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May 29, 2007
Season Goals!
One time I heard a quote that said the best way to accomplish things is to set goals and use them as milestones for your efforts. I couldn't find it online anywhere, so maybe I made it up. Or I couldn't remember the quote exactly, and that's why I couldn't find it. Either way, the logic seems sound. To that end, I think this year's newsletter theme will be about Goals. Setting them, aiming for them, and accomplishing them. (Of course, this doesn't mean you should stop sending me "First Time" stories à la last year's theme.)
Any goals you submit, I'm going to post anonymously — we can consider them club goals; many of us train together, we all cheer each other at races, and we earn MERCRS points collectively. When any of us are successful, the club is successful, and vice-versa. To get things rolling, I'll offer up some of my own goals as a guinea pig. I'm hoping to:
- Knock 30 minutes off of my time from last year's Ann Arbor Tri.
- Defeat former president Tim Furbacher in hand-to-hand combat.
- Get my copy of The Triathlete's Training Bible back (I loaned it out over the winter.)
- Get a body like Daniel Craig's by the end of the summer.
- Finish at least three races (Ann Arbor, Waterloo, Sylvania.)
(One of these isn't actually a goal of mine. Determining which is left as an exercise for the reader.)
So take a few minutes, and think about what you're hoping to accomplish this year! Doesn't need to be anything elaborate, just a simple list, since I know everyone is no doubt busy with their training schedules. How about everyone send them to me at jonathan@aatriclub.org by Sunday, and I'll post the list first thing monday. Though, if a lot of them are "Survive Dexter-Ann Arbor Half Marathon," maybe I'll post those sooner :)
At the end of the season, I'll get back in touch with everyone who submitted goals, and publish a list of all the ones that were accomplished. I can't wait to hear what you're all aiming for this year!
Taking a line —
J. Woodard
Posted by admin at May 29, 2007 10:32 PM