2008 Goal Rides?

[newfsmith]

1. RETIRE (me, not my bike) so that I will have more time to ride in daylight, even if I have to spend more time caring for my mother.
2. Learn lots at the UBI course I'm signed up for; then start looking for a bike shop job.
3. Crack the $4000 mark for PMC.
4. Get back to >3k miles for the year, which may be unrealistic while caring for my mother, but it would sure help me deal with the stress of caring for her.

[elk]

I keep my athletic goals small...

I want to ride down my driveway and go LEFT instead of right and make it up that hill easily...

I did get strong enough to go up the hill I encounter to the right...and it only took 2 months...

[RoadRaven]

Elk, excellent goals...

I always tell the students to keep their goals smart...

S pecific
M easurable
A chievable
R ealistic
T imebound

I had a couple of "get up THAT hill" goals this year... one I am transferring to 2008

[Crankin]

I hesitate to set a goal because of my health issues, but with that in mind, here they are:
Ride at least 2500 miles (which I did this year) and if things are going well, ride 3,000 (which I did last year).

Don't focus so much on speed this year
Do core work/weights at least twice a week
Ride to work at least once a week, starting as soon as daylight allows it, since I am only going back to work from Feb. 25-June 15. Don't worry about how long the commute takes, either (my fastest was 56 minutes for 14.8 miles)
Stretch, rest well, and continue acupuncture
Do some rides longer than 55 miles. I want to do another century, but not a very hilly one. We will see.
Lead at least 3 rides for my club with my husband. We will NOT lead any show and go rides this year; too many unknowns with the people and I don't like that, when I can't screen them.

Generally get my focus off of my health issues
Apply for admission to the MA program at Lesley University to become a licensed mental health counselor, with an emphasis in holistic psychology, and start in Jan. 2009. This will be 3 long years of a lot of work and internship, but it will allow me to work with women on issues of weight management, exercise, body image

[elk]

Elk, excellent goals...

I always tell the students to keep their goals smart...

S pecific
M easurable
A chievable
R ealistic
T imebound

I had a couple of "get up THAT hill" goals this year... one I am transferring to 2008

thanks RR. I agree. I tell my writing students to set a time when they know they can write for 3 minutes every day...and keeping that app't is ALL they have to do...except they have to write for 3 minutes nonstop....not THINK about writing....2 things happen
1. They often go more than 3 minutes and feel like champs ( as opposed to setting a goal for 1 hour, only doing 10 minutes and feeling like a loser)
2. They are AMAZED at how many pages start piling up after a month...

complicated tricky things these human brains!!!
so here's to the hills!