Leave it to you to start the goals thread for the year! You always keep us honest . Happy New Year to you!

I will admit to being very bad about posting racing results/goals/reports this year. It seemed that I never had time to post with all of the training and racing...

So, 2008 was a good year for me all around - first wins, upgraded in both MTB (Sport to Expert) and on the road (Cat 3 to Cat 2), and finished 57 races (road, MTB, TT and 'cross). After the upgrades, though, my season was really not as stellar. I term it my year of upgrading to mediocrity . Gives me something to shoot for this year!

So, goals for 2009? I'm changing my focus after renewing my primary love - MTB racing. Hired a new coach, and will be focusing on a series here in the Northeast, hoping to not get my butt kicked quite as badly as last year! The TTs will remain a focus - while DH and I did achieve the goal of the course tandem record last year, I didn't meet my own goal of besting my PR (23:56 for 9.75 miles).

Mostly, I want to have as much fun as I did last year!

Good luck, Raven, with your goals! Knowing you, you will knock them all off the chart this year. I wish you the best, and look forward to reading your progress.

SheFly