2010 Goal Wrap Up

Well, it is that time of year again.  Time to see how I did on my goals for the year.   In reading them, I see that I didnt achieve all of what I wanted, however, I must say that I am ok with that.  Lets take them from the top, shall we? 

1) Disney Princess Half Marathon < 3 hours in March  I did complete the Disney Princess, however, I did it in 3 hours, 3 minutes.   Had I stood in line for a shorter period at the port-o-potty, I would have beat 3 hours!   To think, my aversion to peeing on the side of the road is what made me miss this goal. 


2) Complete each of the 4 or so Triathlons on my agenda, with an improving time for each. I would like, in the first one, to beat my time in the Danskin '02.  I did not beat the times of my Danskin 2002 endeavor.   That said, I found swimming to be much, much more difficult than any other time in my life.  By the end of the season, I was happy to just finish, as you saw from my race recaps.   That said, I did complete the Issaquah Tri, Chelanman Tri and the Finish Strong Tri.  My confidence was not so beaten down that I will not continue to attempt improvement and longer distances.  For each race, there were various aspects of the races that did improve, and that gives me confidence that I can get to where I want....next year.

3) I will be doing the Tour de Cure century ride this year. My stretch goal is to complete 70 miles of it, although I am officially signed up for the 45 mile. For the full century...hmmmm, maybe next year.  Yeah, I didnt do this.  I didnt raise the money, so I didnt do the ride.  The Terms clearly stated that if you do not raise the money, you cannot ride.  So, I opted not to ride.  That said, they still continued to come after me for the money, although nowhere in the terms did it actually say that I had to pay it.   This made me dislike this particular charity, so I will not do this ride in the future, either.

4) Complete another half marathon by the end of the year, improving upon my time at Disney.  I did complete another race, the Los Angeles Rock and Roll and I did this one under 3 hours!  I ran this with my friend Reeta, who was a Team in Training member, running for her mom.  I was very happy with my performance here, although I was not happy with my training.  This also marked my first visit to the med tent.  Salt deficient, perhaps?

5) and this one is a big one to pretty publicly put a number on..... I would like to lose a minimum of 40 lbs in the next year. Ugh, that sucks to even type.  Wow, so I didnt make this one either.  I did lose about 15-20 lbs, but still, I am pretty disappointed that I didnt get closer to where I wanted on this one.

Overall, I am not unhappy about yearly goals.  I am not thrilled, but not too unhappy.  I think that while I didnt make the milestones I had been shooting for, I did learn a lot about myself and my motivation.  I did learn that I need a coach (I have one lined up for next year).  I did learn that swimming is much harder for me than it used to be.   And, I did learn that the TYR Hurricane was the best wetsuit ever.


I also started this year out explaining to my friend Goose that I didnt need any new friends, and therefore she could not invite her friends with us on a girls trip.  However, I did find that there was still some room in there for additional folks.  I have met some awesome people through my Triathlon team that I joined.   These guys are so supportive in all ways, it is really amazing.


Oh and Colleen - this is proof that I am alive.  :)