Goals & Resolutions: It's all about BALANCE

Last year I broke my goals into three different categories: personal, health, and fitness. I also mentioned 4 races that I wanted to partcipate in, and completed only 2 of the 4. But, I did end up doing 6 events in 2010, so it was good in that aspect!

At work we were asked to think of ONE WORD that we think of when thinking about 2011. The word I chose was BALANCE.

So, here are a list of my goals, resolutions, etc. for 2011, broken into the following categories:

Fitness/Health/Training:

• Train smart = stay injury free
• More Yoga, Pilates, and Strength Training/Core Work (BODYPUMP)
• Run outside more and ride my bike more = stay away from the gym when weather permits
• Swim more yards than 2010 (64,400)
• More clean eating
• Vitamins and Suppliments
• Fargo GoFar Challenge = 5K Friday Night/Half Marathon Saturday Morning (REGISTERED!) - May 20/21
• Tour De Cure - Ride for Diabetes - Minneapolis, June 4th
• Possibly another triathlon or two, mixed in with a 10K or something

Career/Work:

• Complete my ASD Credential (3 classes to go!)
• Enjoy my job
• Spread positivity at work/don't feed into negativity and complaining

Personal:

• Volunteer for the Fargo Youth Run Committee, and work the event
• Travel and visit friends
• Do more reading for fun
• Do more painting for fun
• Enjoy the busy-ness of life
• Attempt to learn more about gardening and photography, and apply it
• Find BALANCE in life, work, and training - enjoying every minute of it all
  

What's your overall goal or ONE WORD for 2011?!

2008 Goals

Here are some things I would like to accomplish in 2008; broken into three categories, Life, Health, and Fitness.

Life: I love to read, and I told myself that I would pick that back up once I was done with graduate school. I have about 10 books to read on my bookshelf! I have also thought of starting some sort of book club; whether here in ND, or a virtual one in blogland. I also love to paint. I haven't really done much since highschool and I would like to get back into that. I prefer to do landscapes, farms, etc. As long as I have a pic to refer to, I am willing to attempt it. I would also love to do some more traveling... and I hope a race or two might require me to do so!

Health: I want to do the following 3 things - Eat better. Sleep better. Take my vitamins... everyday. Plain and simple.

Fitness: I have many races I am looking at for 2008 and will probably not decide on until later. I want to try a few different races and distances, as I have only done 5K's in the past. Here's a few of the races I am looking at in 2008:

• Fargo Half Marathon - 5.17.08
• Bismarck Sprint Triathlon - 6.08.08
• Prairie Rose State Games 10K - 7.15.08
• Twin Cities 10-miler - 10.05.08

And then there are the races I have done in the past ... and then some that I am possible looking at doing.... if they work into my schedule...

• Danskin Triathlon
  
• UND Homecoming Race - Grand Forks, ND (end of Sept./early Oct)
  
• Homerun 10K - Fargo, ND
• 5K (or 10K) Turkey Trot - Bismarck, ND (Thanksgiving Day)
  
• 5K Jingle Bell Run - Fargo, ND (First weekend in Dec.)
  
• Zoo Year's Eve 5K - Bismarck, ND (Last Sunday in December)
  

If my first half marathon goes well, I would like to attempt one in August/September out of state. I have a few ideas, but I am always open for more ...

In training for my first real triathlon, I would like to take the time to really improve my endurance in swimming. With my running, I am not looking to improve speed. Instead, I want to be able to build my mileage, slowly, and without injuring myself. I have been looking over the Jeff Galloway plan and have heard such good things about it.

Happy New Year's, y'all! :)