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)
• get on the snowshoes at least every other week (while there is snow, or 7+ times)
• get in at least 5 days of downhill and/or backcountry skiing (including at least 1 at Whistler)
• share some of my experience with a few up-and-coming runners and race directors
• volunteer (help with Club Fat Ass as a Steering Committee member)
• organize a successful trail running evening for the VIMFF
• drink more water

By the way, if you get ambitious, you can also post your New Years resolutions on this page.

Andy's 2013 Resolutions.

Here I sit on the eve of the eve of another New Year, and I’ve decided to put down my Fat Ass goals for the year for the whole wide world to see. As a firmly entrenched Type B underachiever, my goals are neither lofty nor unattainable, yet I believe aiming for them over the course of the coming calendar year should serve me well.

I’ve never been much of a resolutionist, in fact last year I had only one thing on my list. I had resolved to be more social in my running life and meet some new people. I joined Club Fat Ass and in no time achieved my goal. I’ve had an awesome year running around on the trails of the North Shore and beyond and if next year is even half of what this one was, I’ll be a happy man. That said, here’s my list of resolutions for 2013...

I’m starting big here. In a quest to push myself more than I ever have before, I hereby resolve to complete the Vancouver 100 in 2013. There, I said it. Last year I paced Kyndra to her course record 32 hour, 28 minute finish and after witnessing her perseverance, commitment and pure guts, I knew I had to give this sucker a shot.

I loved my first year in the Bagger Challenge. I was able to bag 18 peaks last season, landing me in the top ten of Fat Ass Baggers. For the upcoming season of peak baggery, I may not end up being as ambitious, but I wanted to have a Bagger Challenge themed resolution. I hereby resolve to get up at least five new-to-me peaks in 2013. I also want to see more of the Howe Sound Crest Trail Area as well as delve more into the depths of the Fannin Range. And finally, I resolve to beat the canine. This year I was edged out, to the tune of a single star-bag, by Tundra the Ultra Dog, so next year my eyes are on the hound (this may prove to be my most difficult resolution of the lot...).

To my surprise, I ended up in the top ten for the 2012 point series. So I figure the same should be on the list for next year as well. If I’ve taken any lessons from this year’s point series, it’s that Garbage Points are to the CFA Point Series as two letter words are to the game of Scrabble. Small, easily achievable steps that can be the difference between winning and losing. I hereby resolve to snag a trash point at every event that I attend in 2013.

For more of a health related resolution, I hereby resolve to get down to my fightin’ weight in time for the Vancouver 100 and stay there until at least the Squamish 50 in August. This shouldn’t be too tough, it’s not like I’m talking “Biggest Loser” type weight loss, just getting rid of the off-season beer/pie gut.

Here’s one to purely pad the stats. I will cycle commute all year. If I don’t ride my bike, I will walk or run... my commute must be 100% human powered in 2013. This should be easy, I don’t remember the last time I took a car or bus to work.

A couple things that I’ve been meaning to do, but have never really gotten around to, are night running and snow activities. So in 2013 I hereby resolve to do more night running than I did in 2012 (should be easy, I got out for a total of one night run this year) and to get out snowshoeing or skiing or in some other way traipsing through the snow at least 7 times (kind of an arbitrary number, but 5 didn’t seem like it was enough and 10 felt like it might be setting my admittedly low bar a bit too high).

I have too many pairs of running shoes. In 2013, I hereby resolve to spend $0 on running shoes. That said, I reserve the right to spend my hard earned, formerly-allocated-for-shoes-cash on as many bottles, packs, bags, gadgets and other superfluous items as I see fit (just because I have acknowledged my shoe addiction, there’s no reason to leave all those fine CFA Business Members unsupported all year long).

I won’t be in the country at Kneeknacker time next year and therefore won’t have any mandatory volunteer obligations, but I still want to do my part and give something back to this community. Therefore I hereby resolve to do some form of race or trail maintenance volunteerism in 2013. I’ve already put my name out there a couple times, so this one should be easily resolvable.  

And finally, I would like to try something new so I will take at least one fitness related class. This can be yoga, swimming, line dancing, power lifting... whatever (maybe Marc will offer up his boot camp again?).

There you have it, let’s talk again in a year and see how I did.

Bill's Resolutions 2013

57 peaks in Bagger Challenge in 14 days, 7 of these to be non-motorized from home but may include ferries.

2 days of dedicated trail clearing / flagging

4 CFA running events

Amphibious non-motorized circumnavigation from home to Deep Cove to head of Indian Arm (packraft) to Squamish (MTB) return to North Van via Hwy 99, Hwy 1, and low road. Overnight trip with camping gear and no support.

4 Ski mountaineering trips

Garibaldi Neve ski traverse in a day from Diamond Head to Garibaldi Lake

Spearhead ski traverse in a day from Blackcomb to Whistler

HSCT traverse in a day from Cypress Bowl to Porteau road with car shuttle

International vacation (min 3 weeks - cycling / climbing / beaching)

Knee Knacker 50Km (or KK volunteer if fail to get through lottery)

Frosty 50Km

4 extended bike trips

4 non-Bagger summer mountaineering trips

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added on the 1st: at least 6 TCT run days

James' 2013 Resolutions

1.  Run negative splits

2.  Spearhead Traverse

3.  Clear floppy bunny (including entry ramp) on my mountain bike

4.  Try not to get injured

5.  Tick off five more north shore peaks

6.  2 x marathon or ultras

7  1 x really long run - may be the full moon frenzy

Kristie's 2013 Plans

 

1. no more illnesses
2. no more injuries
3. more trail running
4. snow shoeing
5. Seak the Peak - solo
6. The Grind. a lot
7. Elk Beaver Ultra
8. toss up for June 1 on Great Walk or Whistler Half
9. Vibram 5 fingers
10. one bare foot run

Muddy's 2013 Fitness Goals

Somehow...somwhere, I plan to get back to running ultras this year.

 

Work & illness got in the way of 2012's best laid plans, so I'm hoping to get something epic, something memorable, &/or something of note done by the time the year's up. Besides the vaguery of saying that I'll "train more"...here's what's up....

 

-Participate in NY Fat Ass

-Judo at least twice a week

-Fastpack something more than 2 days long

-Explore a new trail...maybe in the Chilcotins, Stein, Pitt Valley, Shangri-La

-Pace KateMD at Western Sates 100

-Pace or crew Meredith at Badwater if she'll have me again

-Get back to Peak Baggin' & complete that original list of peaks

-Re-convince Mrs Mud that crewing is the best form of vacation fun on the planet

-Weights twice a week (gotta balance running & judo somehow)

-Continue to volunteer with Knee Knacker, & if the stars align, I may get to run in it this year.

-Make up for having to forfeit my entry into Orcas Island 50km (judo tournament on the same day!!!!)

-Do a race of 100km or more.

-Explore the world of micro bewery IPA's

 

OK...that  should be a decent start to the year.

 

Happy new year's all!!

 

Glenn P.

New Year's Resolutions 2013 - Marc Schmitz

1. My first goal is to improve my 10k, 1/2 Marathon, Marathon and 50k time by an average of 15%

This project I already started by running a faster 10k in October at one of the MEC Fall Classic races.

I ran a total of 1 Marathon, 2 1/2 Marathons and 1 50k in total so far (I guess I race a little less than most). The First two are a while back and the 50k included a big elevation change, so I need a big improvement for that distance to reach my overall goal.

Previous 10k best: 48:41 New best: 43:35 Improvement: 10.48%

Previous 1/2 Marathon best: 1:49:21 (2003)

Previous Marathon best: 3:52:41 (2007)

Previous 50k best: 6:52:45 (Frosty 2012  - Good luck to me in the New Years Day 50k - like I said I need a big percentage improvement here to reach my average of 15%)

Oh, by the way. I am so not excited to be running two road races in 2013, but I feel I should post decent times for Marathon and Half so I don't need to do it again anytime soon and can stick to the trails :-)

2. Complete 2 out of town Club events - I am hoping for Squamish Scrambler and Spaghetti Trees (or maybe maybe Marathon Shuffle again if the other two don't work out)

3. Volunteer or collect garbage while participating in CFA events on 5 occasions throughout the year (Contemplating to volunteer at Diez Vista - I am really sad I missed the sign up for that one)

4. Continue to meet great people through the Club - to make it measurable I will say: Bag at least 10 peaks with a total of 10 different Bagging buddies - So you guys better let me know if you are heading out for bagging adventures

5. Finally try cross country skiing this season - at least two times ( I keep wanting to, but I fail to do so) and have a total of 6 snow adventures (up from 4 in 2012)

6. Host 10 Seymour Sunday (or Saturday) Flash Events  throughout the year, mainly during Winter and Spring, host a successful North Shore Enduro and help out on the steering committee

7. Maintain a clean vegetarian diet without having to struggle to do so (very little refined foods, gmo-foods , alcohol, white sugar and flour; no coffee) resulting in getting my weight down by the time my birthday rolls around (End of April) - This is the one I failed to accomplish in 2012, so this year it's personal

 

Plus my long term goals remain (nearly) unchanged:

1. Run a Boston qualifying Marathon time before I turn 40 (this one keeps getting tougher as they drive down the times, better get on with the speedwork)

2. Finish bagging 50 different peaks (that's an average of 5 a year) by the time I turn 45 ... what the heck ... let's aim at completing them all even though new ones keep being added

3. Complete the West Coast Trail in a single day by the time I am 50  - or alternatively do it in multiple days with my family (I might get it done way sooner, but as a guy with a young family I'd rather pace myself)

 

My goals might be less ambitious than others, but on the other hand I believe them to be attainable. Therefore I will consider EVERYTHING UNDER 100% ACCOMPLISHMENT of my resolutions A FAILURE, which in turn will hinge on the last resolution of staying injury free.

Happy, healthy, active 2013 to everyone.

Reagan's 2013 Fitness Resolutions

 

Goals for 2013 Running/Bagging Events: 

* Finish in Top 10 in club point series, participating in at least 8 club events
* Finish in Top 20 in bagger challenge point standings, bag at least 8 peaks
* Build on 2011 and 2012 ultra participation by completing 3 ultras in 2013 - Chuckanut, Diez Vista, and Tenderfoot Boogie (or equivalent)

Apart from the running/hiking, I aim to:

* contribute to a team effort to update the ActivePorker iPhone app for 2013, including a showcase for the Bagger Challenge

* Host my event, Sweet Go Deep, again

* generally achieve better heath in 2013 compared to 2012 by sleeping more, eating better, keeping stress in check. 

* continue bike commuting daily, a habit started in 2011 that is now part of my daily culture, rain, snow, or shine.

* provide volunteer and/or pacing support for at least one trail race

* start my graduate studies successfully in July and run the trails of Ithaca, NY and Kingston, ON at least once that same month! 

 

 

 

 

Sibylle's 2013 Fitness Goals

Despite feeling more like a cyclist than a runner these days, my athletic goals for 2013 centre around running.  Together with pals Wendy and Pat, I signed up for the Berlin Marathon, September 29.  Ever since the Berlin wall came down, I wanted to run the Berlin marathon and run through the Brandenburg Gate.  Growing up in postwar Germany, running under the Brandenburg Gate was not a realistic thing to have on your bucket list ;-)  Well, it is on my list for this year and planning for our trip is slowly kicking into gear, as is the training.

Goal #1: Complete the 2013 Berlin Marathon

Goal #2:  Establish a training routine for the marathon

• find time to add 2 weekday runs to my 3 bike commute workouts (this is going to be the most difficult part for me)
• consistently run at least 1 day on the weekend, with increasing length according to training plan
• pending a 10km road pace run, obtain training plan from dad (marathon runner, coach and mentor extraordinaire)
• follow training plan
• increase pace  (do not skip the interval/speed training)
• do not get injured
• lose weight to (as the skinny boys participating in the Resolution Contest call it) get into fighting shape 

Goal #3: Participating in the Vancouver New Years Day Fat Ass - custom course of at least 10km

Goal # 4: Participating in at least the following other events/races: 

• Capilano Canyon MardiGras Night Run 
• Mountain Highway Madness 
• XTC 25K 
• Bill's Great Peak Ascent 
• Capilano Canyon Midsummer Nite Night Run 
• Go Deep or Go Home 
• Go Deep 
• Seymour Super Fun Run
• Pure Satisfaction 

Goal #5: run the Trans-Canada Trail.  Ideally, parts from Coquitlam to the Coquihalla Summit that I've never been on

Goal # 6: 1 peak in the Peak Bagger Challenge  (anticipating being on the road for my marathon training, so keep this one low key)

Goal # 7: ride my bike to work 3x week - weather permitting (I've been averaging 3.5 per week rain or shine in 2012, but will need to adjust to accommodate my marathon training). 

Goal #8: add a weight/strength routine to my schedule (2x a week at home with free weights and balance ball)

Goal # 9: stretch at least 5 timse a week (focus on calfs, hips and hamstrings)

Goal #10: Add some other sports to the mix occasionally, ie. skiing , snowshoing, inline skating, badminton, kayaking, swimming, Ultimate. Realistically, I won't have time to add this into a weekly routine, but doing something different every once in a while would be nice.

Goal #11: volunteer for Kneeknacker again (aidstation captain at Cleveland Dam)

Goal #12: swim in the ocean at least once a week in the warmer month

Goal # 13: have a big athletic adventure of some kind: overnight hiking/snowshoe/bike/kayak trip (or something along those lines)