I find that my goals shift often. Do yours? I am constantly adjusting the path I’m heading towards. Of course, one problem with this approach is that I don’t really know when I’ve reached a milestone. The upside, however, is that I keep adjusting them into more challenging goals.
Since it’s been a while between goal-setting moments, I think I’ll take the time to figure out my fitness goals for the last quarter of this year.
Weight: I want to lose 10 more pounds by 12.31.04. I think this is do-able, because I’m doing something to measure my caloric intake, and that by seeing my intake matched against my efforts of the day, I’ll realize and adjust appropriately. 10 pounds in 3 months is exceeedingly do-able.
Running: I’m going to keep with the races I have scheduled at present. That’s a 4.1 mile trail run in October, and a trail marathon in November. I’m going to continue to tweak the Hal Higdon version of my training, but still hit the mileage goals as best as I can. Ultimately, I’m just readying myself for the 2005 running season, which will be my breakout year.
Fitness: I’m going to do more to formalize my workout, as I’ve just been kind of ambling into the gym and hacking out a half dozen exercises on gym day. I want to focus on a few areas: multi-muscle movements (like squats), core strength (like ball exercises), and general cardiovascular improvement. I’m going to work out three times a week on those key areas, and I *might* work out extra specific to “bodybuilding” type shaping stuff. (Focus on the engine not the chrome, in other words).
As goals require measuring to determine their success, I’ll try a few measuring sticks here.
Weight: 10 pounds. Easy to know.
Running: Marathon in 5 hours or less.
Fitness: Solidly executed specific workouts w/results measured.
That’s it. I’ll just keep these goals in mind over the next three months and see how things turn out.
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