October Goals: Back In The Game
When I first started writing 60 in 3, I start each month with a post that talked about my goals for that month. Lately, I haven’t done that. I’ve put my fitness goals on maintenance mode while I’m going to school and focusing on work because I thought I didn’t have time for them. I didn’t let them go completely, I still work out 5 to 6 times a week, eat healthy and I remain physically active, but I’ve stopped trying to improve.
Well, I think this is a mistake. I’ve never been a person who’s satisfied with the status quo. I always want to improve, even if it’s nearly impossible. In fact, trying to stay in place for the past few months has been really hard on me. I keep seeing new things I’d like to do, new activities to try out or new goals to reach for and I keep telling myself “just wait a year until school is done”, which is really depressing me. So I’ve decided not to wait anymore. I’m going to get back in the game with new goals and new things to try. I’ll make them reasonable, things I can achieve with my limited time, but I’m not going to be happy just treading water.
October’s Goals
1 New Hike - This month I want to try a hike someplace new. Someplace I haven’t been before. I mostly hike the same trails over and over and I’d like to change that. So one of my goals for this month is to find a new and challenging hike trail. I’m particularly interested in peaks and mountains since I’d like to one day climb some of the famous mountains of the world like Everest.
215lbs - I’ve been close to this goals for a year now and I keep bouncing back and forth around it. Well, not anymore. This October is the month during which I see 215 or lower on that scale.
Sprint Running - I’ve been wanting to do this a bit more and this month is as good as any. I’m going to change one of my weekly cardio workouts into an all out sprint run. We’ll see how it goes.
Learn A New Recipe - Last but not least, I want to keep going with this whole cooking at home thing. Which means I need to learn at least one new recipe. I’m going to aim for a chili or some kind of stew, but we’ll see.
The Value of Public Goals
It’s good to have goals. it’s even better to have public goals that your friends and family (and readers) know about. It provides motivation and gives you something to work towards.
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What are your goals for this month?
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Funny how the Ffitness mind works. We know the human body, even under the most structured circumstance, will only get so strong, so fast, so lean. Still, it’s never enough is it. I have never been satisfied with my weight, my energy level, my run times, anything. Sadly, I’m good with that.
My goal this month? To complete the long beach 1/2 marathon on Oct. 12 without taking a single walking step. Sounds simple, but I’m also training for a powerlifting meet in December as well. What doesn’t kill you…
I’m also about to embark on sprinting running as part of my marathon training program. My first try will be on Saturday. I’ve never done this before, so I’m not sure how it will go, but I’m looking forward to it.
I’m sure I’ll be blogging about it next week, so try to stop by………..:)